Newcastle Eagles WBBL will be boosted by the return of Euro stars Mante Kvederaviciute and Lisa Koop as elite women’s basketball returns to Tyneside tonight. The experienced internationals missed the club’s long-awaited comeback earlier this month as Chris Bunten’s side slipped to defeat in Nottingham. But the return of two of the WBBL’s biggest names…
Newcastle Eagles WBBL team will tip-off their 2020-21 season away in the Cup group stages at Nottingham Wildcats on Saturday 7 November 2020. This will be the seventh season of the Women’s British Basketball League and the third since the Tyne and Wear women’s franchise became Eagles. Head coach Chris Bunten’s new roster of Eagles…
Newcastle Eagles fell agonisingly short of a first appearance in the WBBL Cup final after bogey side Sevenoaks Suns launched a stunning last-gasp fightback. Newcastle led 57-56 with 67 seconds remaining of a scintillating semi-final. But the Suns scored seven of the last eight points to seal the victory and set up a winner-takes-all clash…
EAGLES WBBL AT SEVENOAKS SUNS EAGLES WBBL VS CALEDONIA PRIDE Georgia Ohrdorf has predicted an upward trajectory for high-flying Newcastle Eagles in 2020 ahead of today’s mouthwatering WBBL Cup semi-final. The in-form Aussie has emerged as a key figure in a seven-game winning streak that has sparked talk of silverware heading to the North East….
Week 9 of the WBBL landed one of our Eagles a place in the All-Star Five once again, straight off the back of winning the November Molten Player of the Month title. Australian Georgia Ohrdorf hasn’t missed a beat of late and is now lighting it up in December. She was the difference-maker in getting…
Sunday’s sensational WBBL Cup first round win saw our Eagles take their place in last night’s draw for the quarter-finals. Outstanding performances against Cardiff on the weekend from Mante Kvederaviciute and Anja Fuchs-Robetin even earned the players starting spots in the league’s All-Star Five this week. Kvederaviciute’s performance valuation of 35 claimed her the title…
It was a weekend to forget for Newcastle Eagles WBBL’s after they were handed a quarter-final WBBL cup loss to a strong Sevenoaks Suns side at Sport Central. While play caller Chris Bunten’s side managed to keep the score close, even leading at half time – they were ultimately unable to overcome a dominant third…
This morning the draw for the Quarter-Finals of the 2019 WBBL Cup took place to decide who plays who from the remaining eight teams including our Newcastle Eagles following their exciting win on Saturday afternoon. We’ll have home court advantage at Sport Central when the Sevenoaks Suns visit looking to complete their silverware set with…
Georgia Ohrdorf came off the bench to grab an impressive double double and lead Newcastle Eagles into the second round of the WBBL Cup. The Aussie rookie bagged 15 points and 10 rebounds in just 16 minutes with an all-action display at both ends of the court. And Ohrdorf somehow found the time to serve…
