The Championship returns with a bang this weekend as ten teams take to the court over three days of captivating action. Top of the table Sevenoaks Suns host Cardiff Met Archers on Friday in front of the BBC Sport cameras. The home team ended 2017 with the only unbeaten record in the Championship and having …
It’s our last All-Star Five of the calendar year and the debutantes still keep rolling in, with another three this week. Giulia Simioni (Team Northumbria) It was a bitter-sweet weekend for the Northumbria guard whose dreams of playing in her first WBBL Final were shattered by Caledonia Pride via Sunday’s Semi-Final loss. That came 48 …
This week’s line-up contains a couple of seriously special performances from a pair of club teammates. Stef Collins (Cardiff Met Archers) The Great Britain legend drops into our starting five for the first time this season and does so in real style, after posting the best individual display of the entire WBBL campaign. Collins rolled …
There were mixed fortune for the WBBL Championship leaders on Sunday as Sevenoaks Suns continued their winning start, while Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters suffered a first loss. That's right @StefCollins6 of @ArchersBasket ….you just produced the WBBL performance of the season so far???? Efficiency + 40 after that 35 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists and …
Collins stars in super road win for Archers. WBBL Championship Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters 80-93 Cardiff Met Archers (16-15, 33-44, 62-70) Cardiff Met Archers pulled off a stunning result on the road as they inflicted a first loss on the season for Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters. The Archers had never beaten Sheffield in six previous …
Suns take a hard-fought road win to stay flawless WBBL Championship Cardiff Met Archers 55 – 61 Sevenoaks Suns (11-13, 23-33, 32-45) Sevenoaks Suns remain unbeaten at the summit of the WBBL Championship table, moving to 6-0 after overcoming Cardiff Met Archers 61-55 on the road. Suns were led in a strong defensive performance by …
There are some new faces in our line-up this week as a couple of players secure their first ever berth. Giulia Simioni (Team Northumbria) One of those who had not previously found her way into our fab five is the Team Northumbria guard and the debutante books her place after taking the north-east club into …
WBBL Cup, First Round Cardiff Met Archers 55 – 64 Caledonia Pride (19-22, 31-34, 47-43) Caledonia Pride have progressed to the WBBL Cup quarter-finals for the first time after beating Cardiff Met Archers 64-55 on the road. It is also Pride’s first ever WBBL win over Archers, and halts a run of consecutive defeats, courtesy …
The competition to make our starting five last weekend proved to be the most intense so far. Holly Winterburn (Leicester Riders) The Great Britain youth star is maturing into a premier WBBL performer and caught the eye at Sports Central with a pivotal role in the road win against Team Northumbria. Winterburn came off the …
WBBL Championship Cardiff Met Archers 54 – 47 BA London Lions (19-19, 32-30, 41-35) Cardiff Met Archers prevailed in an extremely close encounter with BA London Lions, winning 54-47 on their home floor behind a huge 25 points from Merissa Quick – the only player on her team to score in double-figures. The win moves …