Riders overcome Pride to reach last four. WBBL Play-Offs Quarter-Finals Leicester Riders 71-61 Caledonia Pride (24-17, 40-24, 54-41) Leicester Riders survived a fourth quarter fightback from Caledonia Pride to advance to the Semi-Finals. The visitors – in their first post-season campaign – battled back to tie the game in the final period but came up short …
Great Britain rising star Holly Winterburn has been recognised for her excellent campaign with Leicester Riders by being named Molten WBBL Young Player of the Year for 2017-18. The guard has been exceptional and especially in the latter half of the season, when she has thrived on the extra responsibility which was handed to her …
Leicester Riders made history during April as they not only won the Betty Codona WBBL Trophy for the first time, but secured what was their maiden silverware as a WBBL franchise. Leading the way was rookie head coach, Krumesh Patel and he has been recognised for his accomplishment by being named Molten WBBL Coach of …
Riders show their quality in top three clash WBBL Championship Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters 69-77 Leicester Riders (19-23, 38-37, 54-57) Leicester Riders may have missed out on the title to Sevenoaks, but underlined how they will be a major threat in the Play-Offs after they wrapped up their best ever Regular Season with a victory. …
The WBBL Championship title race and battle for the Play-Offs will go down to the final weekend after Sunday’s results. Holly Winterburn scored 25 points to lead Leicester Riders to a 50-63 success at Caledonia Pride to keep the pressure on Sevenoaks Suns, who defeated Oaklands Wolves 79-45 behind 15 points from Cat Carr. Meanwhile, …
Riders push Championship title race into final round. WBBL Championship Caledonia Pride 50-63 Leicester Riders (14-18, 31-32, 37-46) Leicester Riders ensured the WBBL Championship title race will go into the final round after completing a double-winning weekend. The Trophy winners backed up Friday’s success on BBC Sport with a win on the road to keep …
Riders keep pressure on Suns in title race. WBBL Championship Leicester Riders 82-59 Manchester Mystics (21-17, 44-28, 57-46) Leicester Riders maintained their quest for the WBBL Championship title after defeating Manchester Mystics, on BBC Sport. The recent Trophy winners keep up the pressure on Sevenoaks Suns and will need to do so again on Sunday. …
Leicester Riders are still basking in the glory of their first WBBL title after prevailing in Saturday’s Betty Codona Trophy final. Kate Oliver took MVP honours with a 20-point haul in the 68-53 success against Sevenoaks Suns as the club avenged last season’s defeat. CONGRATULATIONS @RidersWomen as they win the 2018 WBBL Betty Codona …
Leicester Riders Head Coach Krumesh Patel was overjoyed to bring a first ever piece of WBBL silverware back to Leicester as his team won the WBBL Betty Codona Trophy Final. Speaking after the game, he said: “I’ve been with programme for five years and we’ve always just missed out here and there, so to get …
Kate Oliver led Leicester Riders to their first piece of WBBL silverware as she was awarded MVP honours in their 68-53 defeat of Sevenoaks Suns in the WBBL Betty Codona Trophy Final. Oliver scored 20 points – all in a crucial first half in which Riders built their lead – shooting 63% inside, while also …