The gulf in class between the WBBL’s leading teams and the chasing pack was brutally exposed in Sheffield last night as the homecourt Hatters cruised to a 20-point win against Newcastle Eagles. The visitors, missing head coach Chris Bunten and GB 3×3 star Abby Lowe, endured a slow start and a nightmare finish as Vanessa…
Brilliant Newcastle Eagles booked their place in the 2022 WBBL Cup final on the back of a battling performance against Leicester Riders. Chris Bunten’s new-look roster will face star-studded London Lions at the Utilita Arena in Birmingham on January 30. And a repeat of May’s WBBL Play-Off final — live on Sky Sports — presents the Eagles…
London Lions gave Newcastle Eagles a lesson in total team basketball as the title favourites cruised to a sixth straight league win. One of the most talented rosters in WBBL history headed to the North East without Holly Winterburn, Leah McDerment and Valentina Klocker. But it mattered little as a team tipped to win this…
In-form Newcastle Eagles made it three wins on the bounce at Nottingham Wildcats last night to increase the pressure on the WBBL’s top four. Chris Bunten’s side warmed up for Saturday’s visit of unbeaten league leaders London Lions with a gutsy display in the East Midlands. And it was a masterclass in perimeter shooting from…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL finally broke their Vertu Motors Arena duck to win in front of their own fans for the first time this season. A second successive victory lifts Chris Bunten’s fast-improving team into mid-table ahead of this month’s international break. But a game of two halves saw Jekyll and Hyde Newcastle struggle for the…
Chris Bunten hailed a ‘good job well done’ as Newcastle snapped a four-game losing streak to win the second of this season’s North East derbies in style. Despite a strong start and a late rally, Durham Palatinates had no answer to a dynamic display from the energetic Eagles. And Bunten believes a vital victory can…
The slow start that has plagued the Newcastle Eagles men’s team in the BBL seems to have infected the WBBL team as they dropped a home game to Riders they really should have won. Leading 28 – 16 after a hotly contested first half they fell apart in the second half as Leicester completely turned the game around….
Chris Bunten has called for collective commitment and greater consistency as Newcastle’s winless start to the league season stretched to a third game. Champions Sevenoaks were back to their ruthless best just five months after the Eagles eclipsed the Suns in a dramatic playoff semi-final. And while Bunten praised a breakout performance from close-season signing…
Newcastle Eagles’ injury curse struck again as the nervy visitors lost a second league game on the bounce. Caledonia Pride avenged last month’s 84-50 drubbing by Chris Bunten’s side on the back of big double doubles from Maud Ranger and Sian Phillips. But Newcastle might have mustered a stronger finish had both Ebony Horton and…
