Zoe Willis promises Newcastle’s stand-in point guards are working night and day to try and plug the gap vacated by an obvious playmaker. And the summer recruit insists a roster lacking obvious balance is finally getting to grips with a new approach to top-flight hoops. Willis has emerged as one of several frontline stars asked…
Newcastle Eagles and Mott MacDonald have drawn up big plans that sees the global engineering, management and development consultancy take over the WBBL team’s back of kit sponsorship. Visiting the Vertu Motors Arena last week ahead of the WBBL team’s home tip-off on Saturday, Phil Redman, Mott MacDonald’s Newcastle Area Director said: “We’re delighted to provide…
There were precious few fireworks going off last night at the Vertu Motors Arena as the Eagles of Newcastle took to the court against the Rebels of Essex. Instead both defences dominated the game taking the power out of the offensive kegs. What it meant was that we were treated to a hard-nosed war of…
Straight after our Eagles got their win over the Plymouth City Patriots, The BBL Show filmed their latest episode on the Vertu Motors Arena court. It was the Eagles edition of the popular podcast, recently rebooted as a YouTube show, hosted by its founding presenters and former BBL players Drew Lasker and Jay Marriott. Lasker’s…
Don’t miss a very special girls only coaching clinic led by our WBBL players ahead of their game this Saturday! GIRLS ONLY PRE-GAME CLINIC 5:30PM – 6:30PM JUST £10 PER PLAYER INCLUDES TICKET FOR THE WBBL GAME WORTH £7 EAGLES WBBL VS ESSEX REBELS TIP-OFF 7:30PM Book clinic places and additional tickets on the box office as follows: Select…
It would be interesting to be a fly on the wall when Newcastle Eagles Head Coach Noelia Cacheiro analyses her side’s performance in Sheffield. Not quite a game of two halves but certainly a game of two parts. The Eagles stormed out of the blocks early on in the game catching Sheffield cold. They also…
It has been a very fragmented start to the 2022/23 season for the Newcastle Eagles Ladies team. Injuries and unavailability of players meant Noelia Cacheiro’s team has only played three WBBL fixtures so far this campaign. Indeed, they even had to forfeit a BBL Cup game against Essex Rebels as they could not field a…
Eagles WBBL head coach Noelia Cacheiro is pleased to confirm the signing of Maggie Justinak to her side. Cacheiro’s roster has suffered a number of early season injuries, so the American guard’s addition to the ranks will inject some much-needed energy going into a tough away tie in Sheffield tomorrow. Justinak graduated from the the…
Noelia Cacheiro revealed Newcastle Eagles found themselves in a painful Catch 22 situation prior to the last gasp postponement of today’s WBBL Cup tie in Essex. A mounting injury list, fresh knocks to key players and visa issues relating to new recruits created the perfect storm ahead of a keenly anticipated clash. And after speaking…
