WBBL Trophy, Semi-FinalManchester Met Mystics 75-90 Nottingham Wildcats (18-23, 51-47, 62-69)(Mystics – Jones 26, Bailey 15, Song 12; Wildcats – Joyner 24, Costa 19, Shumpert 19) WBBL ChampionshipBA London Lions 86-66 Oaklands Wolves (22-15, 39-30, 62-49)(Lions – Beckford-Norton 24, Robinson 14, Umeh 12; Wolves – Uprus 20, Rouse 11, Sarson 10) WBBL ChampionshipCaledonia Pride 66-74 …
WBBL Championship BA London Lions 79-46 Cardiff Met Archers (23-13, 49-21, 70-28, 79-46) (Lions – Breen 22, Beckford-Norton 12, Leonard 10; Archers – Ball 19, Jorgensen 9, Marchizotti 7) WBBL Championship Manchester Met Mystics 64-81 Leicester Riders (15-18, 35-39, 57-54, 64-81) (Mystics – Jones 23, Song 11, Naylor 10; Riders – Winterburn 17, Brewer 16, …
There’s a very familiar feel to the WBBL All-Star Five this week, with all of these players among the top nine in overall appearances. It’s led this week by Kennedy Leonard and includes the Nottingham duo of Chelsey Shumpert and Jasmine Joyner appearing alongside each other, incredibly, for the fifth time overall and the third …
WBBL Trophy, Semi-FinalLeicester Riders 58-73 BA London Lions (12-20, 32-41, 44-66)(Riders – Winterburn 13, Brewer 11, Clark 8; Lions – Breen 18, Umeh 16, Beckford-Norton 15) WBBL ChampionshipCardiff Met Archers 85-72 Caledonia Pride (29-31, 54-43, 72-55)(Archers – Marchizotti 18, Ball 17, Bigica 17; Pride – Ranger 24, Phillips 16, Storie 9) WBBL ChampionshipSevenoaks Suns 85-59 …
WBBL ChampionshipEssex Rebels 82-76 Leicester Riders (9-14, 29-36, 61-55)(Rebels – Waithe 27, Costa 13, Bieg Salazar 12; Riders – Winterburn 16, Robb 13, Clark 13) Essex Rebels overcame a spirited Leicester Riders 82-76 in an exciting match in the WBBL Championship this evening. It was Riders that had the brighter start as they raced in …
The latest WBBL All-Star Five is led by someone who is, amazingly, a debutant in the weekly team despite winning Molten WBBL Player of the Month for January, alongside a group of familiar faces from elsewhere around the league. Alison Gorrell – Newcastle Eagles Gorrell had deserved a starting spot for her performances over many …
Leicester Riders have signed Amber Smith and Maya Brewer for the remainder of the 2020-2021 WBBL season. The Louisiana-native Amber Smith attended the University of Missouri and appeared in all 31 games as a senior averaging 11.9 points, 5.6 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. During the 2019-20 campaign, the 5’11” forward had a season-high …
Azania Stewart comes out of retirement to join the Leicester Riders for the remaining 2020-21 WBBL Season. The 2012 Olympian and Commonwealth Silver medallist earned a scholarship to attend the University of Florida. In her four-year NCAA career she ranked third in blocks (205) and had the highest FG percentage in a single season (61.9%). …
WBBL Championship Oakland Wolves 54-64 Leicester Riders (11-18, 26-29, 39-46, 54-64) (Wolves – Rouse 12, Carter 10, Milligan 8; Riders – Winterburn 22, Hinriksdottir 15, Oliver 10) The Leicester Riders solidify top spot in the WBBL Championship with a ten point victory over the Oakland Wolves, with Holly Winterburn scoring a game high 22. Winterburn …
This week’s WBBL All-Star Five is stacked after an amazing weekend that saw some of the best individual performances in the history of the league, resulting in the highest Performance Points total for the collective this season. It’s led by Sian Phillips and includes the Nottingham duo of Jasmine Joyner and Chelsey Shumpert, who make …