| Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons women's ice hockey | |
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| Institution: | University of Wisconsin-River Falls |
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| Location: | River Falls, Wisconsin |
| School founded: | 1995 |
| Colors: | Red, Black, and White |
| Home Arena: | W.H. Hunt Arena |
| Women's Team | |
| Conference: | Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference |
The Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons are a Women's Division III team in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference after previously playing in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association until 2013.
Women's program
The women's program started with the 1997-98 season
Head Coaches
- Joe Cranston (1999-Present) 261-119-37 (as of end of 2015-16 season)
Year by Year Record
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Conference Tournament | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | ||||
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| Midwest Women's 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 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 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 (Wisc-Stevens Point) W, F 2-1 (Wisc-Superior) | 27 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 106 | 40 | ||||
| 2001-02 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 45 | 29 | 18 | 3rd of 5 | W, SF 3-1 (WI-Sup) L, F 2-1 (WI-SP) | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 74 | 60 | ||||
| 2002-03 | 16 | 12 | 1 | 3 | 51 | 20 | 27 | 1st of 5 | W, SF 4-3 (WI-Sup) W, F 5-1 (WI-SP) | 30 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 94 | 46 | ||||
| 2003-04 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 57 | 27 | 23 | T-2nd of 5 | L, SF 2-1 (WI-SP) | 27 | 17 | 9 | 1 | 91 | 49 | ||||
| 2004-05 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 3rd of 6 | W, SF 5-4 (ot) (WI-Sup) L, F 3-1 (WI-SP) | 25 | 13 | 12 | 0 | 71 | 51 | ||||
| 2005-06 | 15 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 44 | 38 | 17 | 3rd of 6 | L, SF 4-1 (WI-Sup) | 27 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 79 | 65 | ||||
| 2006-07 | 15 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 44 | 29 | 20 | 2nd of 6 | L, SF 3-2 (ot) (WI-SP) | 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 (WI-SP) L, F 2-1 (ot) WI-Sup) | 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 (WI-SP) | 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 (WI-EC) W, SF 4-1 (Adrian) W, F 2-1 (WI-Sup) | 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. Nortbert) W, SF 5-2 (Concordia) 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 (WI-EC) 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 (WI-EC) W, SF 7-0 (WI-SP) 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) (Wisc-River Falls) W, F 6-1 (Wisc-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) (Wisc-River Falls) W, F 6-1 (Wisc-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) (Wisc-Eau Claire) W, F 4-1 (Wisc-Stevens Point) | 31 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 115 | 54 | ||||
| 2016-17 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 37 | 14 | 14 | 1st of 4 | W, SF 5-1 (Wisc-Superior) W, F 3-2 (ot) (Wisc-Eau Claire) | 28 | 18 | 9 | 1 | 81 | 49 | ||||
| 2017-18 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 17 | 12 | 1st of 4 | W, SF 5-1 (Wisc-Stevens Point) L, F 3-2 (2ot) (Wisc-Eau Claire) | 28 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 137 | 57 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 11 | 16 | 1st of 4 | W, SF 2G-0 (WI-Superior) L, F 7-3 (Wisc-Eau Claire) | 29 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 128 |
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| 2019-20 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 64 | 15 | 18 | 2nd of 5 | W, SF 3P-1 (WI-Superior) W, F 2-1 (ot) (WI-Eau Claire) | 29 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 117 | 36 | ||||
NCAA Tournament
- 2003 won in quarterfinals 5-1 over St. Thomas Tommies, lost in semifinals 2-1 to Elmira Soaring Eagles; lost in 3rd place game 4-2 to Bowdoin Polar Bears
- 2009 won in quarterfinals 2-1 over Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties, lost in semifnials 3-0 to Elmira Soaring Eagles, lost in 3rd place game 3-2 (ot) to Middlebury Panthers
- 2010 lost in quarterfinals 2-0 to Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties
- 2011 lost in quarterfinals 4-1 to Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties
- 2012 lost in quarterfinals 4-2 to Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties
- 2013 lost in quarterfinasl 2-1 to Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties
- 2014 won in quarterfinals 4-1 over Lake Forest Foresters; lost in semifinals 4-2 to Norwich Cadets; won in 3rd place game 5-3 over St. Thomas Tommies
- 2015 won in quarterfinals 3-1 over Lake Forest Foresters; lost in semifinals 3-2 to Elmira Soaring Eagles; won in 3rd place game 4-3 over Norwich Cadets
- 2016 won in quarterfinals 4-1 over St. Thomas Tommies; won in semifinals 4-3 (ot) over Elmira Soaring Eagles; lost in national championship game 5-1 to Plattsburgh Cardinals
- 2017 Lost in quarterfinals 3-2 to Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties
- 2019 Lost in Quarterfinals 5-1 to Hamline Pipers
- 2020 Won in first round 4-1 over Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties Tournament cancelled prior to Quarterfinals