Former Team Northumbria favourite Nicolette Fong Lyew Quee came back to haunt her former franchise as the Sheffield Hatters star lit up the Vertu Motors Arena. Newcastle head coach Noelia Cacheiro’s dream of a perfect home debut was shattered by one of the WBBL’s most consistent performers. And the Eagles had no answer to Fong…
Discipline and perspective will drive Newcastle Eagles’ playoff ambitions this season as head coach Noelia Cacheiro bids to bring the best out of a remodelled roster. The new face at the helm of Tyneside’s top flight women’s basketball team finally gets to taste homecourt action this weekend — five weeks after landing her dream job….
The gulf in class between the WBBL’s leading teams and the chasing pack was brutally exposed in Sheffield last night as the homecourt Hatters cruised to a 20-point win against Newcastle Eagles. The visitors, missing head coach Chris Bunten and GB 3×3 star Abby Lowe, endured a slow start and a nightmare finish as Vanessa…
Doing her team’s dirty work doesn’t concern Dora Cipcic as the in-form Croat prepares to put her body on the line again this weekend. The Newcastle Eagles guard has forced her way into Chris Bunten’s starting five on the back of a series of no-holds-barred displays off the bench. And Cipcic is relishing another opportunity…
Abby Lowe can become the ace in the Eagles’ pack following her best effort yet in a Newcastle vest. That’s the verdict of playcaller Chris Bunten ahead of this weekend’s rearranged trip to Essex Rebels. Lowe played all 45 minutes in last weekend’s thrilling overtime win at Oaklands Wolves and landed a spot in the…
Spanish eyes are smiling on Newcastle Eagles WBBL after the club confirmed the signature of Deborah Rodrígues-Pérez. The former Newcastle University favourite is expected to make her Eagles debut against the Essex Rebels in the WBBL Championship. And Bunten is delighted to welcome ex-Sheffield Hatter Rodrígues-Pérez to Tyneside following the departure of Mante Kvederaviciute and Lisa…
Newcastle Eagles suffered a serious setback in their bid to bag a top two spot after slipping to only a third WBBL defeat in 14 matches. A feisty finish at fierce rivals Sheffield Hatters saw three Newcastle stars foul out in the fourth quarter. And the Eagles move to an 11-3 record with eight games…
Chris Bunten insists Georgia Ohrdorf has the ‘heart of a lion’ after revealing the battling Aussie is prepared to fight through the pain barrier in a bid to boost Newcastle Eagles’ playoff hopes. The WBBL’s second best rebounder missed last weekend’s narrow win at Essex Rebels after picking up an ankle injury. But Ohrdorf, who…
A nerveless second half display from Newcastle Eagles WBBL laid the foundation for an eye-catching 82-75 win against Sheffield Hatters. And a second victory in two days against a top four rival set the seal on a perfect weekend for Chris Bunten’s fast-improving roster. An inspired Mante Kverderaviciute fell just three assists short of what…
