Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons women's ice hockey

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, and 2024. 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, and 2024.
The team has won 1 national championship, in 2024.
==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) 492-157-46 as of end of 2023-24 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)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team)	Midwestern Collegiate Women's Hockey Alliance (as Club Team) 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1997-98 	23 	7 	15 	1 	42 	101 	15 	- 	N/A 	24 	7 	16 	1 	42 	104
1998-99 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play 	Did not play
NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	NCAA Division III Independent 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
1999-00 	18 	3 	15 	0 	28 	83 	- 	N/A 	N/A 	18 	3 	15 	0 	28 	83
Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Northern Collegiate Hockey Association 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	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 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference 	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	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
==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	*Tournament cancelled after first round by NCAA due to COVID-19 pandemic	*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) 	
15 appearances	15 appearances 	1 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
Category:Established in 1997
Category:Northern Collegiate Hockey Association teams
Category:NCAA Division III Teams
Category:American women's ice hockey teams
Category:Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference teams