LOVELAND, Colo. – The Colorado Chill of the National Women’s Basketball League (NWBL) defeated the Springfield Spirit, 60-49, on Tuesday night to improve their season long winning streak to six games.

With the win, Colorado upped their mark to 12-5 on the season, keeping their perfect record at the Budweiser Events Center. Colorado has now won all nine home games by double-digits.

For the second consecutive home game, Colorado had a difficult time shooting the basketball. In tonights win the Chill connected on only 34% (21-of-61) of their field goal attempts, including a 3-of-16 effort from behind the three-point line.

The visiting Springfield Spirit did not fair much better from the floor, as they only managed to shoot only 29% for the game.

Colorado was led by center Ruth Riley, who finished the night with 13 points and a game-high 12 rebounds, including four on the offensive end. Riley’s double-double was her third of the season, and her second against the Spirit. The only other player to score at least 10 points in the game was starting forward Katie Cronin who finished with 11.

Tiffany Kyser led Springfield, as she scored a game-high 15 points on 7-of-16 shooting. NWBL All-Star Andrea Garner was the only other player to reach double-figures for the Spirit. Garner ended the night with 14 points and 11 rebounds.

Colorado’s next game will be on Saturday afternoon when they will travel to Houston to take on the Stealth at 3 p.m. MST. Entering Saturday’s game, Houston trails Colorado by 1.5 games in the standings.

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
Contact: 720-318-1205