We’re rolling in March right now and we are still finding debutantes and of course our (almost) ever-present season leader. Alex Smith (Leicester Riders) The Riders’ guard has had a fabulous season moving more to a playmaking role and can lay claim to being the leading combo in the WBBL on current form and contributions. …
After going unbeaten in February, Sevenoaks Suns made it a winning start to the new calendar month as Len Busch and his team collected another road win at Hatters. A week after eliminating them from the WBBL Trophy, they won 60-74 to take a historic first league success against their rivals, with Anne Pedersen scoring …
Riders jump into second spot with nail-biting home win WBBL Championship Leicester Riders 81 (19, 40, 63) (McGarrachan 19, Smith 16, Hayward 13) Manchester Mystics 78 (20, 34, 55) (Allen 21, Jones 19, Browne 13) The good times are rolling at Riders after they followed up qualification to a first major showpiece Final last weekend …
It’s back to focusing on the WBBL Championship again this weekend and according to Great Britain’s Georgia Jones, that means Manchester Mystics doing everything they can to get back to winning ways. It’s been a largely bumpy ride since the high of lifting the WBBL Cup back in January and it won’t get any easier …
We look at who has been coming up with the goods in the WBBL during February. Scoring machines There were an outstanding [and season-high] nine players who all passed the 20 points per game landmark and they were led by Alison Gorrell (Team Northumbria) with 27.3 points per game, with Great Britain forward Savannah Wilkinson …
And then there were two. The road to the Emirates Arena for the 2017 WBBL Trophy is complete after Leicester Riders and Sevenoaks Suns set a historic showdown with Semi-Final victories at the weekend. Leicester booked their spot with an impressive 94-83 home victory over Nottingham Wildcats, much to the delight of head coach Matthew …
It was a historic afternoon as both underdogs prevailed in the WBBL Trophy Semi-Finals to book a place in a major Final for the first time. Sevenoaks Suns were the first to book their spot with some great early work and a stellar 28 points from Cat Carr handing them a 67-82 success at 2016 …
Riders rack up two historic highs on a memorable day WBBL Trophy Semi-Finals Leicester Riders 94 (25,47,70) (McGarrachan 19, Winterburn 16, Livermore 13) Notingham Wildcats 83 (16,38,59) (Priro 29, Harris 29,Ferreira 16) There were scenes of jubilation as Leicester Riders clinched their first ever success in the WBBL era against neighbours Nottingham Wildcats, with the …
It’s another huge weekend in the WBBL and not least for Matt Harber and his Leicester Riders side as they target a first ever showpiece Final appearance. They will have to do it the hard way and overcome league leaders and local rivals Nottingham Wildcats tomorrow, in a derby on their home floor with more …
History never stops happening in the WBBL and in our line-up this week is the first ever Caledonia Pride starter. Stef Collins (Cardiff Met Archers) The Great Britain legend fired her team to an exciting victory on home soil against the visiting Caledonia Pride, as Archers bounced back from their disappointing loss on BBC Sport …