The latest WBBL All-Star 5 is dominated by title-chasing rivals and includes three of the top five players in overall appearances in the weekly team so far this season, alongside a debutant from Gloucester City Queens as they returned to winning ways in the WBBL Championship. Helen Naylor – Sheffield Hatters Helen Naylor makes her …
By Kennedy Leonard The WBBL Cup Final … the one that eluded us last season due to something we couldn’t control and something that really doesn’t want to go away – Covid – but yet here we are, and we are ready and excited! This season has already been a whirlwind for us. Firstly, we qualified for …
WBBL ChampionshipGloucester City Queens 75-69 Nottingham Wildcats (13-17, 33-28, 49-51, 75-69)(Queens: B.Osas-Maxwell – 19, C.Marques – 16, C.Abbott – 14; Wildcats: S.Edmonds – 17, P.Egharevba – 15, B.Pannell – 14) WBBL ChampionshipLeicester Riders 53-97 London Lions (16-22, 26-45, 37-73, 53-97)(Riders: R.Ainge – 15, O.Hamilton – 11, B.McAlear – 10; Lions: C.Breen – 21, J.Leedham-Warner – …
The draw for the WBBL Trophy Quarter Finals and Semi-Finals took place Tuesday night, hosted by Daniel Routledge with guest drawer WBBL Chairman, Jim Saker. WBBL Trophy Quarter Finals London Lions v Manchester Met Mystics Nottingham Wildcats v Cardiff Met Archers Leicester Riders v Durham Palatinates Essex Rebels v Sevenoaks Suns The Quarter Finals are …
FIBA EuroCup Women Play-off, Second Leg Tango Bourges 96-65 London Lions, 160-130 agg (26-15, 57-35, 70-47) (Bourges – Hampton 22, Ruper 20, Guapo 13; Lions – Stewart 13, Beckford-Norton 13, Breen 11) London Lions’ incredible FIBA EuroCup adventure came to an end as they were bested by an impressive Tango Bourges side in France on …
The WBBL’s December awards have gone to London Lions’ play-caller Mark Clark and WBBL mainstay Helen Naylor after her continued excellent form since returning to Sheffield Hatters. Clark wins the Molten WBBL Coach of the Month for December, adding this to his equivalent award for September/October, after Lions have continued to set the pace over …
WBBL ChampionshipSheffield Hatters 65-67 London Lions (23-18, 44-33, 58-53, 65-67)(Hatters: G.Gayle – 20, R.Cardenas – 16, H.Naylor – 8; K.Leonard – 22, A.Stewart – 14, S.Umeh – 12) London Lions completed a brilliant comeback to remain undefeated this afternoon, consequently handing Sheffield Hatters their first loss in the WBBL Championship. Rebecca Cardenas inspired the home …
FIBA EuroCup Women, Play-off Round 1 (First Leg)London Lions 65-64 Tango Bourges (14-17, 40-34, 49-43)(Lions – Leedham-Warner 16, Beckford-Norton 13, Charles 12; Bourges – Yacoubou 17, Mann 12, Eldebrink 8) London Lions achieved an historic win in the first leg of their FIBA EuroCup Women Play-off Round 1 tie, beating Tango Bourges 65-64 as Jo …
Two unbeaten teams each have two representatives in the latest WBBL All-Star 5 after London Lions moved to 9-0 and Sheffield Hatters to 8-0 in league play over the weekend – but somebody’s 0 has to go, as these four stars will clash when Hatters host Lions this coming Saturday. Stephanie Umeh – London Lions …
WBBL ChampionshipDurham Palatinates 47-87 London Lions (11-27, 19-50, 34-62)(Palatinates – Bennett 16, Wood 8, Hendershot 7; Lions – Breen 24, Leedham-Warner 18, Umeh 13) WBBL ChampionshipManchester Met Mystics 60-53 Leicester Riders (14-11, 35-24, 46-39)(Mystics – Thomas-Johnson 21, Williams 20, Jones 11; Riders – Stone 18, Mcalear 16, Robb 10) There’s been movement in the top …