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2007 record: First-year varsity program

Newcomers: Lauren Aleksa, Jr., defense; Michelle Bibeau, Jr., defense; Meredith Bilodeau, Jr., midfield; Ellen Colman Soph., defense/midfield; Adelle Dagher, Jr., attack; Emily Gaudiano, Jr., attack; Allison Hillner, Soph., attack; Gina Iannazzi, Soph., attack; Courtney Kellogg, Soph., defense/attack; Regina LaRose, Jr., attack; Sarah Lattrell, Sr., defense/attack; Courtney O'Neil, Frosh., attack; Kelsey Richards, Sr., attack; Bianca Sacco, Soph., defense; Nancy Scandura, Soph., defense, Liz Steele, Soph., goalie.

Candidates in all grades: 54

Captains: Meredith Bilodeau, Kelsey Richards

Assistants: Jessie Koffman, JV; Jesse Rowley

Opener: Hosts Chelmsford April 9

Odds and ends: Adelle Dagher and Allison Hillner are both members of the cross country and indoor track teams. Several of the other athletes on the team were members of the JV basketball team. ... Coach Phil Rowley wasn't expecting to have enough girls for a JV team, but 54 candidates changed his opinion. ... JV coach Jessie Koffman was a tri-captain at Andover High in 2005. ... Dean Bilodeau was a captain on Central's first boys team in 2005 and his sister, Meredith Bilodeau, is a co-captain this year.

Coach Phil Rowley (1st year): "Our captains (Meredith Bilodeau, Kelsey Richards) play for a club team, the Raptors based out of Billerica. Half of the team plays in a league with the Raptors program, but it is very informal. With that experience, we will be able to hit the ground running a bit. We have a ton of enthusiasm and we are working really hard, but we haven't had our first action against real league competition. We are in the second tier behind teams like Andover and Billerica. We hope to try to compete in that second tier."