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Brooks Girls Lacrosse Preview

2007 record: 11-2

Returning starters (7): Liz Bruno, Sr., defense, Andover, Carly Churchill, Soph., goalie; Christine Donovan, Soph., midfield; Katie Herter, Sr., midfield; Olivia King, Soph., midfield, Georgetown; Berry Morse, Sr., attack; Jessica Waters, Sr., midfield, Andover

Returning lettermen: Alessia DiGenova, Sr., defense; Alice Grant, Soph., midfield, Andover; Margaret Klein, Soph., attack, North Andover; Sewell Robinson, Sr., attack

Newcomers: Lowell Abbott, Frosh., midfield; Samantha Burke, Frosh., defense; Chapin Duke, Soph., midfield; Kaleigh Fitzpatrick, Frosh., midfield; Sarah Freeman, Frosh., midfield; Ally Langevin, Sr., attack; Paige Murray, Soph., defense, Andover, Elizabeth Saltonstall, Frosh., midfielder; Jessica Smith, Soph., defense

Candidates in all grades: 30

Captains: Liz Bruno, Katie Herter, Jessica Waters

Returning honorees: Christine Donovan, All-ISL

Assistants: Casey Bobo, assistant; Kathy Crowley, JV

Odds and ends: Chapin Duke played for one of the top teams in Denver last year. She was All-ISL in field hockey last fall. ... Kaleigh Fitzpatrick was all-league in field hockey and ice hockey as a ninth grader. ... All three captains, Liz Bruno, Katie Herter and Jessica Waters, are three-sport captains. All three are hockey captains.  Herter was a field hockey captain and the other two were soccer captains. ... Prior to last season, Brooks had gone four straight seasons without ever having more than one loss.

Coach Randy Hesse (2nd year, 11-2): "We have outstanding senior leadership, but aside from the seniors the team is very young. We are going to have to learn the game from the older girls if we are to have a successful season. Our goaltender started last year playing behind a girl who went to Northwestern this year, and only got time due to injuries but is now experienced and a real leader of this team."