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References
- ↑ "Baseball/Softball FILLER Andrea - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". olympics.com. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ↑ "Andrea Filler - Director of Operations - Softball Coaches". Northwestern University Athletics. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ↑ "Il Saronno Softball saluta Andrea Filler: l'americana fa rientro a Chicago". SaronnoNews (in Italian). 2020-10-20. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
- ↑ Ansell, Nathan (2021-07-19). "Q&A: NU softball alumna Andrea Filler (Communication '15, SPS '16) to compete in Tokyo Olympics Softball: Former Wildcat Andrea Filler qualifies for Tokyo Olympics". The Daily Northwestern. Retrieved 2021-09-25.
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