Durham Palatinates and Sevenoaks Suns became the first two teams to punch their tickets to the WBBL Cup Semi-Finals. Durham eased into the final four of the competition with a 94-55 win over Oaklands Wolves. Betsy Macdonald produced the standout performance of the game, netting 25 points to go along with 11 assists. Sevenoaks showed …
It’s a November awards double for Newcastle Eagles after their popular forward Georgia Ohrdorf was crowned Molten WBBL Player of the Month. This follows on from play-caller Chris Bunten landing the coaching accolade and his major frontcourt presence was certainly a tower of strength behind his team’s unbeaten run during the period. Ohrdorf was at …
Newcastle Eagles had a terrific November and play-caller Chris Bunten has been rewarded for his team’s efforts by being named the Molten WBBL Coach of the Month. He had the best record during the period and despite the international break, still managed to accumulate a flawless four wins. Importantly, the Eagles also emerged as bonafide …
For the first time this season, four of our starting five all racked up efficiency scores in excess of 30, while a familiar face records her astonishing 8th straight appearance in our line-up. Giulia Simioni – Newcastle Eagles It’s been an outstanding few weeks for the Eagles and the Swiss guard was pulling the strings …
Nottingham Wildcats produced an amazing last quarter to topple Sevenoaks Suns who lost a WBBL Championship fixture for the first time since the 2017-18 season. Their amazing winning run, which witnessed a 22-0 Regular Season during 2018-19 and was 34 games in total, was brought to a halt by Wildcats with a spectacular 29-8 final …
Georgia Jones says Great Britain Women are feeling ‘positive’ following the draw for the Olympic Qualifying Tournament groups. GB face a trip to Foshun in China in February to take on the host country, Spain and Korea following Wednesday’s draw. A place at Tokyo 2020 is at stake with the top three teams going through, …
It’s our first star-studded line-up since the international break, but some things never change as a certain someone makes it a staggering seventh successive appearance. Cat Carr – Sevenoaks Suns The class and experience of the versatile Carr was on show as Sevenoaks preserved their perfect start to the season by easing past Cardiff. She …
Manchester Mystics, Sevenoaks Suns, Newcastle Eagles and Leicester Riders celebrated a super Sunday with wins in the Championship. Sara Djassi’s 23 points and eight rebounds ensured Manchester returned to winning ways with a 76-68 showing on the road against Durham Palatinates. Sevenoaks made it a double winning weekend, easing past Caledonia Pride 78-44, thanks to …
Oaklands Wolves, Sevenoaks Suns, Newcastle Eagles and Nottingham Wildcats all picked up Championship points away from home. Oaklands began the day’s action with a hard-fought 75-73 victory, on the road, against BA London Lions. Anneke Schlueter led the visitors with a game-high 22 points. Elsewhere, Sevenoaks maintained their perfect record and position at the top …
Great Britain Women’s coach Chema Buceta has announced his provisional 14-player squad for the FIBA Women’s EuroBasket 2021 qualifiers against Poland and Belarus. The team travel to Walbrzych for the opening fixture of the competition on Thursday 14 November to face Poland, prior to hosting Belarus at the National Basketball Performance Centre in Manchester on …