After another busy weekend of WBBL Championship action, this week’s All-Star 5 don’t have a loss between them as Gloucester City Queens and Sheffield Hatters moved to 2-0, while London Lions won their opener and Sevenoaks Suns – with a pair of representatives – got their title defence off to the ideal start. The team …
WBBL ChampionshipCaledonia Pride 57-56 Newcastle Eagles (22-13, 31-29, 49-46)(Pride – Ranger 13, Loughran 12, Phillips 12; Eagles – Horton 18, McVicar 15, Eadsforth-Yaytes 10) WBBL ChampionshipDurham Palatinates 71-76 Gloucester City Queens (19-16, 39-33, 52-50)(Palatinates – Hurtado Barbeito 27, Wood 19, Bennett 17; Queens – Emanuel-Carr 21, Fitzpatrick 16, Abbott 15) WBBL ChampionshipEssex Rebels 46-79 Sevenoaks …
Last week saw the conclusion of the WBBL Cup group stage and the opening of the 2021-22 WBBL Championship campaign, with ten teams in action in the latter on a busy Super Saturday. The second WBBL All-Star 5 of the season is led by the reigning MVP and a trio of big double-doubles. Cat Carr …
WBBL Cup Group D Sevenoaks Suns 79-59 Essex Rebels (22-17, 46-32, 70-43)(Suns – Carr 29, Busch 13, Koppl 12; Rebels – Waithe 18, Freeman 11, Haines 11) WBBL Championship Sheffield Hatters 96-63 Durham Palatinates (29-19, 52-39, 71-48)(Hatters – Jamison-Myers 24, Naylor 21, Gayle 20; Palatinates – Hurtado Barbeito 21, Bennett 9, Elderkin 8) Caledonia Pride …
WBBL Cup Group Stages Leicester Riders 77-46 Cardiff Met Archers (25-8, 39-24, 54-32) (Riders – Rouse 14, Mcalear-Fanus 14, Hamilton 12; Archers – Bunyan 13, Roy 12, Hatch 10) WBBL Cup Group Stages Oaklands Wolves 70-72 Gloucester City Queens (15-16, 30-41, 47-53) Leicester Riders secured their place in the WBBL Cup semi-finals after a convincing …
There are some familiar faces – including one notable returner to the league – in the first All-Star 5 of the new season, after a big opening weekend of WBBL Cup action that saw almost all of the league’s teams in action twice. Georgia Jones – Manchester Met Mystics Entering her sixth campaign with Mystics, …
WBBL Cup, Group C Oaklands Wolves 52-72 Cardiff Met Archers (16-22, 26-35, 35-52) (Wolves – Uprus 21, Sarson 10, Quick 9; Archers – Hatch 19, Molnar 11, Marchizotti 11) WBBL Cup, Group B Sheffield Hatters 99-52 Manchester Met Mystics (19-14, 48-28, 65-32) (Hatters – Naylor 20, Fong Lyew Quee 20, Gayle 16; Mystics – Bailey …
By Jamie Thomas As the London Lions make WBBL history by becoming the first team to compete in the FIBA EuroCup Qualifying Rounds, their Head Coach Mark Clark and star guards Shanice Beckford-Norton and Kennedy Leonard were in tip-top form as we caught up with them to discuss what lays ahead for the 2020 Playoff …
By Jamie Thomas We’ve grown quite accustomed in recent years to young female players taking their chances to shine in the WBBL and put themselves, their teams and their communities on the map, and each time a player can rise to that level, it is very special to watch. To see a young female step …
By Jamie Thomas Arise, the WBBL’s newest franchise! Yes, the moment is nearly here, where the Gloucester City Queens will take to the court for the first time ever and Commonwealth medallist Melita Emanuel-Carr will be among those leading them into battle. We caught up with the 26-year-old guard ahead of what is a landmark …