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Pelham Girls Soccer Preview

2006 record: 2-14, didn't make Class I tourney

Returning starters (6): Jen Gray, Sr., sweeper; April Blinn, Jr., midfielder; Page Maloney, Jr., forward; Tina Baird, Jr., midfielder; Janelle Gordon, Soph., defender; Alex McKinney, Soph., Forward;

Returning lettermen: Kim Cordeiro, Jr., midfielder; Sophia Hur, Jr., midfielder; Brittany Long, Jr., forward; Tiffany Costa, Soph., defender

Newcomers: Leslie McCabe, Sr., midfielder; Kayle Aubrey, Frosh., defender; Emily Long, Frosh., forward; Brianna Diaz, Frosh., midfielder; Kayla Soares, Frosh., midfielder; Brianna Trainor, Frosh., goalie

Candidates in all grades: 25; Captains: TBA

Returning leaders: Page Maloney 6 goals, Alex McKinney 4 goals

Returning honorees: None

Assistants: Jen Jaquith, Carmelo Diaz (volunteer goalie coach)

Opener: Aug. 28 hosts Con-Val, 4 p.m.

Odds and ends: Tiffany Costa is coach Holly Costa's sister and the youngest of four soccer-playing siblings. ... Leslie McCabe missed last year with a quadriceps injury. As a sophomore she was a starter. ... Brittany and Emily Long are sisters. ... Assistant coach Jen Jaquith is the new gym teacher at the middle school. She was Deerfield's JV coach the last two years, was JV coach at Concord for six years and was a JV coach in Massachusetts for two years. ... Goalie coach Carmelo Diaz is freshman Brianna Diaz's father.

Coach Holly Costa (4th year, 4-44): "It's a young group, but they are hard-working. We had two scrimmages and we played decent against Salem and Sanborn. I see a lot of potential. One thing different from previous years is we have quite a few shooters like Page Maloney and Alex McKinney and newcomers like Brianna Diaz."