Riders record another chapter of history in landmark campaign WBBL Play-Offs Semi-Final Leicester Riders 71-64 Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters (18-26,38-39,49-47) It’s turning into a spectacular season for Leicester Riders after they followed up winning the WBBL Trophy for the first time by booking a first trip to The O2 and a maiden WBBL Play-Off Final. …
Len Busch has been crowned Ed Percival Molten WBBL Coach of the Year for 2017-18 which means the Sevenoaks play-caller has the honour of becoming the first play-caller to win the award consecutively. Having scooped the 2016-17 edition in a campaign which had delivered a historic first ever piece of silverware for Suns and finished …
Four teams enter the weekend knowing victory will secure them a place in the Play-Off Final. On Sunday, Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters hit the road to take on Leicester Riders at Morningside Arena. “Last weekend’s win was a great boost for us going into the semi-finals,” began Helen Naylor. “I thought we produced a great …
We present the Molten WBBL All-Defensive Team for 2017-18 as voted for by all WBBL clubs. Nicolette Fong Lyew Quee (Durham Palatinates) Landing the Molten Player of the Month for April after some spectacular displays, it reiterated what a fine season Fong Lyew Quee has had with Durham. As well as her scoring and creative …
Here it is. It’s our very last All-Star Five line-up of the 2017-18 season. Deanne Hayward (Leicester Riders) It’s fitting that a leading contender for the Molten WBBL Team of the Year should find herself in our final fab five of the campaign. The Riders’ star helped Leicester ease past Caledonia Pride and reach the …
We present the Molten WBBL All-British Team for 2017-18 – as voted for by all of the WBBL clubs. Stef Collins (Cardiff Met Archers) The Great Britain legend helped her Cardiff Met Archers team into the Play-Offs, with the veteran averaging 39% from behind the arc and 11.7 points per game in the WBBL Championship. …
Four teams remain in the hunt for the Play-Offs title after the Quarter-Finals took place over the weekend. All top four seeds advanced with Sevenoaks Suns now meeting Nottingham Wildcats, while Leicester Riders take on Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters in next week’s Semi-Finals. The Wildcats recovered from a slow start to book their place in …
Four clubs are now just one win away from the thrill of appearing at The 02 in London at the season climax, after the line-up for the 2018 WBBL Play-Off Semi-Finals was confirmed. Next weekend will see 2017 WBBL Play-Off winners Sevenoaks Suns continue the defence of their crown against the team they beat in …
The top two seeds in the WBBL Play-offs are safely through to the semi-finals, but not without both receiving a scare. Sevenoaks Suns, the league champions, made it through despite a bold effort from Cardiff Met Archers, the lowest seed in the post-season. They won 68-56 as Cat Carr led Suns with 21 points, and …
A strong fourth quarter sees Sevenoaks Suns safely through to the WBBL Play-off semi-finals. WBBL Play-offs Quarter Finals Sevenoaks Suns 68 – 56 Cardiff Met Archers (17-17, 29-27, 46-43) The WBBL league champions and Play-off top seeds, Sevenoaks Suns, left it late to overcome the lowest seed Cardiff Met Archers in the post-season quarter-finals, eventually …