Nottingham Wildcats, Sevenoaks Suns, Manchester Mystics and Cardiff Met Archers all won on Sunday as the WBBL Trophy action continued. Last week’s Cup champions, Manchester, were given a late scare by Caledonia Pride before holding on for a 50-59 success as Dominique Allen tallied 16 points and 11 rebounds. Meanwhile, Nottingham bounced back with a …
Cardiff shrug off slow start to outlast Wolves WBBL Trophy, South Group Oaklands Wolves 56 (16,33,42) (Fleming 18, Nelson 14, Charles 8) Cardiff Met Archers 59 (7,24,47) (Wagstaff 24, Shanahan 10, Lipp 7) Cardiff Met Archers secured an opening 56-59 victory over Oaklands Wolves in the WBBL Trophy after coming from nine points down at …
It’s been a tough season so far for Team Northumbria, but head coach Chris Bunten is still eyeing up silverware as the WBBL Trophy tips-off this weekend. In what’s looking like a really tough Northern Pool, Northumbria are ready to face Nottingham Wildcats on Sunday. “Following the success of the WBBL and BBL Cup Finals, …
With two pieces of WBBL silverware having already been dished out, the spotlight is thrust upon the 2017 WBBL Trophy as the competition gets underway this weekend. The tournament sees the WBBL clubs divided into a North and South pool, with each team playing each of their group opponents once. The North Group looks particularly …
Following on from yesterday’s coverage of the 2017 British Basketball Cup Finals at a packed Barclaycard Arena which saw a crowd at the venue of almost 9,000, there are many more BBL and WBBL games to savour on BBC Sport during coming months. First up is this Friday’s clash between the record-breaking Esh Group Eagles …
We take a look at all things #theWBBL and wrap up all the headlines right here for you! It’s a big week ahead and all eyes are on Sunday’s first ever WBBL Cup Final which is also going to be on the BBC red button as well as BBC Sport online. Manchester Mystics will go …
We have two debutantes in our line-up this week and a new outright season leader again. Daniela Lozzi (Sevenoaks Suns) It’s a debut appearance for the rising star after she was the main driving force in Suns claiming a brilliant Championship success at Mystics. Lozzi produced an all-action 10 rebounds, eight assists, five points, four …
With the inaugural and historic WBBL Cup Final between Nottingham Wildcats and Manchester Mystics now approaching, we turn to Wales international ace and Cardiff Met Archers veteran Sarah Wagstaff for her take on the big game at the Barclaycard Arena in Birmingham on Sunday. “It’s difficult to call, but my immediate thought is Nottingham as …
Two of the top four teams in the WBBL Championship suffered defeats at the weekend as the action returned from a three-week break. Cup finalists Manchester Mystics were handed their second league loss on the season after Sevenoaks Suns recorded an impressive 45-69 win on the road. Lauren Thomas-Johnson netted 18 points upon her return, …
Stephanie Gandy leads the Hatters once more as they make it seven WBBL wins in a row over Archers. WBBL Championship Cardiff Met Archers 69 (15,38,52) (Fritz 24, Wagstaff 14, Stradling 13) Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters 95 (19,47,74) (Gandy 26, Naylor 20, Winborne 18) Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters notched their joint-highest points tally of the …