A record-breaking afternoon and a game for the ages in the SLB Women’s Championship. No-one that was there is going to forget this contest in a hurry that’s for sure. Sheffield and Newcastle served up what, at least offensively, must have been one of the best games in top-flight women’s basketball. The aggregate points tally…
Head Coach Chloe Gaynor knows her players face a tough test in Sheffield this afternoon against one of only two team above them in the standings. The Hatters actually being the only side Newcastle haven’t beaten this season. But they go into the game full of confidence. Confidence born of a superb display last week…
A heart-breaking result for the Eagles after a heroic effort on the road in Sheffield saw them fall just short of causing a Cup upset. The 94 – 90 defeat was in some respects one of their finest performances of the season as they took a highly rated Hatters side all the way to the…
Newcastle Eagles have a huge game down in the Canon Medical Arena Sheffield. They take on the hometown Hatters in the Super League Basketball Cup Semi-Final for the right to take on Oaklands Wolves in The Final. Newcastle under Chloe Gaynor qualified for this stage due to their excellent League form before Christmas and the…
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Newcastle Eagles women’s excellent 81-75 win over Durham Palatinates las weekend perhaps didn’t garner the full appreciation and respect it deserved. No-one doubted that Head Coach Chloe Gaynor’s side deserved the win but it was against more adversity than perhaps was realised. Kendall Currence who has been a consistent supporting third scorer to the one-two…
Our Eagles Women’s SLB Cup Semi-Final away at Sheffield Hatters has been rearranged to the new date of Friday 21 February at 7:30pm. Tickets for fans to sit behind the team bench at Sheffield’s Canon Medical Arena are available from the box office. Anyone who has already purchased a ticket for the original date and…
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There’s a temptation to roll out the cliches after a result and performance where Newcastle lost at home by 36 points. After 4 successive wins ‘the honeymoon period’s over’, ‘you learn more about your team in defeat than in victory’ being two. Truth is the Eagles were overpowered by a very good Sheffield side that…
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The biggest test of Head Coach Chloe Gaynor’s fledgling career so far. That’s what the high-flying B. Braun Sheffield Hatters bring to the Vertu Motors Arena tonight. An excellent 5 wins 1 loss record and that loss only to the unbeaten Oakland Wolves. It’s going to be a huge challenge for Gaynor’s Newcastle Eagles but…
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Chloe Gaynor’s Newcastle Eagles made if four wins from four under her stewardship with a superb defensive display that set-up a very convincing road win down in Cardiff on Saturday afternoon. The Eagles improving their League record to 4 wins and a single loss as they continue their great run. Victory for the Eagles not…
