WNBL D1 Round 14 (Regular Season): Manchester beat Bromsgrove by three after a very close game

- January 4, 2026
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Eleventh-ranked Bears (1-9) used its home court advantage to challenge second ranked Manchester (8-2) in Bromsgrove on Saturday. The visitors from Manchester managed to secure only three-point victory 66-63. However their fans expected much easier game. Manchester forced 22 Bromsgrove turnovers. orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points and 5 rebounds. contributed with 7 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Rebecca Brindley replied with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for Bromsgrove. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Manchester maintains second position with 8-2 record behind leader CoLA. Bromsgrove at the other side keeps the eleventh place with nine games lost. Manchester are looking forward to face league's leader CoLA in London in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Bromsgrove will play at home against London AS (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
WNBL D1 top team - CoLA (9-3) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat tenth ranked Loughborough (2-7) in London 57-42. scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Eva-Grace Yebila chipped in 13 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. CoLA's coach Jackson Gibbons allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Louisa Gibbons responded with 14 points and 8 rebounds. CoLA maintains first position with 9-3 record. Loughborough at the other side keeps the tenth place with seven games lost. CoLA will play against league's second-placed Manchester on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Loughborough will have a break next round.


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CoLA - Loughborough 57-42

WNBL D1 top team - CoLA (9-3) managed to deliver another win. This time they beat tenth ranked Loughborough (2-7) in London 57-42. CoLA made 16-of-18 charity shots (88.9 percent) during the game. They also forced 19 Loughborough turnovers. Chandera Jones-Aryeh scored 17 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists to lead the charge for the winners and Eva-Grace Yebila chipped in 13 points and 11 rebounds during the contest. Four CoLA players scored in double figures. CoLA's coach Jackson Gibbons allowed to play the deep bench players saving starting five for next games. Louisa Gibbons responded with 14 points and 8 rebounds and Hannah Gray scored 6 points and 8 rebounds. CoLA maintains first position with 9-3 record. Loughborough at the other side keeps the tenth place with seven games lost. CoLA will play against league's second-placed Manchester on the road in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Loughborough will have a break next round.
Top scorers:
CoLA: C.Jones-Aryeh 17+6reb+4ast, E.Yebila 13+11reb+1ast, D.Wilson-Osuide 11+4reb+2ast, C.Ideh 10+2reb+1ast, A.Scruton 4+2reb+1ast, P.Kanu 2+6reb
Loughborough: G.Louisa 14+8reb, B.Lily 6+2reb+1ast, B.Jessica 6+1reb, G.Hannah 6+8reb+2ast, S.Alexandra 5+3reb+2ast, R.Caitlin 3+1reb+4ast
gschID: 1294692


Bromsgrove B. - Manchester M. 63-66

Eleventh-ranked Bears (1-9) used its home court advantage to challenge second ranked Manchester (8-2) in Bromsgrove on Saturday. The visitors from Manchester managed to secure only three-point victory 66-63. However their fans expected much easier game. Manchester forced 22 Bromsgrove turnovers. Kizzy Spence-Mussington orchestrated the victory by scoring 18 points and 5 rebounds. Oluwaremilekun Idowu contributed with 7 points and 9 rebounds for the winners. Rebecca Brindley replied with 25 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists and Rebecca McSwiggan added 8 points and 8 rebounds in the effort for Bromsgrove. Both coaches used bench players in such tough game. Manchester maintains second position with 8-2 record behind leader CoLA. Bromsgrove at the other side keeps the eleventh place with nine games lost. Manchester are looking forward to face league's leader CoLA in London in the next round and it will be for sure the game of the week. Bromsgrove will play at home against London AS (#9) and it may be a tough game between close rivals.
Top scorers:
Manchester M.: K.Spence-Mussington 18+5reb+1ast, S.Odemwingie 12+4reb, O.Idowu 7+9reb+2ast, A.Herandez 7+2reb+1ast, C.Chinamasa 6+7reb+3ast, C.Andrew 5+2reb
Bromsgrove B.: B.Rebecca 25+6reb+5ast, M.Rebecca 8+8reb+2ast, T.Shanice 7+8reb, W.Helen 6+1reb, B.Zainab 4+3reb+1ast, T.Michelle 4+2reb+4ast
gschID: 1294695


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