The opening day of the new WBBL Championship campaign may have provided some clues as to a shifting order among the league’s leading teams this season. In an almighty opening clash the reigning Play-off champions, Sevenoaks Suns, maintained their edge over the current league champions, Nottingham Wildcats, as Cat Carr’s double-double led them to a …
WBBL Championship Oaklands Wolves 42-68 Cardiff Met Archers (14-23, 22-36, 28-43) Merissa Quick was dominant as Cardiff Met Archers powered past Oaklands Wolves to open the WBBL Championship season with a 68-42 road win, remaining unbeaten on this floor in three WBBL visits. A strong defensive performance followed a first quarter in which the visitors …
The 2017-18 WBBL Championship tips off this weekend with no shortage of mouth-watering contests. Nottingham Wildcats welcome Sevenoaks Suns to Nottingham Wildcats Arena, in a rematch of last year’s WBBL Play-Off Final. The Suns came out on top the last time the two teams met but confidence is high in Nottingham. Reigning WBBL MVP Ashley …
Cardiff Met Archers have bolstered their roster for the forthcoming WBBL season with the addition of post player Merissa Quick. Standing at 6ft 3in tall, the American has previously played professionally in Portugal, Turkey and Australia. A graduate of Emporia State, Quick competed with Boa Viagem in Liga Feminina during 2015-16 and played in Turkey …
Cardiff Met Archers have confirmed that more of their core players from last season will be returning in 2017-18, along with new signing Justine Ferland who is making the switch from Cardiff City. Holly Merchant, Solene Lemoigne, and Levi Warren are all confirmed as returners, with the latter one of the longest-serving players on the …
Cardiff Met Archers are set to hand a debut to German forward Christina Schnorr, who is swapping the DBBL in her homeland for a first experience in the WBBL. A former Germany youth international, the 6ft 1in player joins off the back of the Welsh club having also announced the arrival of GB guard, Eilidh …
Cardiff Met Archers have made a statement of intent by adding the quality of Great Britain guard Eilidh Simpson to their roster for the forthcoming 2017-18 WBBL season. The GB athlete has spent the last two campaigns playing in the highly-rated Spanish Leagues at CD Zamarat and Sant Adria, having previously starred for St Francis …
WBBL star Stef Collins has been there, done that and got the T-shirt. And she can pair that T-shirt with more than 130 Great Britain caps following a stellar basketball career that has taken in the London 2012 Olympics and numerous domestic finals with Cardiff Met Archers writes @rushonrock . Now player-coach with the top-flight …
Cardiff Met Archers are thrilled to have re-signed three of their Welsh core for the forthcoming WBBL campaign. Laura Shanahan, Emily Stradling and Chloe Richards are all back on board as the club puts their roster plans in place for 2017-18. Shanahan is a regular member of the Wales senior women and Stradling is starting …
Our favourite annual series continues as we ask WBBL Coaches to identify five players they believe deserve some recognition for their efforts this season. They may not always be those challenging for awards, but they will have certainly impressed our play-callers. The next callng point is with Great Britain legend and Archers’ player-coach, Stef Collins. …