Chris Bunten is braced for a battle of power versus pace as the WBBL’s playoff picture becomes clearer this weekend. With just two weeks of regular season action remaining, Newcastle Eagles are guaranteed a top eight finish. But Bunten is focused on securing sixth spot – and a possible quarter-final match-up with Sheffield Hatters –…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle go in to tonight’s BBL Championship looking to bounce back from defeat at Champions-elect London last Saturday against Sheffield Sharks at The Eagles Community Arena. A win would lock them in to a top-four finish and mean they can finish no lower than third. Their on-court general Rahmon Fletcher is well…
Down by 18 points in the first half, BBL Player of the Month Victor Moses having limped out of the action late in the first quarter and his front-court partner Darius Defoe far from fully fit having missed training all week, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle needed some inspiration. It came with the introduction of Player-Coach…
Keziah Lewis is confident Newcastle Eagles can unlock their potential in time to plot the perfect playoff push. Chris Bunten’s side had been tipped to make a big noise in the WBBL following the club’s close-season switch from Northumbria University. But key injuries and inconsistent form has left the team fighting for its top eight…
After a superb month when they won six out of seven BBL Championship games, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle have marched in to second place in the league table and consolidated their play-off position. Tonight, they begin the last full month of the regular season by hosting Manchester Giants in yet another crucial game. The Eagles…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle face a tough road trip this weekend with back to back games in Worcester tonight where they take on the Wolves and then tomorrow when they head to Crystal Palace to take on the London City Royals. Both are venues the Eagles have visited already this season with contrasting fortunes. Back…
It was a great start to another tough and vital weekend for Esh Group Eagles on Friday night when they shot down the Bristol Flyers 82 – 64 in the Eagles Community Arena to maintain their top four BBL Championship challenge. Today the Eagles take the trip across country to the North West to take…
Captain fantastic Giulia Simioni insists Newcastle Eagles WBBL are peaking at the perfect time ahead of a full-on playoff assault. The Swiss star is the reigning Molten WBBL Player of the Month after racking up an average of 11 assists and 13 points per game in February. But Simioni’s form will be tested to the…
Another tough weekend lies ahead for Esh Group Eagles Newcastle in their push for a play-off place. Tonight, at home in The Eagles Community Arena they face Bristol Flyers before heading down to Ellesmere Port on Sunday to take on the Cheshire Phoenix. Head Coach Fab Flournoy is very much aware of the task ahead…
