Wednesday, January 12, 2005
FORT COLLINS, Colo. – The Colorado Chill and owner David King, announced this afternoon that they have signed Nikki Rouillard to a contracted roster position, replacing her on the local roster with Kate Fagan.

Both players entered the 2005 season as members of the Chill training camp roster, but after earlier moves this week, the team felt it necessary to make the moves.

Rouillard, who played in both preseason games for the Chill averaging 2.0 points per game, will get a majority of the back-up minutes behind all-star guard Becky Hammon. Rouillard and Hammon may also share time on the court when Hammon slides over to the shooting guard.

Fagan, a player whom the Chill signed late last week, also played in both exhibition wins. The former CU standout failed to score, but she average 2.0 rebounds and one assist per contest in just 7.5 minutes on the court. Fagan may also make a few road trips during the season for the Chill, primarily when a contracted player is unavailable to attend.

“As a team, we felt this was the best move to help us be successful this season,” said King. “Both Nikki and Kate are extremely valuable to us at the guard position and we feel comfortable with this decision.”

Colorado will be in action on Saturday, January 15th when they host the Lubbock Hawks at the Budweiser Events Center beginning at 7:05 p.m. MST.

Season tickets can be purchased for as low as $112 per seat by calling Aaron Moore at Triple Crown Sports at 970-223-6644. Individual game tickets are also on sale, and can be purchased online at www.comcasttix.com, by phone at 877-544-8499 or at the Budweiser Events Center Box Office.

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.); Dallas Fury (Dallas, Texas); Chicago Blaze (Naperville, Ill.); San Jose Spiders (San Jose, Calif.) and Lubbock Hawks (Lubbock, Texas). For more information visit the league website at www.triplecrownsports.com.

Colorado Chill Women’s Basketball – (970) 223-6644
Aaron M. Moore, General Manager