LOVELAND, Colo. – The Colorado Chill (13-6) of the National Women’s Basketball League (NWBL) used a strong second half effort from Jill Chapman-Daily and Katie Cronin to defeat the Chicago Blaze (7-10) 77-70 at the Budweiser Events Center.

Chapman-Daily came out of the locker room with only seven points and three rebounds, but came out in the second half and scored 11 more points and pulled down five more rebounds. Chapman-Daily ended the game with 18 points and tied for a game-high eight rebounds.

Chapman-Daily was inserted into the starting center position, in place of Ruth Riley who left today to play with TEAM USA in Europe. Riley is expected to return for the Chill’s first playoff game on either Tuesday, March 30 or Wednesday, March 31.

NWBL All-Star Katie Cronin also finished the game strong for the Chill, as she finished the game with a near triple-double. Cronin ended the night with 11 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

All five Chill starters ended the game in double-figures for the first time this season. Maren Walseth finished with 12 and eight rebounds, Jenny Roulier had 19 points and three rebounds and point guard Helen Darling finished with 11 points and a game-high eight assists.

On the night, Colorado shot 48% from the floor connecting on 29-of-60 field goal attempts, while Chicago shot 47% on 26-of-55 shooting from the floor. Chicago was led in scoring by LaTonya Johnson who finished the game with 16 points.

Colorado’s next game will be on Sunday afternoon when they will host the Birmingham Power at 2 p.m. MST. Colorado is 2-1 against the Power this season, including a 14-point home court win on March 2.

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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