The junior finished with a time of 2:03.69, moving from fifth to first place on the home stretch to edge Penn's Nia Akins, who finished with a time of 2:03.74.
Barratt boarded Wisconsin defenseman Wyatt Kalynuk as the final buzzer sounded on Penn State's 4-3 loss to the Badgers in game 1 of the Big Ten quarterfinal.
A Sean Dhooghe hat trick buried the Nittany Lions and gave the Badgers a 1-0 lead in this weekend's Big Ten quarterfinal.
Washington won three Big Ten regular season titles and posted a 209-169 record in her 12-year tenure in charge of the Lady Lions.
There's nothing like playoff hockey, and Pegula Ice Arena will host at least two conference quarterfinal games between the Nittany Lions and Badgers this weekend.
A game-clinching block from Josh Reaves prevented the Nittany Lions from getting swept by Rutgers.