A legend of the WBBL after a very successful stint with the Nottingham Wildcats previously, eyebrows were certainly raised when Ashley Arlen returned to the league with her former team’s fierce rivals, the Leicester Riders, this past summer. “It was definitely a fun decision for me to make to come back to the WBBL, and …
A dynamic trio of Great Britain international guards lead the latest All-Star 5, with the top two of those coming from the London Lions as the reigning champions made it 50 straight wins, joined by a pair from Leicester Riders who are trying to chase them down in the WBBL Championship before the teams clash …
WBBL Championship Durham Palatinates 69 – 67 Caledonia Gladiators (23-16, 30-31, 56-51)(Palatinates: Ottewill-Soulsby, 28; Wayne, 13; Bautista/Hendershot, 8 – Gladiators: Wolf, 20; McGarrachan, 18; Elias, 10) Cardiff Met Archers 69 – 75 Nottingham Wildcats (19-16, 40-42, 52-58)(Archers: Hatch, 21; Yunker, 13; Saiki, 10 – Wildcats: Shaw, 22; Stewart, 17; Whittington, 11) Leicester Riders 84 – …
There was a return to WBBL Championship action over the weekend and the latest All-Star 5 all come from the top five teams in the league table, led by double-doubles from Erin McGarrachan and Karly Murphy as they both appear for the second week in a row. Erin McGarrachan – Caledonia Gladiators British forward Erin …
WBBL Championship Newcastle Eagles 60-82 Leicester Riders (15-20, 17-23, 14-22, 14-17) Eagles – Lewis 15, Justinak 13, multiple 7; Riders – Squires 19, Fee 14, Johnston 10 The Big One lived up to its name at Vertu Motors Arena when the Newcastle Eagles played the Leicester Riders in front of a record-breaking regular season crowd. …
Oaklands Wolves 53-104 Leicester Riders (19-37, 16-17, 5-27, 13-23) (Wolves: Smith; 19, Gould; 15, George; 7 – Riders: Squires; 24, Arlen; 21, Fee; 15) Manchester Met Mystics 68 vs 42 Cola Southwark Pride (22-15, 13-13, 15-6,18-8) (Mystics: Sanchez Czerniecki; 22, Keltos; 21, Vourliotis; 8 – Pride: Jacobs; 10, Toualeu; 10, O’connell; 9) Newcastle Eagles 90 …
As the WBBL heads into its holiday season break, get yourself prepared for our return in 2023 with a cracking weekend of women’s basketball. 16 elite teams across the UK will make their way to University of Essex, Colchester, in early January, to compete in the WBBL Trophy First Round hoping of making it one …
The latest WBBL All-Star 5 is full of Great Britain internationals including a pair of London Lions as they remained unbeaten atop the WBBL Championship and progressed to the WBBL Cup Final, where they will face Leicester Riders who are also represented in this week’s team after Cup semi-final success. Holly Winterburn – London Lions …
WBBL Cup, semi-final Sevenoaks Suns 69-84 London Lions (14-13, 31-43, 51-71) (Suns: Busch, 17; Monakana/Bradshaw, 14; Fritz/Koppl, 9 — Lions: Herbert Harrigan, 15; Snytsina, 14; Beckford-Norton, 10) Leicester Riders 83-69 Essex Rebels (24-16, 39-37, 59-57) (Riders: Robb, 17; Fee, 15; Arlen, 14 — Rebels: Paxton, 19; Kohlhass, 14; Freeman/Turner, 10) London Lions and Leicester Riders …
WBBL Championship Cardiff Archers 71-86 London Lions (18-23, 28-43, 51-65) (Archers: Hatch, 21; Saiki, 19; Marchizotti, 11 – Lions: Herbert Harrigan, 23; Battle, 18; Leonard, 12) Essex Rebels 74-78 Sevenoaks Suns (19-29, 35-52, 52-71) (Rebels: Paxton/Swart, 21; Haines/Turner, 11; Freeman, 5 – Suns: Koppl, 21; Bradshaw, 19; Busch/Monakana, 13) Leicester Riders 77-43 Nottingham Wildcats (19-7, …