MINNEAPOLIS— Senior forward Brette Pettet scored twice but it wasn't enough as the top-ranked Wisconsin women's hockey team fell 4-3 to No. 5 Minnesota on Saturday afternoon at Ridder Arena. 

Pettet got the game started with a goal for the Badgers just under five minutes into the game. Minnesota answered just over a minute later and the game was tied 1-1. Fellow senior Caitlin Schneider then lit the lamp off her own rebound to give the Badgers a 2-1 lead. 

Minnesota was then able to score two goals back-to-back and went into the second period up 3-2 over Wisconsin.

The Gophers opened the second period with a goal to get a 4-2 lead.

Pettet wasn't done scoring, as she scored with 17 left in the third to bring UW within one, but the Badgers were unable to complete the comeback.

Three Notes of the Game
- UW outshot Minnesota 33-25, marking the second-straight game the Badgers outshot the Gophers. 
- It marked Pettet's sixth career multi-goal game and her first of the season. 
- Kennedy Blair stopped 21 of the 25 shots she faced.

Up Next:
The Badgers return to the Land of 10,000 Lakes next weekend for a trio of games. UW will face St. Cloud State on Friday at 6 p.m. at the Herb Brooks National Hockey Center and on Saturday at 3 p.m. Following their time in the Granite City, UW will head to Mendota Heights, Minnesota, to take on St. Thomas on Monday, Jan. 31 in a 7:15 p.m. CT contest.