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...Both Piper and freshman Gillian Apps, one of Canada’s last Olympic cuts, were playing with their national programs during the first weekend of the season in November, when the Crimson slaughtered Dartmouth by a record 9-2 margin. Harvard (17-1, 7-0 ECAC) knows that three months later, this is going to be an entirely different matchup—not just because Piper and Apps are now playing for Dartmouth (16-5, 8-2), but also because both teams have improved immensely over the course of the season...
...placing itself a notch below Harvard, No. 2 Minnesota-Duluth and No. 3 Minnesota in the rankings. The Big Green struggled not only with national team absences but also with injuries. A broken arm by defenseman Alana BreMiller early in the season forced coach Judy Oberting to move Piper back to the blue line...
Oberting felt she finally had a full team back when the Big Green hosted Minnesota on Jan. 17. With BreMiller in uniform again, Piper was back at forward. Feeling more at home on the offensive, Piper had a breakout game, leading Dartmouth to a 6-3 victory. She showcased her lightning quick shot with a blast from just inside the blueline for Dartmouth’s second goal. She later set up the eventual game winner and added an empty-net clincher...
Nevertheless, Dartmouth is as healthy as it will be all season tonight. Harvard is eager to face Dartmouth with Apps and Piper in the lineup for the first time...
...Apps and Piper] have a huge impact,” Botterill said. “It’s important for us to respect them and realize that they’re great players, but I think that we’re looking forward to it because we know it’s going to be an even better hockey game...