There was travel joy for all four visiting teams on Saturday as Riders, Pride, Suns and Wildcats all celebrated road wins. Riders consolidated second spot as young gun Holly Winterburn netted 20 points to take down Mystics 82-63. Suns showcased their power as the leaders of the league by waltzing past Hatters 84-52 off the back …
Champions too tough to handle for Oaklands WBBL Championship Oaklands Wolves 44-78 Nottingham Wildcats (21-21, 25-50, 30-62) Nottingham Wildcats are back on track in the WBBL Championship after the reigning champions showed their true face with a powerful road win at struggling Wolves. While the hosts enjoyed an eye-catching first period, Wildcats took control and …
Eight teams started an entertaining Saturday in the WBBL Cup, but only four are still in the competition, with Caledonia Pride making history by reaching this stage for the first time. They grabbed the headlines with a superb 86-76 success at Cup holders Manchester Mystics, as Rosanna Reynolds went off for 33 points. Former Cup …
Team Northumbria are now just one step away from a showpiece Final WBBL Cup, Quarter Final Oaklands Wolves 58- 72 Team Northumbria (22-18, 36-45, 46-59) Team Northumbria eased their way into the last four of the WBBL Cup after completing a road win at Wolves. The north-east side had too much inside for their hosts …
This week’s line-up contains a couple of seriously special performances from a pair of club teammates. Stef Collins (Cardiff Met Archers) The Great Britain legend drops into our starting five for the first time this season and does so in real style, after posting the best individual display of the entire WBBL campaign. Collins rolled …
Manchester Mystics put in a strong first half performance to win at home. WBBL Championship Manchester Mystics 69 – 61 Oaklands Wolves (21-9, 42-19, 57-42) Manchester Mystics overpowered Oaklands Wolves 69-61 at home to record their first back-to-back wins of the season and strengthen their position in fourth in the WBBL Championship table, moving to …
Our starting line-up this week consists of some very familiar faces, with a full quota of WBBL returnees and favourites from 2016-17. Dee Hayward (Leicester Riders) The Scottish guard produced one of her best showings so far this season with a terrific shooting effort on the road at Oaklands. She tore down the Wolves with …
WBBL Championship Oaklands Wolves 65 – 76 Leicester Riders (20-21, 38-36, 53-55) Leicester Riders left it late to overcome Oaklands Wolves on the road, winning 76-65 after a fourth quarter surge to move clear in third place in the WBBL Championship table. The win gives Riders a 4-1 record, and they have won the last …
Another five games take place this weekend with ten teams in action on a busy Saturday in the Championship. Oaklands Wolves play host to Leicester Riders full of confidence having earned their second victory of the season courtesy of a game-winning three at the buzzer, to advance to the quarter-finals of the WBBL Cup. ? …
There are some new faces in our line-up this week as a couple of players secure their first ever berth. Giulia Simioni (Team Northumbria) One of those who had not previously found her way into our fab five is the Team Northumbria guard and the debutante books her place after taking the north-east club into …