By Rachael Bland This is the goal. You want to be competing in these big moments as a player. At the start of the year, we said we wanted to be competing against the best, and we’ve put in the performances where it has counted to be here today, and hopefully we can inspire a community back …
The latest WBBL All-Star 5 is dominated by title-chasing rivals and includes three of the top five players in overall appearances in the weekly team so far this season, alongside a debutant from Gloucester City Queens as they returned to winning ways in the WBBL Championship. Helen Naylor – Sheffield Hatters Helen Naylor makes her …
By Kennedy Leonard The WBBL Cup Final … the one that eluded us last season due to something we couldn’t control and something that really doesn’t want to go away – Covid – but yet here we are, and we are ready and excited! This season has already been a whirlwind for us. Firstly, we qualified for …
By Jamie Thomas She’s played almost every minute of the Gloucester City Queens’ debut WBBL campaign thus far and Marlee Ball really has shown her mettle every time she has stepped on the court for Jay Marriott’s side. The WBBL debutants sit 10th in the standings at present, after a season hit with more disruptions …
The draw for the WBBL Trophy Quarter Finals and Semi-Finals took place Tuesday night, hosted by Daniel Routledge with guest drawer WBBL Chairman, Jim Saker. WBBL Trophy Quarter Finals London Lions v Manchester Met Mystics Nottingham Wildcats v Cardiff Met Archers Leicester Riders v Durham Palatinates Essex Rebels v Sevenoaks Suns The Quarter Finals are …
The latest WBBL All-Star 5 – featuring some of this season’s most frequent nominees – includes a pair from Leicester Riders as they maintained their top four spot in the WBBL Championship, alongside three players who led their teams through the WBBL Trophy First Round after Saturday consisted exclusively of a number of exciting games …
WBBL Championship Oaklands Wolves 51-67 Caledonia Pride (14-22, 31-40, 40-54) (Wolves – Quick 13, Sarson 10, Milligan 9; Pride – Phillips 16, Edwards 13, James 12) WBBL Championship Leicester Riders 92-85 Cardiff Met Archers (22-33, 47-42, 62-67) (Riders – Hamilton 22, Stone 20, Lappenkuper 19; Archers – Hatch 28, Saiki 16, Lemoigne 11) Leicester Riders …
WBBL Trophy, First Round Oaklands Wolves 66-76 Cardiff Met Archers (11-18, 36-38, 49-62)(Wolves – Harrison 18, Leavold 11, Spence 8; Archers – Hatch 15, Jorgensen 13, Kheing 10) Manchester Met Mystics 74-73 Sheffield Hatters (22-19, 41-37, 58-54)(Mystics – Allen 20, Jones 18, Thomas-Johnson 14; Hatters – Gayle 25, Naylor 13, Fong Lyew Quee 11) Nottingham …
By Jamie Thomas To lose two players the calibre of Abby Lowe and Ebony Horton the month of a major final isn’t ideal for the Newcastle Eagles, but Chris Bunten’s loss is Lee Davie’s and Vanessa Ellis’ gain, as Lowe and Horton moved on to new challenges with the Durham Palatinates and Sheffield Hatters respectively. …
The WBBL returned to action following a break over the holiday season with a number of tight games, and some unfamiliar faces make the latest All-Star 5 as three players appear for just the second time this season and two make their debuts, led by Abby Lowe after her recent transfer between North East rivals. …