The WBBL Trophy got underway on Saturday night, with Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters in pursuit of a third consecutive crown and Sevenoaks Suns hosting Barking Abbey Crusaders in a South East derby. The Hatters scored a crucial win in the North Group, beating the league-leading Nottingham Wildcats – whom they also beat in the 2015 …
Georgia Gayle leads Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters to a big win as they seek to defend the WBBL Trophy. WBBL Trophy, North Group Nottingham Wildcats 72 (12,31,50) (Harris 22, Herbert 19, Prior 13) Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters 82 (20,44,61) (Gandy 22, Gayle 22, Naylor 18) Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters got their defence of the WBBL …
Diana Naydenova-Goryanova and Charlotte Ellmore lead Crusaders through overtime in the WBBL Trophy WBBL Trophy, South Group Sevenoaks Suns 69 (8,22,40,53) (Nikitinaite 29, Carr 14, Pedersen 11) Barking Abbey Crusaders 71 (15,28,44,53) (Gaskin 15, Naydenova-Goryanova 15, Ellmore 13) After overtime Barking Abbey Crusaders got their WBBL Trophy campaign off to a winning start with a …
It’s been a tough season so far for Team Northumbria, but head coach Chris Bunten is still eyeing up silverware as the WBBL Trophy tips-off this weekend. In what’s looking like a really tough Northern Pool, Northumbria are ready to face Nottingham Wildcats on Sunday. “Following the success of the WBBL and BBL Cup Finals, …
It’s time to wrap up all things #theWBBL during what proved to be a historic week for more than one reason. Not only was it the first ever WBBL Cup Final, it witnessed a victory for Manchester Mystics against Nottingham Wildcats as the north-west club claimed their first ever piece of WBBL Silverware. Congratulations to …
Oaklands Wolves are delighted to announce the return of alumni Lizzy Harrison for the remainder of the 2016-17 campaign. The 5ft 11in wing who has been playing at the NCAA II Newman University in the States, will give the Wolves a real boost as they continue their search for a historic first ever WBBL Championship …
With two pieces of WBBL silverware having already been dished out, the spotlight is thrust upon the 2017 WBBL Trophy as the competition gets underway this weekend. The tournament sees the WBBL clubs divided into a North and South pool, with each team playing each of their group opponents once. The North Group looks particularly …
Following on from yesterday’s coverage of the 2017 British Basketball Cup Finals at a packed Barclaycard Arena which saw a crowd at the venue of almost 9,000, there are many more BBL and WBBL games to savour on BBC Sport during coming months. First up is this Friday’s clash between the record-breaking Esh Group Eagles …
Manchester Mystics made history by becoming the first-ever winners of the WBBL Cup in front of a large crowd at the Barclaycard Arena. Jeff Jones’ side never trailed in the contest and pushed clear for good in the third en route to a 71-60 success over the league leaders, Nottingham Wildcats. Leading trio Rheanne Bailey, …
Dominique Allen was named MVP after an impressive performance helped Manchester Mystics make history with their WBBL Cup Final success. The GB forward went 8-of-10 from the field in a dominant display inside in a 21-point haul whilst completing a double-double with 11 rebounds. “I’m really shocked,” Allen said post-game. I think there were three …