This week’s All-Star Five is led by the WBBL Trophy Final MVP, Kennedy Leonard, just ahead of two of the league’s other in-form players in DeAngelique Waithe and Georgia Jones as, overall, the team features four of the top ten regulars. Kennedy Leonard – London Lions Leonard led Lions to their first ever piece of …
WBBL Championship Sevenoaks Suns 72-65 Newcastle Eagles (13-12, 35-26, 54-45) (Suns – Carr 13, Clark 13, Busch 13; Eagles – Mcvicar 24, Gorrell 23, Smith 8) WBBL Championship Durham Palatinates 64-69 Oaklands Wolves (17-18, 34-30, 46-48) (Palatinates – Hurtado Barbeito 18, Van Straaten 13, Elderkin 10; Wolves – Uprus 18, Boros 16, Sarson 10) WBBL …
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 – …
WBBL Trophy Quarter FinalNottingham Wildcats 75-41 Durham Palatinates (18-13, 43-22, 59-30, 75-41)(Wildcats: C.Shumpert – 23, J.Joyner – 18, S.Prior – 9; Palatinates: K.Elderkin – 10, C.Paxton – 8, L.Van Straaten – 8) WBBL ChampionshipCardiff Met Archers 54-62 Oaklands Wolves (13-19, 32-32, 39-48, 54-62)(Archers: M.Ball – 13, C.Bigica – 10, R.Lewis – 9; A.Carter – 13, …
The latest WBBL All-Star Five is led by someone who is, amazingly, a debutant in the weekly team despite winning Molten WBBL Player of the Month for January, alongside a group of familiar faces from elsewhere around the league. Alison Gorrell – Newcastle Eagles Gorrell had deserved a starting spot for her performances over many …
WBBL Championship BA London Lions 79-61 Nottingham Wildcats (13-16, 39-35, 57-52, 79-61) (Lions – Leonard 21, Umeh 21, Breen 13; Wildcats – Lundqvist 12, Joyner 11, Shumpert 10) WBBL Championship Essex Rebels 74-64 Durham Palatinates (24-16, 39-36, 58-49, 74-64) (Rebels – Waithe 22, Bieg Salazar 14, Munns 13; Palatinates – Paxton 21, Elderkin 14, Bennett …
Oaklands Wolves have moved to sign GB guard Melita Emanuel-Carr before the transfer deadline. Emanuel-Carr, a 5’10″ guard from London, England, joins the Wolves after last playing with BA London Lions in 2019 before suffering a knee injury at the start of the 2019-20 WBBL season. After undergoing successful surgery, she has been focusing on …
WBBL Championship Oakland Wolves 54-64 Leicester Riders (11-18, 26-29, 39-46, 54-64) (Wolves – Rouse 12, Carter 10, Milligan 8; Riders – Winterburn 22, Hinriksdottir 15, Oliver 10) The Leicester Riders solidify top spot in the WBBL Championship with a ten point victory over the Oakland Wolves, with Holly Winterburn scoring a game high 22. Winterburn …