WBBL Play-Off Quarter-FinalLeicester Riders 73-79 Newcastle Eagles (19-17, 34-37, 54-57)(Riders – Robb 18, Brewer 13, Stewart 13; Eagles – Lowe 26, Gorrell 24, McVicar 13) WBBL Play-Off Quarter-FinalSevenoaks Suns 76-59 Oaklands Wolves (20-16, 36-25, 61-44)(Suns – Garrido-Perez 20, Carr 18, Busch 12; Wolves – Carter 16, Quick 14, Uprus 11) May Madness opened at the …
By Jamie Thomas Wasting no time getting back up to speed and playing a key role for Jesper Sundberg’s Leicester Riders, Olympian Azania Stewart has her sights set on guiding her new side to WBBL Playoff glory as she looks to mark her return from retirement with some silverware. Getting better and better every week …
By Jamie Thomas Leading your teammates into battle in the WBBL has perhaps never been more challenging, but eight of our WBBL captains have managed to take their team to the post-season, where the action, excitement and the challenges really ramp up. The WBBL Playoffs get underway in Newcastle this week with the last team …
By Jamie Thomas At the time of writing, Kennedy Leonard is less than 24 hours removed from breaking the single-season assist record in the WBBL, with a quite ridiculous 182 assists in just 17 championship games. It’s the latest in a long line of superb records that the Scotland and GB International has emphatically claimed …
By Jamie Thomas When you think of the Manchester Mystics, chances are Georgia Jones is who you thought of before or immediately after that – such is how synonymous both club, captain and the Jones name are with each other – and when we previewed May Madness with the GB international recently, the star guard’s …
By Jamie Thomas They’ve led their teams into battle time and time again in this crazy, inspiring season, but this is what they’ve all been working towards as the WBBL Playoffs get underway in Newcastle this week and the Head Coaches of our playoff hopefuls look to lead their teams to glory. It won’t be …
By Jamie Thomas Having led the WBBL in scoring for much of the season and put in some outrageous performances throughout the year, Newcastle Eagles number 23 Alison Gorrell now turns her attention to May Madness and the upcoming WBBL Playoffs where she and her teammates are hoping to cause an upset. We caught up …
By Jamie Thomas Finishing the regular season positively and sitting in fourth spot going into May Madness, the Nottingham Wildcats will be feeling good about their prospects for the post-season, and one of the stars of a recent positive run of form, Simone Costa, is looking forward to the challenges ahead. The second-year star for …
By Jamie Thomas She’s seen it all at Oaklands since the club’s 2009 inception as an elite academy, but now, reaching the tail-end of hers and the club’s fifth WBBL season, talented Wolves shooting guard Lizzy Harrison is on the verge of leading her teammates into the excitement and drama of May Madness. With the …
By Jamie Thomas We’re approaching the end of a superb WBBL season that many thought might never take place – including one of the league’s sharpest shooters, Sevenoaks Suns star guard Renee Busch. Ahead of the showpiece finale that is the Playoffs, the GB International reflected on how the last 12 months reinforced her love …