School athletic logo 2012 to present
The Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers are a Men's Division III, and Women's Division III team in the Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference and played in the Northern Collegiate Hockey Association prior to the formation of the conference's hockey leagues for 2013-14.
The men's program is based out of the K.B. Willet Arena which is located about one mile (1.6km) off campus and owned by the city of Stevens Point.
The women's program is based out of the Ice Hawks Arena lcoated about 4 miles (6.25km) off campus. The facility is owned by Portage County Youth on Ice.
Men's program
The men's program was established for the 1981-82 season.
The team on NCHA regular season championships in 1988-89, 1989-90, 1991-92, 1992-93, 1999-2000,
The team won the NCHA tournament in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993,
The team won WIAC regular season championship in 2014-15, 2016-17, 2017-18
The team won the WIAC tournament in 2015, 2017
The team made the NCAA tournament in 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991. 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1998, 2014, 2015, 2017, and 2018
The team made Final Four appearances in 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2014, 2015 and 2018.
The team won the NCAA championship in 1989, 1990, 1991, and 1993
Men's 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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| Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
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| 2016-17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 35 | 15 | 14 | 1st of 5 | W, SF 2G-0 (WI-Superior) W, F 3-2 (WI-Eau Claire) | 29 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 126 | 72 | ||||
| 2017-18 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 31 | 16 | 14 | 1st of 5 | W, SF 2G-0 (WI-River Falls) | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 109 | 59 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 36 | 10 | 16 | 1st of 5 | W, SF 4 pts to 0 (WI-River Falls) W, F 3-2 (WI-Eau Claire) | 31 | 29 | 0 | 2 | 130 | 46 | ||||
NCAA Tournament
- 2017 L, Quarterfinals, 6-3 (Adrian)
- 2018 W, Quarterfinals, 5-2 (Adrian) L, SF 3-0 (Salve Regina)
- 2019 W, Quarterfinals, 3-0 (St. Norbert), W, SF 5-3 (Hobart) W, F 3-2 (ot) Norwich NATIONAL CHAMPIONS
Women's program
The women's program was started with the 1997-98 season.
The team won the NCHA regular season championship in 2001-02, 2004-05, and 2005-06.
The team won the NCHA tournament in 2002, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007
The team qualified for the NCAA tournament in 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2014
The team made Final Four appearnaces in 2004, 2006, and 2007
Head Coaches
- Jason Lesteberg (2000-(at least 2002)
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- Ann Ninnemann (2006-Present) 165-83-30 (as of end of 2015-16 season)
Women's 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 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 18 | 5 | - | N/A | 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 36 | 34 | ||||
| 1998-99 | Did not play | ||||||||||||||||||
| 1999-00 | Did not play | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Collegiate Hockey Association | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 1 | E | E | 19 | 3rd of 5 | L, SF ?-? (?) L, 3P 2-0 (WI-SP) | 27 | 13 | 13 | 1 | ||||||
| 2001-02 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 63 | 23 | 30 | 1st of 5 | W, SF 3-1 (WI-EC) W, F 2-1 (WI-RF) | 27 | 26 | 1 | 0 | 109 | 35 | ||||
| 2002-03 | 16 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 68 | 28 | 25 | T-2nd of 5 | W, SF 7-0 (Lake Forest) L, F 5-1 (WI-RF) | 27 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 118 | 42 | ||||
| 2003-04 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 52 | 23 | 23 | T-2nd of 5 | W, SF 2-1 (WI-RF) W, F 2-1 (2ot) (WI-Sup) | 30 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 99 | 46 | ||||
| 2004-05 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 19 | 1st of 6 | W, SF 3-0 (WI-EC) W, F 3-1 (WI-RF) | 26 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 96 | 34 | ||||
| 2005-06 | 15 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 44 | 14 | 25 | 1st of 6 | W, SF 2-1 (Lake Forest) W, F 4-2 (WI-Sup) | 30 | 21 | 5 | 4 | 92 | 35 | ||||
| 2006-07 | 15 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 45 | 27 | 18 | 3rd of 6 | W, SF 3-2 (ot) (WI-RF) W, F 3-2 (2ot) (WI-Sup) | 29 | 20 | 7 | 2 | 110 | 57 | ||||
| 2007-08 | 18 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 77 | 22 | 30 | 2nd of 7 | L, SF 2-1 (WI-RF) W, 3P 4-0 (Lake Forest) | 27 | 22 | 3 | 2 | 107 | 32 | ||||
| 2008-09 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 67 | 24 | 25 | 3rd of 7 | W, QF 4-1 (Concordia), W, SF 4-3 (WI-Sup) L, F 5-3 (WI-RF) | 28 | 16 | 6 | 6 | 99 | 42 | ||||
| 2009-10 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 51 | 29 | 19 | 5th of 9 | L, QF 5-2, 2-0 (WI-Sup) | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 76 | 57 | ||||
| 2010-11 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 56 | 45 | 21 | T-6th of 11 | L, QF 3-1, 3-1 (Adrian) | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 75 | 62 | ||||
| 2011-12 | 20 | 11 | 8 | 1 | 55 | 55 | 23 | 6th of 11 | L, QF 0-3, 4-3 (ot), 1-0 (ot) (Adrian) | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 69 | 76 | ||||
| 2012-13 | 20 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 67 | 48 | 21 | T-6th of 11 | W, QF 2-3 (ot), 2-1 2-1 (ot) (Adrian) L, SF 7-0 (WI-RF) | 27 | 9 | 14 | 4 | 57 | 75 | ||||
| Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Overall Record | ||||||||||||||||||
| 2013-14 | 12 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 17 | 2nd of 4 | W, SF 2-0 (2-1, 1-0) (Wisc-Superior) L, F 5-1 (Wisc-River Falls) | 29 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 73 | 52 | ||||
| 2014-15 | 12 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 31 | 25 | 14 | 2nd of 4 | W, SF 2-0 (2-1, 5-0) (Wisc-Superior) L, F 6-1 (Wisc-River Falls) | 28 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 85 | 59 | ||||
| 2015-16 | 12 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 25 | 15 | 2nd of 4 | W, SF 2-0 (7-1, 2-1 ot) (Wisc-Superior L, F 4-1 (Wisc-Stevens Point) | 28 | 17 | 8 | 3 | 76 | 65 | ||||
| 2016-17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 23 | 8 | 3rd of 4 | L, SF 4-1 (Wisc-Stevens Point) | 27 | 13 | 12 | 2 | 69 | 62 | ||||
| 2017-18 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 24 | 6 | 4th of 4 | L, SF 2G-0 (Wisc-River Falls) | 27 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 64 | 66 | ||||
| 2018-19 | 9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 15 | 45 | 4 | 3rd of 4 | L, SF 2G-0 (Wisc-Eau Claire) | 27 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 49 | 91 | ||||
school athletic logo until 2012
NCAA Tournament
- 2004 won in quarterfinals 3-2 (2ot) over Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties; won in semifinals 4-1 over Manhattanville Valiants; lost in national championship game 2-1 to Middlebury Panthers
- 2005 lost in quarterfinals 3-0 to Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties
- 2006 won in quarterfinals 2-0 over Wisconsin-Superior Yellowjackets, lost in semifinals 4-1 to Plattsburgh Cardinals, won in third place game 2-0 over Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties
- 2007 won in quarterfinals 4-1 over Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties, lost in semifinals 5-1 to Middlebury Panthers, won in third place game 4-3 (ot) over Amherst Lord Jeffs