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Monday, March 21, 2005
LOVELAND, Colo. - Colorado State University's Campus Television (CTV-25) and the Colorado Chill announced today that they would air the final three home games on a tape-delayed basis.
"This is a very positive thing for the Chill," stated GM Aaron Moore. "We are looking at this relationship with CTV as a great building block as we continue to build for 2006."
The first of the three games to be telecast will be the March 13 game with the Chicago Blaze. That game will air tonight at 8 p.m. MST on channel 25 in Fort Collins.
Colorado's one-point win over the Dallas Fury will air this Friday night at 8 p.m. The final game will be the game with the Birmingham Power that was played on Sunday night at the Bud. Events Center. The Birmingham game is scheduled to run on Monday, March 28, also at 8 p.m.
"We are very excited about this opportunity to work with the Chill," said CTV Production Manager David Rickles. "This gives the students in our program a wonderful opportunity to gain work experience with a professional sports team."
Discussions to tape and air the 2005 playoffs are also underway between the Chill and CTV-25.
The Chill will are guaranteed home court throughout the 2005 NWBL Playoffs. The semifinal game will take place on Wednesday, March 30 at 7 p.m. at the Budweiser Events Center. Were Colorado to win, they would host the title game on Friday, April 1.
Individual game tickets for the 2005 playoffs can be purchased online at www.comcasttix.com, by phone at 877-544-8499 or at the Budweiser Events Center Box Office. General admission tickets are also available for purchase at Triple Crown Sports (3930 Automation Way, Fort Collins). GA tickets are $6 for youth (12 and under) and $11 for adults.
Group tickets for the playoff games can be purchased from the Budweiser Events Center by calling Tracie Fehringer at 970-619-4122. Group prices start at just $5 per ticket and range up to $11 per ticket for groups of 10 or more.
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 on the NWBL, visit the league website at www.triplecrownsports.com.
Colorado Chill Women’s Basketball – (970) 223-6644
Aaron M. Moore, General Manager
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