Durham Palatinates and Sevenoaks Suns became the first two teams to punch their tickets to the WBBL Cup Semi-Finals. Durham eased into the final four of the competition with a 94-55 win over Oaklands Wolves. Betsy Macdonald produced the standout performance of the game, netting 25 points to go along with 11 assists. Sevenoaks showed …
Manchester Mystics, Sevenoaks Suns, Newcastle Eagles and Leicester Riders celebrated a super Sunday with wins in the Championship. Sara Djassi’s 23 points and eight rebounds ensured Manchester returned to winning ways with a 76-68 showing on the road against Durham Palatinates. Sevenoaks made it a double winning weekend, easing past Caledonia Pride 78-44, thanks to …
There was a blistering success in the big north-east derby on Saturday afternoon for Newcastle Eagles as they stung local rivals Durham Palatinates on the road 78-53. Georgia Ohrdorf came up with a majestic double-double of 20 points and 17 boards, while Giulia Simioni handed out a WBBL season high 14 assists. Elsewhere, Peterman FLT …
Nottingham Wildcats, Sevenoaks Suns, Leicester Riders and Newcastle Eagles all picked up victories on a busy Sunday of Championship action. Nottingham continued their fine form to start the season with a third consecutive victory. The away team overcame Cardiff Met Archers 67-45 thanks to Jasmine Joyner’s 20 points, 15 rebounds and four blocks. The reigning …
Durham Palatinates and Nottingham Wildcats both earned wins on the first Sunday of the 2019-20 Championship season. Durham triumphed on the road against Essex Rebels 79-65 to record a third victory of the season over the same opposition – having already beaten them in the Trophy and Cup. Durham’s attack was spearheaded by 18 points …
There were wins for Nottingham Wildcats, Oaklands Wolves and Durham Palatinates on Saturday as the trio all booked their place in the Quarter-Finals of the WBBL Cup. Nottingham Wildcats eased out Caledonia Pride 76-53 to take a home victory that was founded on another strong showing by forward Jasmine Joyner. She finished the contest with …
Kara Elderkin (nee Bonenberger) is swapping the stripes of the Eagles to suit up for Durham Palatinates in 2019-20. After three impressive seasons on Tyneside, she will now take her lengthy list of attributes on the floor to the north east’s other WBBL franchise. “I always try my best to lead by example by working …
Durham Palatinates are very excited to announce that Betsy MacDonald will be returning to the club for a second season whilst she completes her Masters in Education. MacDonald has already shown what she can do with some big offensive displays and was a central player for the Palatinates last year. Speaking about what she can …
Dee Hayward has signed for the Palatinates after several successful seasons impressing with Leicester Riders. Speaking of her transfer to Durham, Hayward said: “The opportunity to develop further individually is was what attracted me to the programme – and also being a part of the first team to use the new facilities.” Hayward promises to …
After completing her second season in the WBBL, Scottish forward Claire Paxton makes the journey up north from Leicester Riders to join the Durham Palatinates programme. “The Palatinates have been growing every season for the past few years and it feels like an exciting programme to be part of,” said Paxton after her move was …