Even after 38 saves by goaltender Shea Tiley, the seventh-ranked Clarkson University Women's Hockey team was unable to hold off top-ranked Wisconsin in a 3-2 overtime defeat at Cheel Arena on Friday afternoon.

Clarkson falls to 2-2-1 on the season while Wisconsin improves to 4-0-1.

"Although we are disappointed with the result I am very happy with the overall effort and compete level we displayed today," said Clarkson Head Coach Matt Desrosiers. "I thought the team had great energy throughout the game and really played with a lot of confidence. Wisconsin is a team that presents a lot of difficulties but I thought our players kept things simple, battled hard, and made them have to earn everything they got. Shea was also fantastic today making some big saves throughout the game. I fully expect the same from both teams tomorrow which should make for another exciting hockey game."

With two of the four schools that have won an NCAA Women's Hockey Championship matching up, a close game was expected and the two teams did not disappoint. Wisconsin struck first when Sarah Nurse scored 6:09 into the game.

Clarkson answered back with two straight goals of its own. The Golden Knights tied the game at 16:53 when Loren Gabel scored a power-play goal. Captains Savannah Harmon and Cayley Mercer had the assists on the goal. Just 1:12 into the second period, the Green and Gold took the lead when Mercer grabbed a goal. Corie Jacobson and Michaela Pejzlova were credited with assists on the score.

After taking the 2-1 lead into the final frame, Clarkson tried to hold off the high-scoring Badger offense. Unfortunately, Wisconsin was able to break through and tie the game on an extra man opportunity. It was Sam Cogan who scored the goal at 9:34 with Maddie Rolfes and Mellissa Channell getting the assists.

After neither team could score in the final 10:26 of regulation, they went to overtime, the second straight time each team had required the extra period. It was Wisconsin who broke the deadlock for the final time when Emily Clark scored 1:51 into the extra session. It was the first time Clarkson had fallen in overtime since losing to Boston College 3-2 in the 2016 Frozen Four.

Wisconsin finished with a 41-23 advantage in shots. Both teams scored on one of their three power-plays. Tiley made 38 saves for Clarkson, which is the second highest total of her career. She also tied her career high with 18 saves in the third period. Ann-Renee Desbiens made 21 stops for the Badgers.

The two teams will meet again on Saturday afternoon at 3:00 pm in Cheel Arena.