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Sunday success for Wildcats, Pride and Northumbria

Nottingham Wildcats maintained control in the race for the WBBL Championship title, while Caledonia Pride and Team Northumbria also enjoyed that winning feeling on Sunday. The Wildcats sent out a statement with a 101-75 triumph over Leicester Riders as Ashley Harris poured in 28 points in the win to keep her side top. Meanwhile, Pride …

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02 Apr 2017: Wildcats 101-75 Riders

Wildcats get back on track with a derby success WBBL Championship Nottingham Wildcats 101 (26,52, (Harris 28, Prior 19, Ferreira 17) Leicester Riders 75 (15,36, (Livermore 19, Smith 13, Hayward/Swindells 11) Nottingham Wildcats bounced back from successive defeats by recording a convincing 101-75 victory over Leicester Riders. Dave Greenaway’s side lost on Friday in Sheffield …

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31 Mar 2017: Hatters 67-62 Wildcats

Hatters hand another defeat to the league leaders with comeback effort. WBBL Championship Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters 67 (14,26,54) (Naylor 14, Gayle 13, Gandy 12) Nottingham Wildcats 62 (15,35,51) (Harris 23, Prior/Ferreira 12) Westfield Health Sheffield overturned a double-digit deficit on their way to beating the league leaders, Nottingham Wildcats, 67-62. The home side struggled …

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Friday Fever

With one game already down on this week’s schedule after last a rare Thursday evening clash between Archers and Crusaders, all eyes will be on tonight’s meeting on BBC Sport between powerhouse duo Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters and Nottingham Wildcats. Perhaps rather surprisingly, both WBBL’s heavyweights will go up against each other off the back …

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WBBL All-Star Five – Week 18

After an absence of a couple of weeks, our All-Star Five is back and there was some seriously fierce competition for places. Georgia Jones (Manchester Mystics) The Great Britain guard was the saviour for Mystics as they completed a fabulous double overtime success on the road at Barking Abbey Crusaders. Jones made momentum-changing shots and …

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Riders, Suns boost title hopes with Sunday wins

Leicester Riders and Sevenoaks Suns both recorded Sunday wins in the WBBL Championship to close the gap on the league leaders. The Riders inflicted a second loss on Nottingham Wildcats with a 66-63 victory, despite 24 points and 17 rebounds from Ashley Harris. Meanwhile, last week’s Trophy champions, Sevenoaks Suns defeated Oaklands Wolves 93-77 with …

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26 Mar 2017: Riders 66-63 Wildcats

Riders close the gap on Wildcats with important win. WBBL Championship Leicester Riders 66 (20,40,60) (McGarrachan 13, Smith/Winterburn 11) Nottingham Wildcats 63 (9,37,49) (Harris 24, Mendes 14, Ferreira 10) Leicester Riders edged closer to Nottingham Wildcats at the top of the table after recording an important 66-63 victory. Matt Harber’s side bounced back from their …

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Friday Fever

History lives and breathes yet again in the Women’s British Basketball League this weekend as Cardiff Met Archers play their first top flight game in their fabulous new facility. Player-coach Stef Collins and her side will step out tomorrow afternoon against Team Northumbria for a WBBL Championship match-up that has got everyone at Archers excited …

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