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Gloucester City Queens will travel down to southeast England on Saturday where they’ll face Essex Rebels in round 24 of the Women’s British Basketball League. The Gloucester side head to the Essex Sports Arena on the back of 10 straight defeats with their last victory being 75-69 against Nottingham Wildcats at Oxstalls back in January. […]
Featured Image Credit: Luke Garland The University of Gloucestershire’ basketball team, the UoG Raiders, suffered an 88-45 defeat to Worcester in this year’s Varsity, and captain Toby McLuskie admitted that the team “kind of expected it [to lose].” Raiders were outclassed by a talented Worcester team, many of whom play at a higher level than […]
Gloucester City Queens take on Oaklands Wolves, Cardiff Met Archers and Newcastle Falcons in a crucial run of games in the WBBL this week. All the teams, including the Queens, currently sit in the bottom five in the Championship, meaning it could be a decisive week for all involved. The Queens are on a seven […]
Gloucester City Queens head coach, Jay Marriott, believes his side’s chances of getting to the play-offs have been heavily hampered by injuries. Throughout this season, the Queens have had to try and remain competitive without the services of star guard Maura Fitzpatrick, which has been tough enough, but now the injury list is getting bigger. […]
The Bristol Flyers are back in action tomorrow night at The Morningside Arena to take on the league leaders, the Leicester Riders. The fixture is one of two Flyers games along with their trip to the London Lions on April 1, that has been selected for live coverage on Sky Sports. The Flyers go into […]
Gloucester City Queens will be looking to bounce back against Leicester Riders this weekend after their defeat to Caledonia Pride in Scotland. The defeat means the Queens are now sat in ninth position in the table as they approach the half way stage of the Championship season. The Queens will come with a boost though, […]
The University of Gloucestershire were beaten 83-76 as they travelled up the M5 to face high-flying Worcester Bears in round 10 of the Gloucestershire Basketball League. The away side got the better of the first quarter, leading 19-13 thanks in part to first-team captain Toby McLuskie’s nine points, but that was where things peaked for […]
Although the going has got tough at points, Marlee Ball is developing into a vital player for the Gloucester City Queens. Head coach Jay Marriott is a huge fan of Ball, and knows when she is playing at the top of her game “she raises the levels of the other people around her.” She may […]
Gloucester City Queens have used the forced Covid-19 break in December to their advantage as they announced the signing of Portuguese guard Carolina Marques last week. Marques, who made her debut for the Queens last weekend, was playing for WNBL side Worcester Wolves. The guard decided not to continue her studies in P.E and Coaching […]
A final quarter surge was not quite enough for the Gloucester City Queens on Saturday as they were narrowly defeated by just two points against Oakland Wolves at Oaklands College. It was a challenging first half for the visitors, they found themselves 14 points behind and faced an uphill struggle in the final 20 minutes. […]