Newcastle Eagles head into 2020 as firm favourites to contest silverware this season following another decisive victory on the road. Chris Bunten’s side shot to the top of the WBBL Championship table on the back of a sixth straight league win. And a 96-69 demolition of mid-table Oaklands Wolves was achieved without in-form skipper Giulia…
Chris Bunten insisted his in-form players are fully focused on tonight’s league clash at Oaklands Wolves – three weeks away from Newcastle’s biggest game in years. The Eagles are due to face Sevenoaks Suns in the WBBL Cup semi-final on January 4 after this week’s draw kept them apart from derby rivals Durham. But Bunten…
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…
Coach of the Month Chris Bunten is one victory away from this season’s WBBL Cup final after guiding in-form Newcastle to another big win. The Eagles join derby rivals Durham Palatinates in today’s semi-final draw following a thrilling tie on Tyneside. And few would bet against Bunten’s roster bagging a place in the first of 2020’s…
Super skipper Giulia Simioni is adamant a raft of awards won’t distract Newcastle Eagles WBBL from the bigger picture. The Swiss star made this week’s All Star five for the first time this season following a standout display against Cardiff. Team-mate Georgia Ohrdorf went on to lift the Molten WBBL Player of the Month award…
It’s a November awards double for our WBBL squad as forward Georgia Ohrdorf is crowned Molten WBBL Player of the Month in the same week our women’s team head coach Chris Bunten landing the coaching accolade for November. Ohrdorf was at the centre of their 4-0 record and she topped the WBBL efficiency chart last month…
Congratulations to our Women’s British Basketball League Eagles team coach Chris Bunten on being awarded the title of Molten WBBL Coach of the Month for November. Our Eagles women have had a terrific four weeks and Bunten’s side have the best record during the period. Despite the international break they still managed to accumulate a…
Captain fantastic Giulia Simioni led the Newcastle charge as the in-form Eagles crushed a shellshocked Cardiff Met Archers in Wales. The Swiss star bagged 21 points and dished up 11 assists as Chris Bunten’s side cemented second spot in the WBBL. And Simioni was one of four Newcastle players to claim a double double as…
Chris Bunten has challenged Mante Kverderaviciute to become an even bigger threat in the WBBL and pile on the points in a black and white vest. Newcastle Eagles’ in-form Lithuanian posted back-to-back double doubles last weekend on her way to a deserved spot in the league’s latest All Star 5. But ahead of this afternoon’s…
