2022 -- Senior: Appeared in nine matches on the defensive end for the Blue Devils ... played a season-high 39 minutes in a 4-0 victory over Charlotte.
2021 -- Junior: Made season debut in win over Western Carolina (Aug. 26), playing 32 minutes ... played 11 minutes against East Carolina (Sept. 9) ... logged 11 minutes in shutout win over Pittsburgh (Oct. 10) ... came off the bench for 15 minutes of action in NCAA Round of 16 win over St. John's (Nov. 21) ... played 20 minutes in NCAA Quarterfinal vs. Santa Clara (Nov. 26), recording a shot on goal.
2020-21 -- Sophomore: Played 29 minutes in the win over Coastal Carolina (March 17) ... named to the ACC Academic Honor Roll.
2019 -- Freshman: Saw action in 19 of Duke’s 20 contests across her freshman campaign ... made her collegiate debut in the season-opener against La Salle, logging four minutes of action ... played 13 minutes in the final game of the Carolina Nike Classic against No. 2 North Carolina ... registered two shot attempts in the opening game of the 2019 Duke Nike Classic against UNLV (Sept. 5), including one shot on goal as she logged 37 minutes ... saw 65 minutes of action in the match versus LSU (Sept. 8), recording one shot on goal ... recorded one shot on target in the matchup against James Madison (Sept. 15) ... logged one shot attempt in the ACC opener versus NC State (Sept. 22), seeing 37 minutes of action ... saw a then-season-high 85 minutes of action in the contest at top-ranked Virginia (Sept. 29) ... earned her first career start in the match at No. 23 Virginia Tech (Oct. 6), logging the full 110 minutes of action ... played the full 110 minutes in the matchup against third-ranked North Carolina, helping Duke to its third consecutive shutout.
Prior to Duke: A native of the Lonestar state who was rated as the 28th-best player in the nation by TopDrawerSoccer … competed for The Woodlands High School her first two prep seasons before sitting out due to Development Academy rules … selected to the TASCO All-State Team … helped lead her squad to the quarterfinals in her last season while earning All-State, All-Region and All-District honors … rounded out her club career with the Colorado Rapids Soccer Club after competed with the Texas Rush/Houston Dash for 13 years (2005-17) … a part of the U.S. Soccer system since 2012 … invited to U.S. National Team Camps for the U-14, U-16 and U-18 squads … also took part in international friendlies with the U-18 squad in February and July of 2017 … a member of the National Honor Society her senior year at The Woodlands … also served as a member of the National Charity League and the Bluebonnets Chapter.
Personal: Full name is Sarah Nicole Piper … born Sept. 14, 2000 in Houston, Texas … daughter of Tom Piper and Anne Huber … brother, Philip, played soccer at Yale University (2012-15), serving as the team captain during his senior campaign … sister, Grace, played on the Texas A&M women’s soccer team (2016-19), serving as team captain as a junior and senior … graduated from Duke in May of 2023 with a degree in biomedical engineering.