It’s a double-feature for the table-topping London Lions in this week’s All-Star Five, led by a record-breaking Kennedy Leonard as she continues her scintillating form. They are chased down by Cat Carr of Sevenoaks Suns and Azania Stewart of Leicester Riders as the title race heats up. Kennedy Leonard – London Lions Lions won three …
Following the Secure Play Protocol, the games between Oaklands Wolves and Cardiff Met Archers and Nottingham Wildcats, scheduled for 31 March and 3 April respectively, have been postponed. These fixtures will be rearranged in due course as per the Covid-19 rule amendments.
By Jamie Thomas Nottingham Wildcats legend Siobhán Prior as joined an elite club as she becomes only the tenth player to score 1,000 WBBL points, but the star guard hopes her achievements will be surpassed before long. One of the league’s fastest pair of hands, evidenced by her top-five ranking in all-time WBBL steals and …
WBBL ChampionshipCaledonia Pride 75-92 Nottingham Wildcats (18-22, 37-47, 59-71, 75-92)(Pride: S.Phillips – 24, M.Ranger – 17, E.Doherty – 15; Wildcats: C.Shumpert – 26, S.Costa – 20, M.Lundqvist – 18) WBBL ChampionshipDurham Palatinates 67-68 Cardiff Met Archers (20-18, 40-39, 47-52, 67-68)(Palatinates: C.Paxton – 21, K.Elderkin – 20, L.Van Straaten – 10; Archers: K.Kheing – 18, M.Ball …
WBBL Trophy FinalNottingham Wildcats 64-96 London Lions (13-28, 26-56, 49-77)(Wildcats – Shumpert 27, Costa 11, Egharevba 11; Lions – Breen 25, Leonard 21, Umeh 19) WBBL ChampionshipCaledonia Pride 56-63 Durham Palatinates (8-17, 24-30, 34-50)(Pride – Doherty 17, Ranger 13, Storie 11; Palatinates – Hurtado Barbeito 15, Elderkin 10, Paxton 9) WBBL ChampionshipSevenoaks Suns 64-52 Essex …
By Jamie Thomas Suiting up for a maiden WBBL Trophy Final outing this Sunday, Nottingham Wildcats’ star guard Chelsey Shumpert is looking forward to her first experience of a major final for Nottingham as she and her teammates get ready to square off against the red-hot London Lions. The Wildcats will be contesting their first …
The latest WBBL All-Star Five includes both of the league’s top two scorers alongside the two most frequent faces in the weekly team, joined by one debutant whose team remained unbeaten in WBBL Championship play. Alison Gorrell – Newcastle Eagles The WBBL’s leading scorer, Gorrell makes her third All-Star Five appearance in a row to …
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 …
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 ChampionshipEssex Rebels 74-72 Oaklands Wolves (15-21, 40-38, 59-60, 74-72)(Rebels: D.Waithe – 18, L.Costa – 15, C.Bieg Salazar – 14; Wolves: A.Carter – 30, G.Uprus – 17, L.Rouse – 8) WBBL ChampionshipNewcastle Eagles 75-59 Nottingham Wildcats (17-20, 33-39, 55-51, 75-59)(Eagles: A.Gorrell – 29, A.Lowe – 21, M.McVicar – 14; Wildcats: C.Shumpert – 16, S.Prior – …