Suns move towards last four of Trophy WBBL Trophy Group Stage Sevenoaks Suns 94-45 Essex Rebels (31-11, 58-20,78-35) A week after being pipped to the WBBL Cup at Arena Birmingham, a disappointed Sevenoaks Suns took a stride in the direction of another showpiece Final. They edged towards the Semi-Finals of the Trophy as they went …
The WBBL Trophy holders got their campaign underway as one of three games in the competition on Saturday. Leicester Riders, defending champions, started with a dominant display in beating Oaklands Wolves 94-67 on the road as Holly Winterburn came close to another triple-double with 29 points, 11 rebounds and eight steals. Elsewhere, Durham Palatinates scored …
Suns return to winning ways. WBBL Trophy, Group StageBA London Lions 55-80 Sevenoaks Suns (14-26, 27-41, 37-61) Sevenoaks Suns bounced back from their WBBL Cup Final disappointment with an empathic 80-55 win over BA London Lions. The dominant victory sees Sevenoaks take first place in their WBBL Trophy group, with Barking now bottom and Essex …
Holly Winterburn comes close to another triple-double as Riders begin their Trophy defence. WBBL Trophy, Group Stage Oaklands Wolves 67-94 Leicester Riders (10-25, 32-43, 47-66) Leicester Riders got their WBBL Trophy defence off to a winning start as they beat Oaklands Wolves 94-67 on the road in the South 2 group. Riders had already won …
Durham go joint first in Group North 1 WBBL Trophy Group StageDurham Palatinates 61-59 Newcastle Eagles (13-20, 30-38, 42-49) Durham Palatinates went joint first position in their WBBL Trophy group following a close 61-59 win over Newcastle Eagles. Eagles were handed their second defeat in their Trophy campaign, having previously lost to Caledonia last week. …
Oaklands Wolves have moved to add 6ft 1in Spanish forward,Raquel Navarro Martinez as they look to take their recent league form into the WBBL Trophy this month. Originating from Santander, Martinez arrives for her first spell in the WBBL and brings a wealth of experience despite her young age. A three year pro, she most …
Cardiff Met Archers have looked to give their season a spark by bringing back a familiar face in Solene Lemoigne and also adding Portuguese forward, Carsidalia (Carsy) Silva. Lemoigne has represented the Welsh club across the previous three seasons in the WBBL after joining during the summer of 2015. Meanwhile Silva is a former Portugal …
Here are five things to keep an eye on during this weekend’s action in the Women’s British Basketball League (WBBL). Saturday Fixtures Durham Palatinates v Newcastle Eagles – 3:00PM Oaklands Wolves v Leicester Riders – 3:45PM BA London Lions v Sevenoaks Suns – 4:30PM Sunday Fixtures Sevenoaks Suns v Essex Rebels – 1:30PM Cardiff Met …
Our line-up this week includes the WBBL Cup Final MVP, the game-winner and two debutantes. Monika Bosilj (Durham Palatinates) It has been a long time coming and belatedly, after some superb displays this season, our first new face takes a deserved berth in our fab five. Bosilj was electric for Palatinates in the derby win …
There is already excitement building for the 2020 British Basketball Cup Finals after 9,000 fans enjoyed the 2019 edition at Arena Birmingham. London Lions lifted the prestigious BBL Cup for the first time in more than a decade as they took down Radisson RED Glasgow Rocks – spearheaded by the efforts of MVP Brandon Peel. …