Piper Dean anchored the Knights' defensive effort in wins over St. Scholastica (9/30), Augsburg (10/4), and St. Catherine (10/7) last week. Due to an injury in the lineup, Dean moved from center back to defensive midfielder against Augsburg and helped the Knights limit the Auggies to four shots total. With the game knotted 1-1 in the 80th-minute, Dean scored a penalty kick that proved to be the game-winning goal. Dean and the Knights went on to limit St. Catherine to nine total shots and kept the visitors off the scoreboard until the 84th minute.