Saturday’s action saw hard-fought wins for Sevenoaks Suns, Manchester Mystics and Oaklands Wolves. Suns came through a test on the road to beat Caledonia Pride 56-59 with Cat Carr starring with 17 points, 12 rebounds and 9 assists. Rachel Morris scored her side’s final 11 points to lead Oaklands Wolves past BA London Lions 68-64 …
Mystics finish strong to see off Chris Bunten’s side. WBBL Championship Manchester Mystics 72-60 Team Northumbria (17-17, 37-25, 47-45) Manchester Mystics kept up the pressure on the league’s top two as they finished strong to beat Team Northumbria. The home side were able to pull clear of their depleted opponents with a dominant fourth quarter to …
Four in a row for Wolves as they deny Lions. WBBL Championship Oaklands Wolves 68-64 BA London Lions (23-15, 37-37, 44-49) Oaklands Wolves picked up their fourth consecutive win after edging out BA London Lions at home on Saturday. The visitors were ahead in the second half as they chased their first league triumph before falling …
Near triple-double from Carr helps Suns stay perfect. WBBL Championship Caledonia Pride 56-59 Sevenoaks Suns (15-19, 30-28, 44-39) Sevenoaks Suns kept their 100% league record in tact after surviving on the road against Caledonia Pride. The visitors trailed for the majority of the second half, but produced a strong finish with Cat Carr starring in the …
Riders impress in televised outing. WBBL Championship Leicester Riders 82-71 Nottingham Wildcats (22-17, 49-31, 66-51) Leicester Riders produced a strong display to see off Nottingham Wildcats in front of the BBC Sport cameras. Krumesh Patel’s side move level on 12 wins at the top alongside Sevenoaks Suns as WBBL action returns following the international break. Leading …
The Championship returns with a bang this weekend with ten teams taking to the court, over three days of thrilling competition. Leicester Riders welcome Nottingham Wildcats on Friday to begin the weekend’s schedule. The contest can be viewed live via BBC Sport. ? | @RidersWomen v @NottmWildcats ? @deehayward10 -50% downtown ?Alex Smith -7 assists …
The Championship takes a break this weekend as Great Britain continues its mission to qualify for FIBA EuroBasket Women 2019. Following an entertaining opening qualification window, in which Great Britain outlasted Israel in a memorable 90-87 overtime thriller before falling 61-59 on the road to Greece, the team now face a defining pair of fixtures. …
We look at who was lighting it up in the WBBL during January. Scoring machines Once again it was a two-way battle at the top of the scoring chart between Alison Gorrell (Team Northumbria) and Ashley Harris (Nottingham Wildcats). The joint Molten WBBL Player of the Month led the way with 21 points, while Cup …
After starting with an initial squad of 16 players, the roster for Great Britain’s FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2019 Qualifiers against Portugal on Saturday and Israel on Wednesday has been confirmed. There will be an exciting first game for the newly naturalised Karlie Samuelson, while Nicolette Fong Lyew Quee of Durham Palatinates will also hope she …
Our season leader extends her advantage further, while two members reach the milestone of a fifth appearance. Jen Ashton (Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters) The guard put on a passing clinic for Hatters as they came back from the capital with a comfortable win at BA London Lions. Ashton handed out 11 assists and made it …