A defeat on the day but overall a victory as the Newcastle Eagles WBBL made it by the skin of their teeth into post-season play. They do so because the three teams chasing the final two play-off places all finished with identical 9 wins and 13 losses. Cardiff Met Archers, Durham Palatinates and The Eagles…
Newcastle Eagles completed one of the most remarkable comebacks in British Basketball League history to book their place in the 2023 playoffs. Seemingly down and out for most of the season, Marc Steutel’s do-or-die warriors left it late to join the post-season party. But a 90-68 win at Plymouth City Patriots saw the UK’s most…
The Newcastle Eagles WBBL fate will go to the last game of the season despite a heroic road win at Cardiff last night. Needing to win by ten points to confirm their play-off place Head Coach Noelia Cacherio’s came up agonisingly short. An eight-point victory for Newcastle bizarrely means it was a better result for The…
Whisper it quietly, The Newcastle Eagles are still alive in the Play-Off race. A week ago, it seemed unlikely as three wins from four games was the least they needed. A week on and they could head to Plymouth on Sunday with a chance to snatch the eighth and final play-off place of the Patriots…
A desperately disappointing weekend has seen Newcastle Eagles WBBL side drop out of the play-off positions with only two games of the regular season to go. A loss at home in the Vertu Motors Arena to Cardiff on Saturday night was compounded by a road loss in the derby clash at Durham. Even worse for…
Newcastle Eagles have Cheshire Phoenix to thank for keeping their season alive following a chastening defeat at BBL champions London Lions. Marc Steutel’s men remain four points adrift of eighth-placed Plymouth City Patriots after crashing to a heavy loss at the Copper Box Arena. But Cheshire’s comfortable win at the Patriots keeps the race for…
The Newcastle Eagles WBBL side go into this afternoon’s crucial derby game against Durham Palatatines needing to bounce back from a disappointing home loss against a well-drilled and organised Cardiff side. The defeat could be very damaging to Newcastle who had looked comfortable in the play-off positions and indeed were hopeful that they could attain…
Newcastle Eagles live to fight another day after a monster fourth quarter saw off border rivals Caledonia Gladiators at a rocking Vertu Motors Arena. The hosts outscored the 2023 BBL Trophy winners 32-14 during a punishing final period as Ben Mockford lit up from beyond the arc. But it was red-hot Justin Gordon who grabbed…
There is one simple question. After another double-losing weekend, is Newcastle Eagles BBL play-off hopes finally over? Yesterday’s loss on the road at Leicester may well have put the final nail in Newcastle’s coffin. Statistically and mathematically it still is not confirmed but with only four games left to play and now three games behind…
