We take our weekly look at all things #theWBBL and we’re opening up this week with our favourite image. While we can produce all of these fantastic promos and designs, there is nothing like some good old-fashioned fun to remind us of team-spirit and the WBBL family concept! Besides discipline, hard work, persistance and determination …
We’re rolling in March right now and we are still finding debutantes and of course our (almost) ever-present season leader. Alex Smith (Leicester Riders) The Riders’ guard has had a fabulous season moving more to a playmaking role and can lay claim to being the leading combo in the WBBL on current form and contributions. …
Nottingham Wildcats improved to 11-1 at the top of the WBBL Championship, while Team Northumbria also impressed on the road. The Wildcats were tested in the first half before pulling clear for a 40-74 success at Oaklands Wolves with 36 points from Ashley Harris. Meanwhile, Northumbria pulled away from the challenge of Caledonia Pride as …
Northumbria surge to another victory as they take down Pride. WBBL Championship Caledonia Pride 59 (15,25,46) (Thomson 21, Oakes 17, Simpson 5) Team Northumbria 86 (18,41,71) (Gorrell 26, Bonenberger 19, Quintas 13) Team Northumbria picked up their sixth league win of the season after beating Caledonia Pride 59-86 on the road. Alison Gorrell led the way …
It’s back to focusing on the WBBL Championship again this weekend and according to Great Britain’s Georgia Jones, that means Manchester Mystics doing everything they can to get back to winning ways. It’s been a largely bumpy ride since the high of lifting the WBBL Cup back in January and it won’t get any easier …
We look at who has been coming up with the goods in the WBBL during February. Scoring machines There were an outstanding [and season-high] nine players who all passed the 20 points per game landmark and they were led by Alison Gorrell (Team Northumbria) with 27.3 points per game, with Great Britain forward Savannah Wilkinson …
It’s time for our weekly tour around all things #theWBBL on social media……. We start this week with the big game on BBC Sport between Suns and Archers, with Judit Fritz finding some camera time pre-game in the locker room! @fritzjudit getting interviewed by @bbcsport! 45 minutes until @wbblofficial match vs @7oakssuns LIVE on …
History never stops happening in the WBBL and in our line-up this week is the first ever Caledonia Pride starter. Stef Collins (Cardiff Met Archers) The Great Britain legend fired her team to an exciting victory on home soil against the visiting Caledonia Pride, as Archers bounced back from their disappointing loss on BBC Sport …
Nottingham Wildcats now have a cushion at the top of the WBBL Championship, while Caledonia Pride made history on Sunday. Caledonia defeated Oaklands Wolves 55-65 on the road for their first-ever league victory with Natalie Bastian and Beth Mackie netting 15 points apiece. Nottingham defeated close rivals Manchester Mystics 82-68 behind 25 points from Ashley …
Pride get belated landmark success on the board WBBL Championship Oaklands Wolves 55 (17,29,47) (Fulop 19, Fleming 11, Harrison 7) Caledonia Pride 65 (21,39,48) (Bastian/Mackie 15, Oakes 14) Caledonia Pride made history with a long-awaited maiden triumph in the WBBL after beating Oaklands Wolves 55-65 away from home. Beth Mackie scored 15 points off the …