Lightning rarely strikes twice. But on a night when Newcastle needed another win at the Eagles Community Arena to stay within touching distance of second-placed Leicester Riders, a thunderous start laid the foundation for an invaluable victory. Overtime was required to separate these teams three weeks ago but there was no repeat of that remarkably…
Today is International Women’s Day 2019 and in this first year with our own Women’s British Basketball League team we wanted to mark the day by celebrating them and their achievements to date in this inaugural season as Eagles. After 21 games of WBBL action and a total of nine wins, with six in the…
Esh Group Eagles Newcastle go in to this Friday’s BBL Championship home clash against Glasgow Rocks buoyed by last weekend’s fine 95 – 89 victory over Bristol Flyers. The Eagles fine all-round team performance was highlighted by no fewer than six players scoring in double figures. One of those was rookie shooting guard Kyle Williams…
Throughout a campaign punctuated by frustrating inconsistency it’s taken one of Newcastle’s least heralded summer signings some time to emerge from the shadow of his veteran namesakes. Perhaps this was the night that the ‘third Williams’ finally made his name. Seventeen points in just 16 minutes – a busy shift bursting with enthusiasm – proved…
Kara Bonenberger hailed her team-mates’ composure under pressure as Newcastle Eagles WBBL withstood a late fightback to claim a 76-67 win against Nottingham Wildcats. The American forward notched another trademark double double as the hosts underpinned their credentials as serious top four challengers. But Bonenberger was quick to praise captain fantastic Giulia Simioni as the…
It’s back-to-back appearances in the BBL’s pick of the players for Defoe after leading us to a tough overtime win at home to Glasgow last week. An impressive performance at home which secured Darius a place in last week’s All-Star Five was topped on Friday night when he tallied 26 points, including 12 of 13…
Despite a herculean effort on the road in Manchester against the odds, Esh Group Eagles Newcastle came up just short as they dropped a game they had desperately wanted to win. That it came down to the final play will hurt Newcastle all the more after they ran out of steam late on in the…
Back to back wins. Another sell-out crowd. Fabulous Flournoy back in black and white. And overtime drama to boot. Now it feels like home. Finally. Newcastle’s thrilling win against a battling Glasgow Rocks suggested the Eagles Community Arena can become a fortress. It can lay the foundation for future success. And it can help the…
Newcastle Eagles managed to overcome an early first quarter 20-8 deficit to win their first game in their new stadium, defeating a combative Manchester Giants side 93-85. Sitting in third place in the BBL table, Newcastle came into the contest on the back of a fantastic 103-92 win over Worcester Wolves. In front of a…
