After last week’s home defeat at the hands of Leicester Riders, Coach Ian MacLeod had discussed the need for more defensive intensity and aggression from his team. Perhaps that message was taken a little bit too much to heart by his players. In what was not only a disappointing loss but also a slightly surprising one…
Chris Bunten paid tribute to his beaten but unbowed Newcastle Eagles as the club’s thrilling three-game winning run came to a frustrating end in Surrey. Unbeaten Sevenoaks Suns maintained their WBBL hoodoo over the Tynesiders as Len Busch’s side edged an eye-catching clash down the stretch. But Bunten was delighted with the attitude and approach…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL celebrated their first fixture at the newly-named Vertu Motors Arena in style after accelerating to a third big win on the bounce. Chris Bunten’s side raced clear of Caledonia Pride in the final 15 minutes to move joint-fifth in the Championship table. And a team transformed heads to old foes Sevenoaks Suns…
Newcastle Eagles’ title hopes lie in tatters following a sobering loss at the hands of a Leicester Riders side with one hand on this season’s Championship trophy. A sixth defeat in nine games surely leaves Ian MacLeod’s men playing for little more than home advantage in the post-season. But it will take some serious soul-searching…
The Newcastle Eagles got back to winning ways last night in Manchester as they felled the Giants in fine style to maintain their Championship challenge, writes Jeff King. It was one of those performances from Newcastle where they just got better and better as the minutes ticked on. Still without Justin Gordon through injury the…
Resurgent Newcastle Eagles bagged back-to-back wins for the first time this season with a spectacular victory against fourth-placed Nottingham Wildcats. Red hot skipper Ali Gorrell scorched the opposition with another dynamic double double of 27 points and 11 rebounds. And Newcastle’s peerless co-captain was backed up by Abby Lowe as the breakout star of the…
Paul James has chalked up a few comfortable wins in his time as a head coach in the BBL. But few victories will have been quite so easy as this impressive triumph against a Newcastle Eagles side that faded badly after the break. James arrived at the Eagles Community Arena just days after passing the…
No-nonsense Newcastle Eagles kept alive their WBBL playoff dream with a magnificent win against shellshocked Cardiff Met Archers. The visitors snapped a five-game losing streak to stun the hosts and move back into the Championship’s top eight. Maddy McVicar’s double double of 14 points and 11 rebounds marked the US rookie’s long-awaited return to top…
The defining image of Newcastle’s hugely disappointing defeat in London on Monday night was of three proud professionals coolly dissecting the painful post-match detail. With the final buzzer still ringing in their ears, Rahmon Fletcher, Cortez Edwards and Darius Defoe pulled up three chairs and calmly talked it over. It had the look of a…
