On Thursday night the Newcastle Eagles will attempt to create a new top-flight women’s championship attendance record at the Vertu Arena when they take on Manchester Basketball in a game dubbed ‘The Big One!’ The Eagles franchise looking to have a crowd in excess of 1,500 for the first time as they play on the…
Newcastle Eagles Women are up against Manchester Basketball on Thursday 2 April in the Vertu Arena for ‘The Big One’, the team’s annual fixture to get the biggest attendance of the season. Basketball fans are in for a real treat with the stakes high and the two opponents close in the league. In an interview,…
Head Coach Marc Stuetel was as honest as ever after his side slid to a 120-93 loss at home to Manchester Basketball on Friday night in the Vertu Arena. The Eagles had been in the game for all of the first half but a powerful display in the second half by Manchester handed them a…
For the third time this season the Eagles went up against Manchester in the SLB Championship and for the third time not only did they lose they conceded over 100 points again. Manchester showing on a tough night for Newcastle, in front of a sold-out home crowd, just how strong of a side they are….
The old adage of a ‘win is a win’ was probably never truer than on Friday night in the Vertu Arena. After three quarters the Newcastle Eagles looked to be cruising to a big victory over the Leicester Riders. But a very nervy uncharacteristic final ten minutes almost cost them a vital win. Coaches analyse…
Newcastle Eagles run of successive SLB Championship wins ended at four after a heavy 98-71 loss to league leaders London Lions on the road in The Copper Box on Sunday afternoon. Perhaps despite Eagles having played some great basketball lately not a surprising loss. The margin of victory and in particular the first half of…
Newcastle Eagles made it four successive SLB Championship wins in the Vertu Arena on Friday night. Their 104-80 victory being the latest in a string of fine team performances which have seen them taste victory by double-digit margins on all four occasions. Head Coach Marc Steutel’s team have really gelled over the last few weeks…
Here come the Eagles! A fabulous performance on the road down at Bristol gave them a third successive win in the SLB Championship and made for a superb double-winning weekend. Newcastle’s aggressive zone defence the key to their victory. That defence forced 18 turnovers from which they garnered 23 points as Head Coach Marc Steutel’s…
The bad luck that just seems to not want to go away once again dogged the Newcastle Eagles again on Saturday night in Essex. The Rebels taking a revenge win 92-79 from their opening night SLB Championship loss in Newcastle back in November last year. That luck? Well, Head Coach Chloe Gaynor was delighted to…
