Kalina Axentieva leads Newcastle Eagles through overtime in north east derby. WBBL Trophy, Group StageNewcastle Eagles 72-68 Durham Palatinates (19-16, 37-34, 50-44, 59-59)After overtime Newcastle Eagles emerged 72-68 victors over Durham Palatinates in an overtime north east derby thriller. The win keeps Eagles in contention for the WBBL Trophy Semi-Finals whilst Durham host Caledonia tomorrow. …
BA London Lions set up crunch WBBL Trophy clash with Sevenoaks Suns. WBBL Trophy, Group Stage Essex Rebels 68-89 BA London Lions (11-31, 28-49, 47-74) BA London Lions beat Essex Rebels 89-68 on the road to record their first WBBL Trophy win of the campaign and put pressure on Sevenoaks Suns at the top of …
Manchester pick up first Trophy win. WBBL Trophy, Group StageManchester Mystics 96-85 Nottingham Wildcats (24-26, 49-39, 73-56) Manchester Mystics picked up their first WBBL Trophy win on Saturday, with a 96-85 victory over Nottingham Wildcats. The Mystics bounced back from their previous week’s defeat to Sheffield thanks to a double-double performance from Evelyn Ovner. Leading …
Leicester Riders are in control of their WBBL Trophy group after making it two from two. WBBL Trophy, Group Stage Cardiff Met Archers 82-100 Leicester Riders (21-24, 43-45, 57-77) Leicester Riders are in control of the WBBL Trophy South 2 group with two wins out of two after beating Cardiff Met Archers 100-82 on the …
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 Leicester Riders – 2:30PM Manchester Mystics v Nottingham Wildcats – 3:00PM Essex Rebels v BA London Lions – 3:30PM Newcastle Eagles v Durham Palatinates – 8:00PM Sunday Fixtures Sevenoaks …
There were a couple of truly special performances this week, including a near triple-double and one of the best shooting displays of the entire season. Holly Winterburn (Leicester Riders)Yes, the Leicester guard was on absolute fire as she came so close to landing a triple-double in the super Trophy win at Oaklands. Winterburn ripped Wolves …
Sarah Toeaina has received another individual accolade after being crowned Molten WBBL Player of the Month. The forward was recently handed the MVP gong at the 2019 WBBL Cup Final for her leading role in taking Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters to a historic and dramatic 62-60 victory against Sevenoaks Suns. The Hawaii NCAA alumni has …
The WBBL Trophy action took centre stage this past weekend as the 12 teams look to battle it out for a place in the last four. Meanwhile, Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters defeated Manchester Mystics 94-80 to start their quest for another piece of silverware with Cup Final MVP Sarah Toeaina firing in 32 points on …
With Hatters recently lifting the WBBL Cup, the next piece of silverware to be handed out will be at the Trophy Finals at Emirates Arena in Glasgow on 10 March. Currently competing in the initial Group stages of the competition, WBBL clubs now know the path they will have to follow if they want to …
It’s a double celebration for Vanessa Ellis after the play-caller was rewarded with the Molten WBBL Coach of the Month award for January after taking Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters to two slices of history. The Yorkshire side lifted the WBBL Cup for the very first time with their thrilling win against Sevenoaks Suns at Arena …