Behind every big achievement is a big effort from everyone involved and the Eagles’ record-breaking women’s game dubbed The Big One last week is prime example of just that. A historic night with over 1,120 fans in attendance to a WBBL home game for the first time was made possible thanks in part to the…
Newcastle Eagles are clinging on to their playoff dream following a dispiriting defeat to Manchester Met Mystics at the Vertu Motors Arena. Next weekend’s homecourt double header against bottom-five rivals Gloucester City Queens and Durham Palatinates could make or break a challenging campaign. And head coach Noelia Cacheiro will demand a positive reaction from her…
Chloe Gaynor has conceded Newcastle cannot afford to let many more opportunities slip through their grasp with the business end of the WBBL season approaching fast. The Eagles’ centre hauled down a mammoth 15 boards against Caledonia Pride as Friday’s The Big One attracted a record-breaking crowd for women’s hoops. But Gaynor’s Herculean effort under…
The Big One became a tough one for Newcastle Eagles as border raiders Caledonia Pride spoiled the party on a record-breaking night for British basketball. More than 1,220 supporters packed the Vertu Motors Arena to register a new attendance high for a top-flight women’s league fixture in the UK. But 42 years after Hemel Tigers…
Last night at the Vertu Motors Arena a 42-year attendance record for a women’s basketball game in Britain was smashed as 1,122 got behind our Eagles WBBL team in The Big One. On International Women’s Day Eagles bosses set out to register a new attendance high for a top-flight women’s league fixture 42 years after Hemel Tigers…
Rachael Bland insists The Big One is long overdue for North East hoops fans hungry to see women’s basketball reach the next level. One of the true trailblazers for women’s sport in the region is confident Friday’s WBBL clash can be the springboard for bumper crowds every week. More than 1,000 tickets have already been…
The Big One has the potential to broaden the reach of women’s basketball far beyond the North East. That’s the verdict of Newcastle head coach Noelia Cacheiro as Eagles bosses bid to break the record for a WBBL Championship game. March 25 sees the women in black host cross-border rivals Caledonia Pride at the Vertu…
London Lions dished out their latest lesson in total team basketball as short-handed Newcastle Eagles felt the full force of a red hot WBBL roster. Noelia Cacheiro’s side failed to build on Saturday’s superb victory at expansion franchise Gloucester City Queens as they faced a second road test in two days. But remodelled Newcastle now…
Newcastle Eagles tackle title challengers London Lions this afternoon in buoyant mood after bagging a first WBBL win under new coach Noelia Cacheiro. The Tynesiders travelled to the capital ahead of an energy-sapping second league clash inside 16 hours in confident mood after crushing Gloucester City Queens. And if London are likely to provide a…
