Sometimes it takes more than just a team performance to get a win over the line in basketball. That was very evident on Friday night when a superstar performance from rookie professional Andrea Daley took Newcastle to a vital win in the Vertu Arena on Friday night. The Eagles took down Leicester Riders on Friday…
The old adage of a ‘win is a win’ was probably never truer than on Friday night in the Vertu Arena. After three quarters the Newcastle Eagles looked to be cruising to a big victory over the Leicester Riders. But a very nervy uncharacteristic final ten minutes almost cost them a vital win. Coaches analyse…
It’s a big night for Head Coach Chloe Gaynor and her this week in the Vertu Arena. A rare chance for them to play at home on a Friday night. With there being no men’s game this weekend, the Club are hoping that the Eagles loyal fanbase will get behind their women’s team in big…
Newcastle Eagles run of successive SLB Championship wins ended at four after a heavy 98-71 loss to league leaders London Lions on the road in The Copper Box on Sunday afternoon. Perhaps despite Eagles having played some great basketball lately not a surprising loss. The margin of victory and in particular the first half of…
Newcastle Eagles made it four successive SLB Championship wins with an excellent all-round team performance beating Caledonia Gladiators 104-80 in the Vertu Arena on Friday night. The Eagles had six players with double-digit scoring led by Maceo Jack and Ray’Sean Taylor. However, the MVP award on the night went to tough Aussie guard Mitch Clarke…
Newcastle Eagles made it four successive SLB Championship wins in the Vertu Arena on Friday night. Their 104-80 victory being the latest in a string of fine team performances which have seen them taste victory by double-digit margins on all four occasions. Head Coach Marc Steutel’s team have really gelled over the last few weeks…
Here come the Eagles! A fabulous performance on the road down at Bristol gave them a third successive win in the SLB Championship and made for a superb double-winning weekend. Newcastle’s aggressive zone defence the key to their victory. That defence forced 18 turnovers from which they garnered 23 points as Head Coach Marc Steutel’s…
The bad luck that just seems to not want to go away once again dogged the Newcastle Eagles again on Saturday night in Essex. The Rebels taking a revenge win 92-79 from their opening night SLB Championship loss in Newcastle back in November last year. That luck? Well, Head Coach Chloe Gaynor was delighted to…
Newcastle Eagles although under strength produced a great team performance to take down Cheshire Phoenix in the Vertu Arena on Friday night 108-97. Aussie guard Mitch Clarke who had 17 points in the game gave his reflections on the win. “It was a high paced high tempo game. Cheshire always like to get out and…
