Newcastle Eagles won’t stop growing until the end of the season as the WBBL’s rising force set their sights on double silverware down the stretch. That’s the confident claim of head coach Noelia Cacheiro ahead of tonight’s [Saturday] winner-takes-all WBBL Trophy semi-final against league leaders Leicester Riders. The women in black have won eight of…
A lot of water has flowed under the (Tyne) bridge since the opening day defeat for Newcastle Eagles WBBL side at Caledonia Gladiators. most of it eventually in the right direction, so will tonight’s return fixture go the way Newcastle want it too? Time will tell but there’s no doubting that despite the blip last…
Noelia Cacheiro is confident Newcastle can kiss goodbye to old foes Nottingham in the race to finish inside this season’s top six. The Spanish play-caller has challenged her roster to complete a statement clean sweep against the homecourt Wildcats tonight. And Cacheiro is determined to follow up last night’s nailbiting 68-67 WBBL Trophy win at…
Noelia Cacheiro will continue to rule by committee after encouraging a new era of communication within a club in the ascendancy. And Newcastle Eagles’ forward-thinking coach insists the decision to nurture mutual trust is paying dividends for a team chasing success on multiple fronts. Ahead of a potentially season-defining weekend, the women in black are…
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…
It was a bad night at the office for the Newcastle Eagles WBBL side last Saturday night as minus four senior players they had to take on the domestically unbeaten London Lions. It was therefore no real surprise at anyone when Lions took the win but perhaps the margin of victory was. A score line…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL can go even bigger and better with a new record-breaking bid after it was revealed The Big One is back for 2023! That’s the verdict of head coach Noelia Cacheiro as women’s basketball prepares to take centre stage again next month. More than 1,120 supporters packed the Vertu Motors Arena to register…
It has been a very fragmented start to the 2022/23 season for the Newcastle Eagles Ladies team. Injuries and unavailability of players meant Noelia Cacheiro’s team has only played three WBBL fixtures so far this campaign. Indeed, they even had to forfeit a BBL Cup game against Essex Rebels as they could not field a…
Eagles WBBL head coach Noelia Cacheiro is pleased to confirm the signing of Maggie Justinak to her side. Cacheiro’s roster has suffered a number of early season injuries, so the American guard’s addition to the ranks will inject some much-needed energy going into a tough away tie in Sheffield tomorrow. Justinak graduated from the the…
