The top-seeded and top-ranked UWRF women's hockey team hosts No. 3 seed and No. 2-ranked Gustavus Adolphus College on Saturday, March 9 in the NCAA Tournament Quarterfinals.

UW-RIVER FALLS (27-0, 12-0 WIAC) VS. GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS (22-4, 17-1 MIAC)
Date: Saturday, March 9, 2024
Time: 2 p.m.
Site: River Falls, Wis. // Hunt Arena
Live Coverage: Stats // Video

TICKETS

• $9.00 Adult
• $6.00 Senior Citizen/Student/Youth
• UWRF student tickets are FREE, thanks to the UWRF Student Government Association
  • Tickets will go on sale 90 minutes prior to puck drop.
  • There are NO ADVANCED TICKET SALES available

THE SERIES

• Saturday's game marks the 52nd all-time meeting during the historic rivalry between UW-River Falls and Gustavus, with the Gusties owning a 27-20-4 series lead.
• The two teams have faced each other nine times in NCAA Tournament history, dating back to 2009. The Gusties have won seven of nine, including back-to-back wins the past two seasons.

NCAA TOURNAMENT HISTORY

• The Falcons will be 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' five times (2003, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2016), 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 champion Gusties.

FALCON NOTES

• The Falcons are ranked first in the USCHO National Poll for the 10th consecutive week, receiving unanimous first place votes.
• UWRF is coming off a 2-1 overtime win over UW-Eau Claire last Saturday to win a fifth consecutive WIAC O'Brien Cup. Kenzie Dunn scored the game-winner.
• UWRF closed out the regular season with a perfect 25-0 record. It marked the second time in which the Falcons went undefeated during the regular season, following the 2010-11 team who went 22-0-3.
• The Falcons rank first nationally with 394 total team points, 151 goals (5.4 per game), a 4.4 scoring margin, and a 0.348 power play percentage.
• Fifth-year senior forward Maddie McCollins is the nation's leading scorer with 62 points (32g-30a), and was named the WIAC Player of the Year for the second season in a row. She follows her former teammate Callie Hoff (2021-22) as the second Falcon in program history to win back-to-back conference Player of the Year honors. McCollins recently became UWRF's all-time games played leader and broke her own record set last season with her 29th goal of the season against UW-Stevens Point on Feb. 23.
• Five Falcons earned All-WIAC First Team honors: McCollins, MaKenna Aure, Megan Goodreau, Alex Hantge, and Jordan O'Connor. Holly Eckers, Aubrey Nelvin, Bailey Olson, and Kaitlyn Ronn were Honorable Mentions. Joe Cranston was named the WIAC Coach of the Year, his ninth career conference Coach of the Year honor.
• Senior goaltender Jordan O'Connor is tied for the DIII lead with a 1.000 winning percentage with a 20-0 record and leads the WIAC with a 1.06 goals against average, a .944 save percentage, along with seven shutouts (2nd/DIII).