UWRF women's hockey hosts Elmira College on Sunday, March 17 at Hunt Arena in the NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey National Championship game.

UW-RIVER FALLS (30-0, 12-0 WIAC) VS. ELMIRA COLLEGE (23-7-1, 14-3-1 NEHC)
Date: Sunday, March 17, 2024
Time: 3 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Hunt Arena

TICKETS

• Tickets will be $15 for adults and $10 for students/seniors. Youth ages 2 and under are free.
• There are NO INDIVIDUAL ADVANCED TICKETS available for sale.
• Tickets will be sold at the door 1.5 hours prior to the start of the game.
• Tickets are FREE for UWRF students thanks to the UWRF Student Government Association.

THE SERIES

• Sunday's game will mark the fifth all-time meeting between UW-River Falls and Elmira College, with the Soaring Eagles owning a 3-1 series lead.
  • All four matchups between the Falcons and Soaring Eagles have came during the NCAA Tournament.
  • Most recently, UWRF defeated Elmira 4-3 in the 2016 NCAA Semifinals to advance to the National Championship for the first time in program history. UWRF then fell 5-1 to Plattsburgh State, earning a runner-up finish.

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY

• UWRF is coming off a 3-2 win over Adrian College on Friday on its home ice, with over 1,400 fans at Hunt Arena. The Falcons rallied from a one-goal deficit heading into the third period, scoring twice to earn its second trip to the NCAA Division III National Championship game in program history. UWRF improved to 30-0 overall to break an NCAA DIII Women's Ice Hockey record for most wins in a single season.
  • The Falcons are making their 15th NCAA Tournament appearance in program history, earning an at-large bid after winning both the 2023-24 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) regular season and tournament titles. UWRF has reached the 'Frozen Four' six times (2003, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2024), including a pair of third-place finishes and a national runner-up finish in 2016.
  • Last year in the NCAA Tournament, the Falcons fell 2-1 in the quarterfinals against the eventual national champions, Gustavus Adolphus College.

UWRF HEADLINES AHCA NATIONAL HONORS

• The American Hockey Coaches Association released its 2023-24 CCM/AHCA Division III national awards on Thursday, with UWRF leading the way with five Falcons earning All-America status; MaKenna Aure, Megan Goodreau, Alex Hantge, Maddie McCollins, and Jordan O'Connor.
• Aure and McCollins were named to the West First Team, while Goodreau, Hantge, and O'Connor were selected to the West Second Team.
• Maddie McCollins was also awarded the Laura Hurd Player of the Year while head coach Joe Cranston was selected as the Coach of the Year.
  • McCollins was the third Falcon in UWRF history to receive National Player of Year honors, following Callie Hoff (2022) and Dani Sibley (2017).
  • A nine-time Conference Coach of the Year and three-time National Coach of the Year runner-up, this year's Coach of the Year award was Cranston's first of his career.