Junior goaltender Meaghan Cahill (2.36 GAA) leads a solid Big Green defense. Last season she received plenty of help from sophomore defenseman Correne Bredin (8 , 24 , who used her physical presence on the ice to earn a spot of the ECAC All-Rookie Team. Wendy Soutsos (1, 22) is the only defenseman lost to graduation.

In the offensive zone, Dartmouth will have to fill the skates of Kathleen O'Keefe (9, 25), who led the team in points. Parish Oberting will rely on junior forwards Jennifer Wiehn (16, 12), Carrie Sekela (14, 13) and Lauren Trottier (13, 16) to provide the bulk of the scoring.

6. Princeton

The Tigers (15-14-1, 14-11-1) are a young team but should once again compete for a playoff berth this season. For that to happen, however, Princeton must replace the scoring production of forward Ali Coughlin (19, 21), a Kazmaier nominee last season.

The obvious solution for Coach Jeff Kampersal is sophomore forward Andrea Kilbourne (18, 26), who led the team in scoring last season and qualified for the ECAC All-Rookie Team.

But Kilbourne scored most of those points playing alongside Coughlin, who

attracted most of the defense's attention and allowed Kilbourne room to roam near the net. That means that junior forward Abbey Fox (6, 10) or senior Danya Marshman (5, 8) will have to assert themselves as scoring threats this season.