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…
The Newcastle Eagles still outside the play-off positions as the BBL Season goes deep into February have another tough weekend on the road. They go to Plymouth to take on The Patriots on Sunday afternoon but before that have a date in Bristol tonight. The old adage of taking it one game at a time comes…
Newcastle Eagles travel across the country to the North West today to take on the BBL’s fourth-ranked team Cheshire Phoenix today. They will travel in good heart and with confidence high after a superb Friday night win at home against Sheffield Sharks. The Eagles produced a stunning final quarter performance against the Sharks taking the…
Newcastle Eagles will go into tonight’s WBBL Championship clash hoping it’s not going to be an after the Lord Mayor’s Show occasion as Manchester Mystics come to town hoping to cast a spell over the home side. A week ago third-placed Sheffield Hatters came into the Vertu Motors Arena boasting an impressive 7 – 2…
Newcastle Eagles return to the court tonight for the first time in almost two weeks as they take on closest BBL rivals Sheffield Sharks. The Eagles have lost both league games against the Sharks this season and can ill-afford another loss tonight. The Vertu Motors Arena will again be packed for a ‘must-win’ game for…
Bullish Rachael Bland insists Newcastle Eagles boast the talent and experience to send northern rivals Sheffield Hatters packing tonight. The experienced guard promised lessons have been learnt from sobering back-to-back losses against title-chasing Leicester Riders and London Lions. And Bland expects the Abby Lowe factor to give Newcastle a fresh injection of power, pace and…
Abby Lowe insists Newcastle have nothing to lose as the Eagles bid to become the first British side to defeat London Lions this season. The returning favourite rejoined the women in black this week determined to play her part in a fresh playoff push. But Lowe admits nobody expects Newcastle to put a dent in…
Newcastle Eagles go into The Big One tonight against a strong Leicester Riders on a three-match winning run. The sold-out top-flight women’s basketball tip-off is set to see the club break the league attendance record once again this evening after 1,122 turned out to the first Big One just under a year ago. Our Eagles’…
The WBBL returns to the court this weekend in spectacular style with a unique and inventive event that promises a cracking weekend of women’s basketball, writes Jeff King 16 elite teams across the UK will make their way to University of Essex, Colchester, to compete in the WBBL Trophy First Round hoping of making it…
