Chantal Burke had to learn on the fly.
The Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, native played in just one game a season ago, but has now been thrust into the starting goaltender role early into her junior season.
Penn State (2-2-2) has been faced with plenty of adversity in the opening three weeks of the season and Burke, an inexperienced goaltender, has been tasked with defending the net for the foreseeable future.
Prior to her early-season starts against Wisconsin, Burke had only started one time for the Nittany Lions.
In that start last year against Mercyhurst, she made 24 saves and recorded a .