LOVELAND, Colo. – The Colorado Chill of the National Women’s Basketball League (NWBL) shot true to the team name on Tuesday night in the win over the visiting Birmingham Power.

The Chill were cold all night as they managed to shoot only 35.4% from the floor in the 14-point win. Colorado was out shot on the night by the Power, as Birmingham connected for 40.7%.

The key all night for Colorado was rebounding. Colorado dominated on both ends of the court, out rebounding Birmingham 49-36. The deciding factor for the Chill was their work on the offensive end, as they held a 27-12 edge on the glass. Five players for the Chill had at least three offensive boards with forward Katie Cronin leading the way with five.

Cronin reached double-figures in scoring for the tenth time this season, scoring a game-high 18 points. Cronin also led the way with 11 rebounds and tied point guard Helen Darling with a game-high five assists.

Other players reaching double-figures in points for Colorado were Jenny Roulier (15), Maren Walseth and Ruth Riley. Each finished with the game with 10 points. This was the first league game for Riley since Feb. 8th against Dallas, as she has been training with the US National Team in Cuba.

NWBL All-Star Jen Surlas led the way for the Power with 17 points on 5-of-10 shooting. Gail Strumpf and Jaynetta Saunders were also in double-figures with 12 and 10 points respectively.

With the victory the Chill improved to 10-5 on the season, and are now a perfect 8-0 at the Budweiser Events Center. The loss dropped the Power to 5-8 on the season, just one game ahead of last place Springfield.

Colorado’s next game will be on Friday night when they travel to Springfield to take on the Spirit at 5:30 p.m MST. The Chill lead the season series with the Spirit 3-0.

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 (Naperville, Ill.).

Aaron M. Moore, Media Relations Director
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