The WBBL returned from the international break in spectacular fashion with the Betty Codona WBBL Trophy quarter-finals and a huge upset in the WBBL Championship, with five teams represented in the latest All-Star 5 led by Shannon Hatch. Shannon Hatch – Cardiff Met Archers Archers, currently occupying the final Play-off spot in the WBBL Championship, …
WBBL Championship Leicester Riders 96 – 65 Oaklands Wolves (28-13, 28-21, 21-17, 19-14) (Riders – Eadsforth-Yates 28, Arlen 22, Robb 14; Wolves – Smith 21, Gould 16, George 11) London Lions 67 – 68 Caledonia Gladiators (6-23, 23-13, 18-20, 20-12) (Lions – Herbert Harrigan 26, Winterburn 11, Beckford-Norton 10; Gladiators – McGarrachan 19, Handy 17, Wolf 16) Nottingham Wildcats …
WBBL Championship Durham Palatinates 71-85 Cardiff Met Archers (20-15, 30-38, 53-58)(Palatinates: Wayne, 26; Ottewill-Soulsby, 12; Bautista/Hendershot, 8 – Archers: Hatch, 22; Bunyan, 14; Habling, 13) Betty Codona WBBL Trophy Manchester Met Mystics 59-90 B. Braun Sheffield Hatters (10-31, 23-49, 46-74)(Mystics: Keltos, 14; Sanchez Czerniecki, 11; Abbott/Niehues, 10 – Hatters: Gayle, 21; Murphy, 18; Naylor/Shaw, 13) …
WBBL Trophy, quarter-final Cardiff Met Archers 55-104 London Lions (2-33, 20-52, 44-73) (Archers: Hatch, 15; Saiki, 14; Marchizotti, 7 – Lions: Hersler, 20; Beckford-Norton, 19; Vorpahl, 18) London Lions advanced to the semi-finals of the WBBL Trophy with a 104-55 win over Cardiff Met Archers at Archers Arena on Wednesday night. It was a first-quarter …
This week’s All-Star 5 is led by two of the individual performances of the season from Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby and Katie Nolan, representing rival North East teams that are picking up form in Durham Palatinates and Newcastle Eagles. Hariet Ottewill-Soulsby – Durham Palatinates British centre Harriet Ottewill-Soulsby recently returned to Durham after three seasons in Germany, …
WBBL ChampionshipDurham Palatinates 87 – 61 Oaklands Wolves (18-17, 24-12, 20-13, 25-19)(Palatinates – Ottewill-Soulsby 29, Wayne 21, Hendershot 10; Wolves – George 15, Spence 14, Porter 13) WBBL ChampionshipSevenoaks Suns 60 – 50 Essex Rebels (14-10, 17-7, 14-15, 15-18)(Suns – Monakana 16, Bradshaw 15, Busch 10; Rebels – Swart 20, Kohlhaas 9, Haines 7) WBBL …
London Lions’ British guard Holly Winterburn has added to her burgeoning trophy cabinet with the Molten WBBL Player of the Month award for January, picking up her second Molten golden basketball in a matter of days. She ended the last month by also winning the MVP award as Lions successfully defended the WBBL Cup, beating …
Mark Clark, Head Coach of the London Lions, has won the Molten WBBL Coach of the Month award for January, after ending the month by lifting the WBBL Cup for the second year in a row, having also passed the milestone of 50 straight league wins in recent weeks. It is the second consecutive month …
This week’s All-Star 5 includes a pair of WBBL Cup winners from the London Lions after they beat Leicester Riders in Sunday’s final in front of a sold-out crowd and live on Sky Sports at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham, but the team is led by Antoinette Lewis after her heroics for Newcastle Eagles in …
WBBL Championship Oaklands Wolves 81-79 Manchester Met Mystics (24-19, 44-36, 61-58) (Wolves: Smith, 24; George, 21; Gould, 12 – Mystics: Keltos, 24; Sanchez Czerniecki, 23; Robinson/McDerment, 14) WBBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 75-53 B.Braun Sheffield Hatters (14-14, 24-27, 60-50) (Eagles: Lewis, 19; Gaynor, 16; Nolan, 12 – Hatters: Niang, 12; Naylor/Fairley, 10; Gayle, 5) WBBL Championship …