Durham Palatinates opened up their first ever WBBL Trophy campaign with a historic maiden victory in the competition on Sunday afternoon. They edged out Manchester Mystics in a 75-74 overtime thriller as British forward Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby starred with 16 points and 17 rebounds. In the South-East derby, it was Trophy joy for BA London Lions …
It’s a momentous night for BA Lions who finally get off the mark. WBBL Trophy BA London Lions 75-70 Oaklands Wolves (16-10, 34-32, 58-54) BA London Lions secured their first win of the season as they defeated Oaklands Wolves in the WBBL Trophy. Mark Clark’s side open their Trophy campaign with victory to put aside their …
Pride enjoy more success at Sport Central WBBL Trophy Team Northumbria 64-82 Caledonia Pride (16-26, 36-47, 51-68) After winning at Team Northumbria en-route to their first ever Final in the BBL Cup, Caledonia Pride have now collected victory in the WBBL Trophy as they tipped off their challenge with another triumph on Tyneside. The Scottish …
Durham etch more history in an epic overtime battle WBBL Trophy Durham Palatinates 75-74 Manchester Mystics (14-20, 23-40, 46-53, 63-63) (After Overtime) There was excitement for Durham Palatinates as they made club history with a first ever win in the WBBL Trophy at the first attempt. The north-east side did it in style too, getting …
Leicester Riders continued their charge at the top of the WBBL Championship table as they chase down the league-leading Sevenoaks Suns. Saturday saw Riders beat Durham Palatinates 90-71 as Dee Hayward had a great shooting night on her way to 29 points, for Leicester’s twelfth consecutive league win. Meanwhile, the WBBL Trophy group stage got …
The WBBL Trophy got underway as Alyesha Lovett led Nottingham Wildcats to a win. WBBL Trophy Nottingham Wildcats 72 – 65 Cardiff Met Archers (20-20, 40-29, 55-47) Nottingham Wildcats opened the WBBL Trophy group stages with a victory as they overcame Cardiff Met Archers 72-65 at Wildcats Arena. Wildcats – who have already won the …
Dee Hayward leads Leicester Riders to a commanding win as they chase top spot. WBBL Championship Leicester Riders 90 – 71 Durham Palatinates (23-17, 46-30, 65-50) Leicester Riders have closed the gap on Sevenoaks Suns at the summit of the WBBL Championship table after beating Durham Palatinates 90-71, in their second highest scoring game of …
Mystics eventually shrug off Archers in overtime WBBL Championship Manchester Mystics 79-70 Cardiff Met Archers (19-13, 36-28, 51-45) There was a dramatic contest in the only game to be played in the WBBL Championship as Manchester Mystics managed to outlast Cardiff Met Archers after the visitors forced an extra five minutes. Great Britain guard Eilidh …
Team England have named their men’s and women’s basketball squads who will compete for Team and Country at the Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast in Australia. The Games begin on 4 April and basketball will be making its first appearance at the since 2006, when Team England’s men and women both came away with …
Few rosters have seen more upheaval than that of Team Northumbria. A slew of injuries have hampered the progress of the team from the North East in recent weeks. “It has been a very tough few months,” admitted Head Coach Chris Bunten. “We’ve gone through something like this before with injuries, but not to this …