As expected the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles match-up on the road at Oaklands College against the all-powerful, all-conquering London Lions proved to be a very tough task. After losing the first quarter by 31 – 11 Matt Newby’s side were always on the back foot and struggling to get into the game and cope with…
The Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles face their toughest Women’s Basketball League regular season task on Sunday evening with a trip to Oaklands University to take on the all-conquering London Lions. Whilst nothing in sport is a guarantee it would be a result of seismic proportions should Matt Newby’s team come back to Tyneside with a…
It was a disappointing weekend for the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles in The British Basketball League. Two defeats against the top two sides in the country on current form has set Newcastle back a little in their play-off push. Head Coach Marc Steutel had previously given his thoughts on Friday night’s home loss in the Vertu…
The Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles women without a game in four weeks ultimately ran out of steam and game legs in the final stretch against Essex Rebels as they returned to the court in the Women’s British Basketball League on Saturday night. The Eagles had not played since they lost in the first round of…
Ultimately a basketball game is played over four quarters and forty minutes and not decided until the final buzzer. But somewhere within those times and periods there are decisive moments. For The Eagles that came early in this game. Cheshire this season have been almost everyone’s surprise package. Few would have tipped them to be…
Perhaps the worry going into this match for the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles was their lack of game time balanced against the fresh Essex Rebels who have played all of January. The Rebels run in the Women’s British Basketball League Trophy had taken them all the way to the final which they lost against the…
It’s been four weeks since the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles took to the court when they lost 79 – 74 to Nottingham Wildcats in the first round of the Betty Cordona Trophy at home. That was a disappointing loss for Matt Newby’s team as it has meant no game time to wipe that result from…
The Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles held off a determined Keila Coolbet final quarter comeback to take a magnificent and hugely important road win in their European North Basketball League Group game, writes Jeff King. For much of the game the Eagles with Rickey McGill in imperious form and veteran Captain Darius Defoe leading from the…
The severely depleted Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles produced a magnificent road victory at Bristol on Friday night to give themselves a real chance of qualifying for the semi-finals of the Trophy competition. Those semi-finals will be held in Birmingham National Indoor Arena on Saturday 27th January with the Final taking place the next day. The…
