DALLAS, Texas – After winning two games at home over the weekend, the Colorado Chill of the National Women’s Basketball League (NWBL) were back on the road where they lost their fifth consecutive road game of the season dropping them to 6-5 on the season.

Colorado traveled to Dallas to take on the Fury in a rematch of last Sunday’s game won by the Chill. In the second meeting in three day’s, the Fury avenged the 19-point road loss to defeat the Chill by a final score of 93-75.

Dallas was led in scoring by forward Cheryl Ford and guard Felicia Ragland who each finished the game with 21 points. The two combined to shoot 16-of-17 from the floor, as they guided the Fury to their fourth win of the year. For the game, the Fury shot a blistering 66.7% from the floor.

Two other players also finished in double-figures for Dallas. Sheryl Swoopes finished with 15 and Anna DeForge ended the game with 16 points. On Wednesday, Swoopes and DeForge combined for 31 points on 14-of-23 shooting, bettering their 19 combined points and 7-of-26 shooting on Sunday afternoon in Colorado.

Colorado was led in scoring by guard Edna Campbell, who returned from a two-game absence with a shoulder injury, and finished with a game-high 22 points. Forward’s Katie Cronin and Maren Walseth each finished the game with 14 points, as Cronin collected her third double-double of the season. Colorado also shot the ball fairly well from the floor as they finished the game 48.9%

The Chill played the game without center Ruth Riley who had other commitments with her WNBA franchise, the Detroit Shock. In Riley’s absence Colorado was out rebounded by Dallas by only one board, 26-25. Cronin finished the game with a game-high 11 rebounds.

Colorado will next be in action Sunday afternoon, as they will take on the Birmingham Power in Birmingham, Ala. Tip-off is scheduled for 1 p.m. MST. The game against the Power will be the Chill’s final game before the All-Star break.

The NWBL is a six-team league that features more than 25 active WNBA players. Other teams in the league include the Birmingham Power (Birmingham, Ala.); Springfield Spirit (Springfield, Mass.); Dallas Fury (Dallas, Texas); Houston Stealth (Houston, Texas); Colorado Chill (Ft. Collins, Colo.) and Chicago Blaze (Naperville, Ill.).

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Aaron M. Moore, Media Relations