WBBL Championship

Newcastle Eagles 86-58 Caledonia Pride (26-21, 46-44, 65-53, 86-58)

(Eagles – Gorrell 30, Lowe 17, McVicar 15; Pride – Harvey 20, Ranger 20, Tweedi 10)

The Newcastle Eagles claimed their fifth win of the season as they beat the Caledonia Pride thanks to another phenomenal display by Alison Gorrell.

Gorrell, the Eagles captain dropped 30 points, as well as providing nine assists, seven rebounds and three steals.

Abigail Lowe added some great help for Newcastle, with 17 points, five rebounds and five assists, as the Eagles provided 30 assists all game, compared to just 13 for the Pride.

Maddy McVicar also continued her great season, as she put up 15 points, four rebounds, six assists and three steals.

The game was close come the end of the half, with the Eagles edging it by just two points, with Gorrell and Lowe having 16 and 15 respectively through 20 minutes.

It was the third quarter where the hosts were able to create a gap, as they won the quarter by ten points to jump out into a double digit lead that they continued to stretch throughout the final quarter.

For the Pride, both Maud Ranger and Rose Harvey dropped 20 points, and Elise Tweedi came off the bench to put up ten points and five rebounds.

It was a difficult second half to the game for the Pride, as they managed only 14 points in the final two quarters, and that is something they will look to rectify before next weekend’s game at home to the Nottingham Wildcats.