At the end of a pulsating 40 minutes of basketball only one thing really counted. The all-conquering London Lions came into the Vertu Arena for the first leg of the SLB playoff quarter-final and left with an 18-point lead to defend at Crystal Palace on Sunday night. It means the Lions already SLB Trophy, Cup…
Newcastle Eagles’ regular season came to a disappointing losing end down in the South West on Sunday afternoon. They went down to a 94-75 defeat against Bristol Flyers but there were mitigating circumstances. Marc Steutel’s men turned up to play without both Deion Hammond and Ray’Sean Taylor who were inactive on the roster for the…
In the end due to results elsewhere this was a meaningless game but only in terms of final League placings. On the court both teams certainly played with meaning and gave their all in the full forty minutes. A game where both teams were close for a lengthy period until the final quarter. Those ten…
After a third successive Friday night home loss in the Vertu Arena the Newcastle Eagles now know their final position in the SLB standings and who their quarter-final opponents will be. They will finish eighth in the table meaning they take on regular season Champions, the London Lions. That’s going to be a tough challenge…
Newcastle Eagles narrowly failed to close out a titanic tussle down at Oakland Wolves that would have cemented a top four finish for the regular season. Their 81-76 loss a great effort and one when the only time they didn’t really lead was crucially down the stretch. Head Coach Chloe Gaynor commented on the result…
For the second Friday in a row inside their own Vertu Arena, Newcastle Eagles failed to take advantage of a winning opportunity against a top four side in the SLB standings. Last weekend Manchester took a 3-point win and this Friday it was fierce rivals Sheffield Sharks taking the win. In losing a game they…
The Newcastle Eagles made the long journey south to Surrey Sports Park to take on the 89ers and will return home full of good heart and spirit after an excellent 103-94 victory. If Manchester have a curse over the Eagles, then the reverse is true of Eagles over the 89ers. This was the fourth and…
This was not a game for the purists. It was the sort of game that even Coaches dislike. But it was thrillingly exciting and one in which both sides showed great determination and character. The Eagles as they so often do somehow someway finding a way to come through to take the win. A vital…
A game that somehow slipped from the Eagles grasp after they had controlled almost 35 minutes of a close fought exciting top-class game of SLB basketball. Head Coach Marc Steutel, his staff, and players may well see this as a lost opportunity to gather momentum. After an excellent road win in Caledonia on Sunday this…
