With 36 seconds left of the third quarter Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles guard/forward Zoe Willis made a two-point turnaround jump shot to give her side their biggest lead of the night at 60 – 41. Eight minutes and 47 seconds later with 1:49 left to play in the final quarter, Joice Leavold’s two-point jump shot…
Jordan Johnson’s determination down the stretch handed Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles an invaluable European lifeline. The relentless US guard — who shared the MVP honours with Skyler Bowlin — scored the hosts’ last nine points of the game as he kept driving to the line at the death. And Johnson’s Herculean effort means it’s all…
On the face of it this was another disappointing defeat for the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles. However, there were lots of positives to take from the final performance and lots of lessons to learn. Perhaps the biggest lessons are that when they are concentrated and determined this Eagles side can play with the best of…
After a disappointing night less than 24 hours earlier when they lost to Leicester Riders on their home court the Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles were on the road to Nottingham for another Women’s British Basketball League clash. They faced a Wildcats side that had an identical record on 3 wins and 8 loses but a…
The Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles will look back on Saturday night’s home defeat against Leicester Riders, scratch their heads and wonder quite how they came out of it on the back of a 20-point loss. At times Newcastle without doubt played some of their best defensive basketball of the season and until deep in the…
Marc Steutel has paid tribute to the bravery and leadership of red hot Rickey McGill after the gung-ho guard put his body on the line at Plymouth. The Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles star went to the bonus stripe 16 times as the visitors closed out a tough game down the stretch against the struggling Patriots….
The Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles made it four wins in a week with a superb hard-fought road win in Plymouth on Friday night. Marc Steutel’s high-flying soaring Eagles swooping in for the kill in a tight encounter with an excellent last quarter finish. For thirty pulsating fiercely contested minutes through the first three quarters there’s…
Comeback king Will Neighbour set his sights on downing former club Plymouth City Patriots before insisting he’s only just getting started. Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles face their longest trip of the season just 72 hours after completing another famous European win. But head coach Marc Steutel was buoyed by the seemingly seamless return to action…
Seriös Group Newcastle Eagles are delighted to announce the arrival of USA forward Jada Dapaa to reinforce their roster for the rest of the Women’s British Basketball season. Dapaa is a rookie professional who started this season in the Ireland Super-League with The Address UCC Glanmire but the 5’ 11” forward will now be plying…
