Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons women's ice hockey

Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons
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Institution:	University of Wisconsin-River Falls
Location:	River Falls, Wisconsin
School founded:	1874
Enrollment:	5,725
Colors:	Red, Black, & White
Home Arena:	Hunt Arena
Capacity:	1,400
Dimensions:	200' x 85'
Women's Team
Conference:	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference
Coach:	Joe Cranston
Conf. Championships:	2003, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Conf. Tournament Championships:	2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
NCAA Championships:	2024, 2025

The Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons are a Women's Division III ice hockey team representing University of Wisconsin-River Falls, located in River Falls, Wisconsin from the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference. The team is based out of Hunt Arena, which is located on the school's campus. The women's program was established for the 1997-98 season. UWRF was one of the founding women's hockey members of the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association.

The team has won NCHA regular season titles in 2003, 2009, 2011, 2012, and 2013. The team has won WIAC regular season titles in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, and 2025. The team has won NCHA tournament titles in 2001, 2003, 2009, 2010, and 2012. The team has won WIAC tournament titles in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024 and 2025.

The team has won 2 national championships, in 2024 and 2025.

Conferences

• Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (1997-1998)
• NCAA Division III Independent (1999-2000)
• Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (2000-2013)
• Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (2013-present)

Arenas

• W.H. Hunt Arena (1997-1998, 1999-present)

Head Coaches

• Joe Cranston (1999-Present) 518-160-48 as of end of 2024-25 season

Year by Year Record

Season	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Pts	Finish	Conference Tournament	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)										Overall Record
1997-98	23	7	15	1	42	101	15	-	N/A	24	7	16	1	42	104
1998-99	Did not play
NCAA Division III Independent										Overall Record
1999-00	18	3	15	0	28	83	-	N/A	N/A	18	3	15	0	28	83
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association										Overall Record
2000-01	16	11	5	0	68	22	22	2nd of 5	W, SF 4-1 (Stevens Point) W, F 2-1 (Superior)	27	19	7	1	106	40
2001-02	16	8	6	2	45	29	18	3rd of 5	W, SF 3-1 (Superior) L, F 2-1 (Stevens Point)	27	13	11	3	74	60
2002-03	16	12	1	3	51	20	27	1st of 5	W, SF 4-3 (Superior) W, F 5-1 (Stevens Point)	30	20	6	4	94	46
2003-04	16	11	4	1	57	27	23	T-2nd of 5	L, SF 2-1 (Stevens Point)	27	17	9	1	91	49
2004-05	10	6	4	0	25	18	12	3rd of 6	W, SF 5-4 OT (Superior) L, F 3-1 (Stevens Point)	25	13	12	0	71	51
2005-06	15	8	6	1	44	38	17	3rd of 6	L, SF 4-1 (Superior)	27	14	11	2	79	65
2006-07	15	9	4	2	44	29	20	2nd of 6	L, SF 3-2 OT (Stevens Point)	27	14	9	4	77	56
2007-08	18	11	6	1	60	34	23	3rd of 7	W, QF 6-1 (Finlandia) W, SF 2-1 (Stevens Point) L, F 2-1 OT (Superior)	28	17	9	2	101	51
2008-09	18	15	2	1	75	25	31	1st of 7	W, SF 6-2 (Lake Forest) W, F 5-3 (Stevens Point)	30	20	7	3	116	56
2009-10	16	9	2	5	63	31	23	T-2nd of 9	W, QF 3-2, 3-1 (Eau Claire) W, SF 4-1 (Adrian) W, F 2-1 (Superior)	30	20	4	6	105	51
2010-11	20	17	0	3	90	27	37	1st of 11	W, QF 2-2 OT, 7-1 (St. Norbert) W, SF 5-2 (Concordia-WI) L, F 4-3 OT (Adrian)	30	24	2	4	135	49
2011-12	20	17	2	1	97	38	35	1st of 11	W, SF 5-0 , 3-0 (Eau Claire) W, SF 4-0 (Lake Forest) W, F 4-2 (Adrian)	30	23	5	2	126	52
2012-13	20	15	3	2	103	29	32	1st of 11	W, SF 5-4, 5-2 (Eau Claire) W, SF 7-0 (Stevens Point) L, F 3-2 OT (St. Norbert)	30	21	7	2	137	47
Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference										Overall Record
2013-14	12	8	2	2	41	19	18	1st of 4	W, SF 2-0 (8-0, 6-1) (Eau Claire) W, F 6-1 (Stevens Point)	31	23	5	3	124	50
2014-15	12	10	1	1	50	19	21	1st of 4	W, SF 2-0 (6-1, 5-1) (Eau Claire) W, F 6-1 (Stevens Point)	31	26	4	1	133	54
2015-16	12	9	3	0	35	21	18	1st of 4	W, SF 1-0-1 (4-1, 3-3) (Eau Claire) W, F 4-1 (Stevens Point)	31	23	6	2	115	54
2016-17	9	7	2	0	37	14	14	1st of 4	W, SF 5-1 (Superior) W, F 3-2 OT (Eau Claire)	28	26	3	0	124	35
2017-18	9	5	2	2	31	17	12	1st of 4	W, SF 9-0, 6-1 (Stevens Point) L, F 3-2 2OT (Eau Claire)	28	19	6	3	137	57
2018-19	9	8	1	0	35	11	16	1st of 4	W, SF 4-1, 5-2 (Superior) L, F 7-3 (Eau Claire)	29	23	6	0	128	54
2019-20	12	9	3	0	64	15	18	2nd of 5	W, SF 1-0, 2-2 OT (Superior) W, F 2-1 OT (Eau Claire)	29	22	5	2	117	36
2020-21	7	6	1	0	47	7	.857	1st of 5	W, SF 5-0, 6-2 (Stevens Point) W, F 3-2 OT, 0-3, 2-1 (Eau Claire)	12	10	2	0	63	15
2021-22	9	8	1	0	51	6	.888	1st of 5	W, SF 6-0, 6-0 (Stevens Point) W, F 6-3 (Eau Claire)	29	27	2	0	165	38
2022-23	12	10	1	1	77	15	32	1st of 5	W, SF 7-1, 9-1 (Northland) W, F 5-1 (Eau Claire)	29	24	4	1	160	41
2023-24	12	12	0	0	72	14	35	1st of 5	W, SF 7-0, 5-1 (Stevens Point) W, F 2-1 OT (Eau Claire)	31	31	0	0	160	31
2024-25	12	11	0	1	90	15	35	1st of 5	W, SF 8-1, 6-0 (Superior) W, F 4-1 (Eau Claire)	31	26	3	2	185	55

NCAA Tournament Appearances

Season	First Round	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Championship	Third Place
2003	--	W, 5-1 (St. Thomas Tommies)	L, 2-1 (Elmira Soaring Eagles)	--	L, 4-2 (Bowdoin Polar Bears)
2009	--	W, 2-1 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	L, 3-0 (Elmira Soaring Eagles)	--	L, 4-3 OT (Middlebury Panthers)
2010	--	L, 2-0 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	--	--	--
2011	--	L, 4-1 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	--	--	--
2012	--	L, 4-2 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	--	--	--
2013	--	L, 2-1 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	--	--	--
2014	--	W, 4-1 (Lake Forest Foresters)	L, 4-2 (Norwich Cadets)	--	W, 5-3 (St. Thomas Tommies)
2015	--	W, 3-1 (Lake Forest Foresters)	L, 3-2 (Elmira Soaring Eagles)	--	W, 4-3 (Norwich Cadets)
2016	--	W, 4-1 (St. Thomas Tommies)	W, 4-3 OT (Elmira Soaring Eagles)	L, 5-1 (Plattsburgh Cardinals)	--
2017	--	L, 3-2 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	--	--	--
2019	Bye	L, 5-1 (Hamline Pipers)	--	--	--
2020	W, 4-1 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	(UW-Eau Claire Blugolds)*	*Tournament cancelled after first round by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic
2022	W, 7-0 (Aurora Spartans)	L, 5-3 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	--	--	--
2023	Bye	L, 2-1 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	--	--	--
2024	Bye	W, 2-1 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	W, 3-2 (Adrian Bulldogs)	W, 4-1 (Elmira Soaring Eagles)
2025	Bye	W, 4-1 (Elmira Soaring Eagles)	W, 4-2 (Augsburg Auggies)	W, 3-1 (Amherst Mammoths)
16 appearances		2 National Championship	1 Runner-Up Finish	2-time Third Place Finishers	2-time Fourth Place Finishers

Links

• WIAC women's hockey website
• Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons women's hockey website