A double double on debut from Katie Nolan couldn’t save Newcastle Eagles from a sobering defeat at the hands of Caledonia Gladiators. The ambitious Scottish franchise dominated from start to finish as the depleted visitors struggled to find any semblance of rhythm. And although Nolan emerged with 15 points and 14 rebounds, the battling US…
Noelia Cacheiro heads into next weekend’s league opener confident that a team growing on and off the court can make some serious noise in the WBBL this season. Newcastle Eagles face Caledonia Gladiators on Friday sweating on the fitness of star duo Chloe Gaynor and Courtney Clasen. And the club is working around the…
An incident-packed season punctuated by illness, injury and off-court instability finally caught up with short-handed Newcastle Eagles in St Albans. Second-bottom Oaklands Wolves set the seal on a frustrating campaign for the women in black with a commanding 84-47 homecourt win. But Newcastle can finally draw a line under a difficult year as head coach…
It always looked like mission impossible for short-handed Newcastle as a five-strong Eagles roster headed to the Welsh capital last night. So it proved for Noelia Cacheiro’s side as Cardiff Met Archers claimed a predictable 83-62 win in the final week of the WBBL’s regular season. But not for the first time since the turn…
Not the same score-line but an almost identical performance from the Newcastle Eagles Ladies saw them slip to their second home defeat in two and officially drop out of the end-of-season play-off race. The team still have to travel to Cardiff and Oaklands to complete their season. They will no doubt try to go out…
If character alone won you honours and games then this gutsy Newcastle side would have comfortably qualified for the end of season playoffs. Unfortunately, it doesn’t its points that count at the end of forty minutes and Newcastle couldn’t produce enough to take the victory their play-off hopes needed. A catalogue of misfortune and injuries…
A fantastic final quarter comeback wasn’t enough to prevent Newcastle Eagles from slipping to a second defeat in three days. But another feisty display against top four opposition will fill Noelia Cacheiro’s fast-improving side with confidence heading into another must-win homecourt double header. Leicester Riders wrapped up a 10-point win but not before gutsy Newcastle…
Beaten but unbowed Newcastle Eagles head to Leicester Riders tomorrow buoyed by a battling performance against high-fliers Sevenoaks Suns. Noelia Cacheiro’s side ripped up the form book with a brilliant first half display underpinned by stifling defence and some fabulous finishing. But Suns’ experience and strength in depth made all the difference as the archetypal…
Newcastle Eagles destroyed derby rivals Durham Palatinates to complete a perfect weekend and keep their playoff hopes alive. Heading into a high-pressure homecourt double-header, nothing less than back-to-back wins were required to keep Noelia Cacheiro’s side on course for a top eight finish. And after dispatching Gloucester City Queens on Saturday, a resurgent Newcastle finished…
