Newcastle Eagles WBBL suffered a second loss in four days after failing to contain an in-form Caledonia Pride north of the border. Chris Bunten’s side were beaten 78-64 by the confident hosts in the first of four WBBL Trophy group games. And Newcastle travel to Durham next Saturday, in the same competition, seeking to arrest…
A third quarter no-show sowed the seeds for a shock defeat as Newcastle ceded the local bragging rights to a ruthless Durham Palatinates. The visitors arrived on Tyneside second-bottom of the WBBL and with just three league wins to their name. But Lee Davie’s side won a decisive third quarter 27-9 and resisted a late…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL surrendered their unbeaten start to 2019 as an experienced Sheffield Hatters put a century of points past Chris Bunten’s side. Taking the win in the Steel City was always going to be a tough ask in the absence of key trio Rachael Bland, Adoniah Lewis and Gerda Morkunaite. And the hosts won…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL signed off in style as the club waved goodbye to Sport Central with a hard-fought win against Caledonia Pride. Chris Bunten’s top six challengers overcame an unconvincing first half to claim successive victories for the first time this season. And on the back of yet another Kara Bonenberger double double – the…
Fatigue finally caught up with an injury-hit Newcastle Eagles as Chris Bunten’s side was given a lesson in WBBL basketball by title challengers Leicester Riders. The hosts ran out 97-57 winners to maintain their position at the top of the championship table. And head coach Bunten cut a frustrated figure as the Eagles failed to…
It was a weekend to forget for Newcastle Eagles WBBL’s after they were handed a quarter-final WBBL cup loss to a strong Sevenoaks Suns side at Sport Central. While play caller Chris Bunten’s side managed to keep the score close, even leading at half time – they were ultimately unable to overcome a dominant third…
Newcastle Eagles got their WBBL campaign back underway this afternoon with a win over Oakland Wolves. Heading into the contest, Oakland were searching for their first win of the WBBL regular season, having lost their previous five league games with their only win this season coming in the WBBL cup. Newcastle meanwhile were without the…
Georgia Ohrdorf came off the bench to grab an impressive double double and lead Newcastle Eagles into the second round of the WBBL Cup. The Aussie rookie bagged 15 points and 10 rebounds in just 16 minutes with an all-action display at both ends of the court. And Ohrdorf somehow found the time to serve…
A bruising battle between two of the WBBL’s northern heavyweights became a stifling war of attrition as Sheffield Hatters squeaked a 78-73 win against Newcastle Eagles. Great Britain international Steph Gandy led the hosts with 21 points while Kara Bonenberger bagged a colossal double double of 18 points and 16 rebounds. But it was Ali…
