(October 10, 2002)                                                                                          Hot News Main Page

USPV Minnesota Chill Re-Signs Neels

ROCHESTER MN (October 10, 2002) The defending USPV champion Minnesota Chill today announced the signing of setter-libero Colleen Neels (Pewaukee, Wis., University of Wisconsin).

Neels, the team's captain in 2002, appeared in 12 regular season matches and all seven of the team's playoff matches.

Neels ranks third on the Wisconsin all-time career list with 3,315 assists and was a first team All-Big Ten Conference selection in 1997 and 1998.

The Minnesota Chill begins defense of its USPV championship January 10 when it hosts league runner-up Chicago at the Mayo Civic Center Auditorium in Rochester, Minn.

[Source: Eve Chesser, Director Media Relations, (507) 358.0504, echesser@uspv.net]