A lot of water has flowed under the (Tyne) bridge since the opening day defeat for Newcastle Eagles WBBL side at Caledonia Gladiators. most of it eventually in the right direction, so will tonight’s return fixture go the way Newcastle want it too? Time will tell but there’s no doubting that despite the blip last…
This afternoon the league confirmed that our Eagles will play Leicester Riders in the 2023 Betty Cadona WBBL Trophy Semi-Final on Saturday 18 March. A nail-biting one point victory against Essex Rebels in the Quarter-Final nine days ago saw our women take their place in the penultimate stage of this year’s prestigious silverware competition. Riders…
It was a bitterly disappointing afternoon for the Newcastle Eagles as they slipped to defeat against a rejuvenated Rebels side yesterday. A result that in truth Newcastle had expected to reverse against an all-be-it-tough opponent. Going into the game Newcastle did hold all the aces. A win on the same court last weekend in the…
The Newcastle Eagles WBBL side return to the scene of their best result so far this season with the long trip to Essex Rebels for tonight’s crucial WBBL clash. Just one week ago the Eagles flew into the Rebels backyard and came away with a nail-biting 68 – 67 WBBL Trophy quarter-final victory to advance…
The WBBL returned from the international break in spectacular fashion as our Eagles secured their place in the Betty Codona WBBL Trophy semi-finals and picked up another WBBL Championship win against Nottingham Wildcats as they continue to climb the ladder. Those two wins secured our Katie Nolan a stating place in a hotly contested Week 18…
The Newcastle Eagles WBBL side continued their recent excellent form and significant improvement this weekend with a fabulous road trip that brought them two superb wins, After Saturday’s nail-biting 68 – 67 win over Essex Rebels that saw them through to the WBBL Trophy Semi-Final they stopped off in Nottingham on the way home and…
Noelia Cacheiro is confident Newcastle can kiss goodbye to old foes Nottingham in the race to finish inside this season’s top six. The Spanish play-caller has challenged her roster to complete a statement clean sweep against the homecourt Wildcats tonight. And Cacheiro is determined to follow up last night’s nailbiting 68-67 WBBL Trophy win at…
Ice queen Chloe Gaynor stayed cool under pressure to fire Newcastle into the semi-finals of this season’s WBBL Trophy. The Eagles centre showed nerves of steel as she converted a crucial mid-range jumper four seconds from time. And hosts Essex Rebels were left stunned after fighting back from a 20-point deficit only to lose a…
Maggie Justinak is the player making Newcastle tick as the Eagles approach a key stage of the season in increasingly confident mood. That’s the verdict of head coach Noelia Cacheiro as the women in black prepare for a pivotal weekend of hoops action. Newcastle face Essex in the WBBL Trophy quarter-finals this afternoon before heading…
