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Full crew: The Ventura College women’s soccer team, which captured the Western State Conference title last season, appears well-stocked for 1997.
Among 13 returners, six are all-conference players, including player of the year Joy Barry.
Ventura also has non-binding commitments from high school seniors Cori Russell and Lynn Ray (Buena), Ashley Sawyer (Newbury Park), Fiona MacDonald (Nordhoff), Ellie Pillsbury (Westlake) and Nicole Straky (Thousand Oaks).
The Pirates’ top recruit, Barbara Almaraz of Buena, committed Thursday, Coach Steve Hoffman said. The center midfielder was a Times’ all-region player in 1996 and ’97.
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