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UW-River Falls wins the 2024 DIII women’s ice hockey championship

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UW-River Falls defeated Elmira, 4-1, for the 2024 NCAA Division III women’s ice hockey championship title at Hunt Arena in River Falls. The Falcons capped off the historic 31-0 season under Joe Cranston.

River Falls has set the DIII women’s ice hockey record for wins in a season, reaching 30 wins after its 3-2 win over Adrian in the semifinals. Now, its 31-win season is the record to beat. The previous record was 29 wins, set by Plattsburgh in both 2016 and 2019. The Falcons’ undefeated season is the second undefeated season in DIII women’s ice hockey history. The first was Middlebury (27-0) in 2022.

2024 NCAA DIII women’s ice hockey championship bracket

➡️ For a closer look, click or tap for the DIII women’s ice hockey interactive bracket.

Bracket

2024 NCAA DIII women’s ice hockey championship schedule

All times in ET. Click or tap each game for results.

First round | Wednesday, March 6

Quarterfinals | Saturday, March 9

Semifinals | Friday, March 15

Championship |Sunday, March 17

2024 NCAA Division III women’s ice hockey championship selections

The conferences and teams that received automatic qualification:

Conference Automatic Bid
Commonwealth Coast Conference Western New England
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Gustavus Adolphus
New England Hockey Conference Elmira
New England Small College Athletic Conference Middlebury
State University of New York Athletic Conference SUNY Cortland
United Collegiate Hockey Conference Nazareth
Women’s Northern Collegiate Hockey Association Adrian

The Pool B team selected was University of Wisconsin-River Falls, and the three institutions selected from Pool C were Amherst, Hamilton, and Plattsburgh State.

DIII women’s ice hockey championship history

Gustavus Adolphus is the defending national champion after defeating Amherst 2-1 in overtime to cap off an excellent 27-3-0 season and win its first-ever national championship in program history. 

Beginning in 2002, the DIII women’s ice hockey tournament has been held every year except for 2020 and 2021, seasons that were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Plattsburgh State has won a record seven championships, followed by Middlebury with four. 

Here’s a complete history of each DIII women’s ice hockey championship game: 

YEAR CHAMPION (RECORD) SCORE RUNNER-UP
2023 Gustavus Adolphus (27-3-0) 2-1 (3OT) Amherst
2022 Middlebury (27-0-0) 3-2 (OT) Gust. Adolphus
2019 Plattsburgh State (28-2-0) 4-0 Hamline
2018 Norwich 2-1 Elmira
2017 Plattsburgh State (28-1-1) 4-3 (ot) Adrian
2016 Plattsburgh State (29-1) 5-1 Wisconsin River-Falls
2015 Plattsburgh State (26-2-2 ) 3-2 Elmira
2014 Plattsburgh State (28-1-1) 9-2 Norwich
2013 Elmira (24-5-1) 1-0 Middlebury
2012 RIT (28-1-1) 4-1 Norwich
2011 Norwich (25-4-1) 5-2 RIT
2010 Amherst (23-2-4) 7-2 Norwich
2009 Amherst (24-5) 4-3 (ot) Elmira
2008 Plattsburgh State (25-3-1) 3-2 Manhattanville
2007 Plattsburgh State (27-0-2) 2-1 Middlebury
2006 Middlebury (27-2) 3-1 Plattsburgh State
2005 Middlebury (26-3-1) 4-3 Elmira
2004 Middlebury (23-4) 2-1 Wisconsin-Stevens Point
2003 Elmira (23-4-2) 5-1 Manhattanville
2002 Elmira (26-1-1) 2-1 Manhattanville

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