Leicester Riders and Caledonia Pride both earned league wins on Sunday, while Sevenoaks Suns advanced to the Cup Semi-Finals. The Suns defeated Newcastle Eagles 58-80 behind 24 points from Cat Carr to set up a meeting with the Riders, who beat Durham Palatinates 91-84 in the league with Kate Oliver netting 29 points. Meanwhile, Pride …
Riders close the gap on the top two with win over Durham. WBBL Championship Leicester Riders 91-84 Durham Palatinates (31-22, 53-43, 81-66) Leicester Riders held off a resilient Durham Palatinates side to continue their winning run in the WBBL Championship. The home side completed a double-winning weekend to move to 7-1 as they go level …
Here are five things to keep an eye on during this weekend’s action in the Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL). Saturday Fixtures Cardiff Met Archers v BA London Lions – 2:00PM Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters v Oaklands Wolves – 3:00PM Manchester Mystics v Leicester Riders – 4:00PM Nottingham Wildcats v Newcastle Eagles – 5:00PM Sunday …
It proved to be a momentous and dramatic day of action in the WBBL Championship on Sunday as this season’s newcomers Essex Rebels recorded a first ever league success. They did it in style too, by inking their maiden triumph with a thrilling 103-90 overtime win against Newcastle Eagles as Jessy Ward and DeAngelique Waithe …
Archers win overtime thriller on the road WBBL Championship Durham Palatinates 68-74 Cardiff Met Archers (19-18,37-38,51-52, 63-63) After Overtime Cardiff Met Archers have doubled their tally of WBBL Championship victories for the season after coming out on top in a thrilling match-up at Durham Palatinates as Sarah Wagstaff erupted for 36 points. In an entertaining …
Manchester Mystics are through to the Semi-Finals of the prestigious WBBL Cup after outlasting 2018 winners and holders Nottingham Wildcats 73-81. It was Evelyn Ovner who was the difference maker with 25 points after going a spectacular 9 of 10 from the field. Meanwhile in the WBBL Championship, both Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters and Leicester …
Durham double their league win tally for the season WBBL Championship Durham Palatinates 75 – 54 BA London Lions (25-12,41-29,60-37) There was joy for Lee Davie and his Palatinates players as they made light work of despatching BA London Lions with a powerful home performance and victory. Durham collected their second WBBL Championship win of …
Sevenoaks extend unbeaten run to 6-0 WBBL Championship Sevenoaks Suns 92-38 Durham Palatinates (21-2, 42-10, 71-28) Sevenoaks Suns continued their unbeaten start to the season with a dominant win over a depleted Durham Palatinates side. Len Busch’s side move to 6-0 on their own at the top of the WBBL Championship, while Durham drop to …
Sevenoaks Suns have taken an important early step towards retaining their WBBL Championship title after beating the only other unbeaten team, Manchester Mystics, 65-61 to move to 5-0. Judit Fritz led their scoring with 16 points, while Jess Good posted a double-double of 14 points and 13 rebounds. Mystics slipped to third, with a 3-1 …
Four starters hit over 20 points each as Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters power past Durham Palatinates. WBBL Championship Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters 108-68 Durham Palatinates (28-20, 60-41, 87-54) Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters bounced back from their first defeat of the WBBL Championship campaign in style, beating Durham Palatinates 108-68 to maintain the pressure at the …