The WBBL Play-Off Quarter-Finals tip off this weekend and if Team Northumbria want to defend the coveted silverware they won at The 02 in London last year, they will have to do it the hard way. The north-east side have had an injury ravaged campaign so far and it shows no sign of relenting as …
The dates and times of the 2017 WBBL Play-Off Quarter-Finals which will be played on a single game basis, have now been confirmed and are as follows: Saturday 29 April Wildcats (1) v Archers (8) 5.30pm Mystics (4) v Hatters (5) 7.00pm Sunday 30 April Riders (2) v Crusaders (7) 12.45pm Monday 01 May Suns …
The conclusion of the 2016-17 WBBL Regular Season on Sunday afternoon has confirmed the line-up for the forthcoming WBBL Play-Off Quarter-Finals. 2017 WBBL Play-Off Quarter-Finals Wildcats (1) v Archers (8) Riders (2) v Crusaders (7) Suns (3) v Northumbria (6) Mystics (4) v Hatters (5) All ties will be played as individual games [not over …
Sevenoaks Suns and Barking Abbey Crusaders both closed out the regular season in style with victories on Sunday. The Suns defeated league champions, Nottingham Wildcats, 64-54, to secure a third place finish, while the Crusaders defeated Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters 70-72 to deny the home side a top-four finish. Gabby Nikitinaite led Sevenoaks with 24 …
Crusaders finish Regular Season with a flourish in Yorkshire WBBL Championship Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters 70 (16,30,56) (Naylor 17, Gandy 16, Winborne 15) Barking Abbey Crusaders 72 (17,33,52) (Wilkinson 15, Whittington 14, Johnson 12) Barking Abbey Crusaders closed out the regular season with a 70-72 road victory against Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters. The defeat means …
A big double-double from Alex Smith ended Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters’ WBBL Championship title hopes. WBBL Championship Leicester Riders 93 (22,36,63) (Smith 21, Hayward 19, Livermore 15) Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters 67 (12,27,49) (Gandy 21, Gayle 13, Winborne 10) Leicester Riders have beaten Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters for the first time in the WBBL Championship, …
Great Britain star Helen Naylor is adamant Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters are focusing firmly on the WBBL Play-Offs as this year’s title race looks set to be potentially decided the weekend. Hatters picked up a nice win against Manchester Mystics last time out, but know that their title bid will be extinguished if Nottingham Wildcats …
We’re stacked with a trio of top quality WBBL ‘bigs’ again this week, with the backcourt bringing plenty of scoring and smarts. Georgia Jones (Manchester Mystics) The Great Britain guard is back in our starting five again after she helped her team take victory in the match-up at home to Team Northumbria. The playmaker finished …
Brittany Winborne’s double-double gives Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters the head-to-head over Manchester Mystics. WBBL Championship Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters 78 (19,39,61) (Winborne 25, Gayle 14, Gandy 13) Manchester Mystics 72 (14,30,55) (Allen 21, Jones 20, Thomas-Johnson 12) Westfield Health Sheffield Hatters have leapfrogged Manchester Mystics into second place in the WBBL Championship title race, after …
They’re one of the teams of the moment and right now, the hard work is paying off for Sarah Thomson and Caledonia Pride as they seek to lock down what had appeared an unlikely Play-Off berth for much of the campaign. The shooting guard and her colleagues are on a roll and especially at home, …