LOVELAND, Colo. – The Colorado Chill of the National Women’s Basketball League (NWBL) picked up their first road win of the season as they defeated the Birmingham Power 78-73.

Colorado entered the game against the Power at 6-5 overall and 0-5 away from the Budweiser Events Center. With the win, the Chill is now 7-5 and in second place in the league standings behind the Houston Stealth.

The Chill was led in scoring by forward Maren Walseth, who finished with a game-high 22 points. Walseth finished the game 10-of-16 from the floor and led three other Chill players in double-figures as the Chill picked up their first road win of the year.

Colorado guards Edna Campbell and Jenny Roulier each finished the game with 16 points and Helen Darling ended the game with 10. For the second straight game, Colorado shot better than 50% from the floor, as they connected on 30-of-58 shot attempts in the game.

Birmingham entered Sunday’s game on a hot streak as they had reeled off three straight wins. With the loss, Birmingham is now tied for fourth place with the Dallas Fury at 4-4.

The Power was led in scoring by Alisa Burras and Gail Strumpf, each finished the game with 14 points. Burras and Strumpf were two of five players in double-figures for the Power who shot 41.7% for the game, but committed 19 turnovers.

The game against Birmingham was the Chill’s final game before Monday’s inaugural All-Star Game in Colorado. The Chill will return to the court on February 22 when they will travel to Springfield to take on the last place Spirit.

The NWBL is a six-team league that features 27 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 (Chicago, Ill.).

Aaron M. Moore, Media Relations Director
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