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Junior defenseman Skylar Fontaine scored a goal for the Huskies
Northeastern Falls In Overtime To Wisconsin, 4-3, In Battle At The Burgh Title Game

CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, Pa.- Despite a career-high 51 saves from goaltender Aerin Frankel, the No. 3 Northeastern women's hockey team fell, 4-3 in overtime to No. 1 Wisconsin in the Battle at the Burgh championship game at the Lemieux Sports Complex on Sunday evening.

Frankel was named the tournament's inaugural MVP and was named to the All-Tournament Team after posting 82 saves across two games. Frankel's 51 saves are the most since Leah Sulyma made 52 saves against Princeton on Jan. 5, 2010.

Northeastern (15-3-1, 12-2-0 HEAW) fell behind 2-0 after the first period, but was able to even the score at 2-2 in the second off goals from Brooke Hobson and Tessa Ward. Wisconsin (20-1-1, 10-1-1 WCHA) took the lead back at 3-2 in the third period. Skylar Fontaine answered for the Huskies in the third with a goal under two minutes later to push the score back to 3-3.

Ending regulation tied at 3-3, the two teams headed to a five-minute overtime period where Wisconsin scored a power play goal at 4:00 to claim the 4-3 victory and inaugural Battle at the Burgh Championship.

Game Summary

Sunday, January 5, 2020
Battle at the Burgh Championship (Pittsburgh, PA)

4
3
Game statistics
55 Shots 40
2 / 3 Power Plays 1 / 2
2 / 4 PIM 3 / 6
20-1-1 Records 15-3-1
GOAL SCORERS
Wisconsin Northeastern
Britta Curl (11)
1st/14:33
Abby Roque (17)
1st/18:11 PP
Brooke Hobson (3)
2nd/1:30 PP
Tessa Ward (4)
2nd/8:34
Daryl Watts (20)
3rd/7:45
Skylar Fontaine (8)
3rd/9:23
Caitlin Schneider (5)
OT/4:00.6 PP GW
GOALTENDERS
Wisconsin Northeastern
Kristen Campbell
63:49, 37 Saves, 3 GA
(W, 19-1-1)

Empty Net
0:11, 0 GA
Aerin Frankel
64:00, 51 Saves, 4 GA
(L, 13-3-1)