The UW-River Falls women's lacrosse team is set to kick off its 2024 season on the campus of Northwestern, tomorrow March 5. UWRF will also face Augsburg University on Friday before returning home to host Cornel College on Sunday for its home opener at Ramer Field.

UW-RIVER FALLS (0-0, 0-0 WIAC) AT NORTHWESTERN (1-1, 0-0 MWLC)
Date: Tuesday, March 5
Time: 5 p.m.
Site: St. Paul, Minn. // Reynold Field
Live Coverage: Stats // Video

UW-RIVER FALLS (0-0, 0-0 WIAC) AT AUGSBURG UNIVERSITY (1-2, 0-0 MWLC)
Date: Friday, March 8
Time: 3:30 p.m. 
Site: Minneapolis, Minn. // Edor Nelson Field
Live Coverage: Stats // Video

UW-RIVER FALLS (0-0, 0-0 WIAC) VS. CORNELL COLLEGE (2-0, 0-0 MWLC)
Date: Sunday, March 10
Time: 1 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Ramer Field
Live Coverage: Stats // Video

FALCON NOTES

• The Falcons are coming off a 2023 season in which they finished with a 12-5 overall record.
• UWRF returns four of its top scorers from the 2023 season in Bailey O'Donovan, Sydney Chance-Farley, Grace Hannula, and Holly Eckers.
  • Goaltenders Abby Hammond and Kayden Hersback both return, who split time in the net last season for the Falcons. Hammond played in nine games, and Hersback played in 10. 

INAUGURAL WIAC WOMEN'S LACROSSE SEASON

• The Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference announced the addition of women's lacrosse for the 2023-24 academic year. The WIAC will award it's first women's lacrosse champion this spring.
• Teams to play for the inaugural women's lacrosse championship are WIAC full-time members of UW-Eau Claire, UW-Lacrosse, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, and UW-Stout, along with affiliate members Colorado College and Southwestern University (Texas).
• Teams will play a round robin schedule during the regular season with the top-four teams advancing to the conference tournament.