By: Ian Thomsen
So much depends on the goaltender, especially in big ice hockey tournaments. On Monday, Northeastern senior Aerin Frankel—an undersized underdog for much of her career—will be facing the biggest challenge of her career.
Her No. 1 Huskies (20-1-1) will open the eight-team NCAA Women’s Ice Hockey Championship as favorites to win the national title in Erie, Pa.
Frankel will be smiling.
“I’m excited, but I also feel calm and prepared,” Frankel says as she looks ahead to the NCAA quarterfinal Monday at 2 p.m. against No. 8 Robert Morris (16-7-1). “You can stress yourself out in the moments leading up to the game, but at the end of the day you just need to remember all the work that you’ve put in, and that’s why you are in that place. I just think that it’s not really worth stressing.”
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