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 …
Nottingham Wildcats now have a cushion at the top of the WBBL Championship, while Caledonia Pride made history on Sunday. Caledonia defeated Oaklands Wolves 55-65 on the road for their first-ever league victory with Natalie Bastian and Beth Mackie netting 15 points apiece. Nottingham defeated close rivals Manchester Mystics 82-68 behind 25 points from Ashley …
Wildcats’ title defence gathers pace WBBL Championship Nottingham Wildcats 82 (24,38,60) (Harris 25, Prior 17, Mendes 16) Manchester Mystics 68 (22,39,52) (Jones 28, Browne 13, Thomas-Johnson 12) Nottingham Wildcats secured an important win in their pursuit of the league title as they defeated Manchester Mystics 82-68. The Wildcats now improve to 10-1 in the league …
It’s back to WBBL Championship action this weekend with seven games to savour, including tonight’s BBC Sport match-up between Sevenoaks Suns and Cardiff Met Archers. The home side are hoping they can continue another positive campaign, with rising star Dani Lozzi eager to highlight the improvements she has made with Sevenoaks during the past 12 …
It’s time for our weekly catch-up with all things #theWBBL from the world of social media……. There were some huge games last weekend in the WBBL Trophy as the Semi-Finals were set. The masked Joana Feirera lit up the highlights reel for Wildcats as they edged past Mystics to reach the last four. @joana9ferreira gets …
There are three debutantes in our line-up this week, including a pair of GB seniors! Renee Busch (Sevenoaks Suns) Our first new face in our starting line-up is the mid-season arrival at Sevenoaks who has made an immediate impact. Busch was the main architect of Suns reaching the 2017 WBBL Trophy Semi-Finals after amassing 27 …
Ashley Harris posts another big double-double to lead Nottingham Wildcats into the WBBL Trophy semi-finals. WBBL Trophy, North Group Manchester Mystics 59 (15,33,47) (Allen 18, Browne 16, Jones 10) Nottingham Wildcats 71 (17,37,59) (Harris 25, Prior 17, Ferreira 9) Nottingham Wildcats will progress to the WBBL Trophy semi-finals after a strong 71-59 victory of Manchester …
With Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters already into the Semi-Finals of the WBBL Trophy, it is looking like they will be joined by either Nottingham Wildcats or Manchester Mystics. And, both WBBL heavyweights will meet on Saturday in what’s not only the biggest game of the weekend, a crunch meeting in the context of the Trophy, …
We take our weekly look at all things #theWBBL from the world of social media……. It may have been a couple of weeks ago, but the BBC Sport game between Barking and Oaklands continues to stir interest and especially our highlights package on Facebook of a super display from Kyla Nelson which attained terrific interest. …