A busy Sunday afternoon of WBBL Championship action saw Durham, Sheffield, Newcastle and Cardiff all pick up league wins.
It was the perfect weekend for Durham Palatinates as they followed up making the 2020 Betty Codona WBBL Trophy Final on Saturday with an 80-68 Championship success against Essex Rebels. Although the north-east franchise had to dig out a 29-point last quarter to salvage the win, with Mollie Campbell posting an excellent 18 points and 14 rebounds.
In contrast, it was a miserable weekend for Nottingham Wildcats who missed out on the Trophy Final and then slumped to an 82-64 WBBL Championship defeat at FLT Peterman Sheffield Hatters. Luiana Livulo and Asha Thomas did the damage for the hosts as they shared 36 points.
Newcastle Eagles maintained their top four spot as they eased out the still winless BA London Lions 64-49. The Eagles changed gear during the last 15 minutes and Lions couldn’t cope as Georgia Ohrdorf and Mante Kvederaviciute showed out with 22 points apiece.
Finally, Cardiff Met Archers are celebrating an important and nervy 56-51 road win at Caledonia Pride as their upturn in fortune continues. They are up into a Play-Off spot and were helped mainly by 21 points and 7 rebounds from Cristina Bigica.
WBBL Championship
FLT Peterman Sheffield Hatters 82-64 Nottingham Wildcats (26-13,42-33,66-47)
(Hatters – Luiana Livulo 18, Asha Thomas 18, Roshina Rosario 15; Wildcats – Tia Freeman 20, Simone Costa 14, Jasmine Joyner 14)
WBBL Championship
Durham Palatinates 80-68 Essex Rebels (15-24,35-33,51-54)
(Palatinates – Mollie Campbell 18, Dee Hayward 16, Betsey MacDonald 14; Rebels – Jessy Wward 19, Cat Sadler 13, Chelsea Small 10)
WBBL Championship
Newcastle Eagles 64-49 BA London Lions (14-10,25-24,45-39)
(Eagles – Georgia Ohrdorf 22, Mante Kvederaviciute 22, Lisa Koop 7; Lions – Lana Doran 18, Viktoria Ivanova, Chloe Johnson 12)
WBBL Championship
Caledonia Pride 51-56 Cardiff Met Archers (23-14,34-35,43-47)
(Pride – Stella Fouraki 21, Hannah Robb 10, Hansine Marshall 7; Archers – Cristina Bigica 21, Robyn Lewis 11, Mara Marchizotti 9)