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A stunning comeback win for Women

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Vincent
Published date15 April 2024
Publication titleEvening Chronicle
Trailing by seven points with just two minutes and three seconds left on the clock, Newcastle closed the game out with 11 unanswered points to give their end of season playoff chase a timely boost

They are now consolidated in sixth place in the table with games against winless Cardiff on the road and a final home game against Manchester on April 27.

They are games that are very winnable and could enable The Eagles to fly into the end of season competition with real momentum in their favour and confidence sky-high.

Newcastle were boosted before the game with long-term injury absentee Courtney Clasen returning to the roster. She certainly made a decisive and huge impact on the win hitting three triples in her 13 points.

Sharpshooting Abby Lowe went one better with four triples in her 15 point haul and as ever, All-Star forward Tierra Hodges led the team superbly with yet another double-double performance of 21 points and 10 rebounds.

Hodges was quick to praise all her teammates and the parts they all played in earn what could be Newcastle's most significant win of the season so far.

"I think we all kind of played a big part in that win," she said. "There was a lot of big buckets from so...

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