This week’s WBBL All-Star Five is led by two Eagles whose performances helped our Eagles soar to the Saturday night ‘W’ against Manchester Met Mystics. Katie Nolan and Antoinette Lewis both posted double-doubles as the team took a 14 point victory over the visitors. Our Eagles made it back-to-back home wins beating Manchester Met Mystics…
Newcastle Eagles travelled to the Ellesmere Port Sporting Village yesterday to take on a tough Cheshire Phoenix side that were in the top four of the BBL table. Phoenix had only lost twice on the home court this season so it was always going to be a tough ask for Head Coach Marc Steutel’s men….
Noelia Cacheiro heaped praise on her energetic bench after a strong start and explosive finish bookended Newcastle’s second win on the bounce. The in-form Eagles head into a two-week break sitting pretty in sixth place in the WBBL. And the women in black proved their playoff pedigree after overcoming a nervy period either side of…
Newcastle Eagles travel across the country to the North West today to take on the BBL’s fourth-ranked team Cheshire Phoenix today. They will travel in good heart and with confidence high after a superb Friday night win at home against Sheffield Sharks. The Eagles produced a stunning final quarter performance against the Sharks taking the…
Newcastle Eagles will go into tonight’s WBBL Championship clash hoping it’s not going to be an after the Lord Mayor’s Show occasion as Manchester Mystics come to town hoping to cast a spell over the home side. A week ago third-placed Sheffield Hatters came into the Vertu Motors Arena boasting an impressive 7 – 2…
It would be easy to say this was a game all about the final quarter and the magnificent performance the Newcastle Eagles produced in the last ten minutes of a pulsating basketball game. But, the three quarters that went before had a lot to do with the platform set for that final huge effort from…
Newcastle Eagles return to the court tonight for the first time in almost two weeks as they take on closest BBL rivals Sheffield Sharks. The Eagles have lost both league games against the Sharks this season and can ill-afford another loss tonight. The Vertu Motors Arena will again be packed for a ‘must-win’ game for…
Marc Steutel has described Newcastle’s Friday night showdown with Sheffield Sharks as a ‘must-win’ game as the Eagles bid to crash the playoff party. Great Britain’s acting head coach insists his reshaped roster can handle the pressure after a productive spell on the practice court. And Steutel is refusing to downplay the significance of a…
Antoinette Lewis’ huge MVP performance against Sheffield Hatters on Saturday night has landed her in the Week 16 WBBL All-Star Five. Our Eagles recorded a first WBBL Championship win of 2023 and gained some daylight in the tightly contested race for the WBBL Play-Off places with an impressive victory over the top four contenders Hatters….
