UC River Falls defeated Elmira 4-1 to win the 2024 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship title at Hunt Arena in River Falls. The Falcons are coming off a perfect 30-0 season under Joe Cranston, who has coached the team for 25 years.
River Falls made DIII women's ice hockey history with a 3-2 win over Adrian in the semifinals, reaching 30 wins on the season. The previous record was 29 wins, set by Plattsburgh in 2016 and 2019. The Falcons' undefeated season marks the second undefeated season in DIII women's ice hockey history. The first was in 2022 against Middlebury (27-0).
2024 NCAA DIII Women's Ice Hockey Championship Bracket
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2024 NCAA DIII Women's Ice Hockey Championship Schedule
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Championship | Sunday, March 17th, 4pm
Round 1 | Wednesday, March 6th at 7pm
Quarterfinals | Saturday, March 9th
Semi-finals | Friday, March 15th
2024 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Championship Selection
Conferences and teams that automatically qualified:
| meeting | automatic bidding |
|---|---|
| Commonwealth Coast Conference | western new england |
| Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Gustav 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 was selected by the University of Wisconsin-River Falls, while the three schools selected from Pool C were Amherst, Hamilton and Plattsburgh State University.
DIII Women's Ice Hockey CChampionship history
Gustavus Adolphus defeated Amherst 2-1 in overtime, capping an outstanding 27-3-0 season and winning the program's first national championship.
The DIII Women's Ice Hockey Tournament began in 2002 and has been held every year except for the 2020 and 2021 seasons, which were canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Plattsburgh State won his record seven championships, and Middlebury College won his four.
Here is a complete history of each game in the DIII Women's Ice Hockey Championship.
| Year | Champion (record) | Score | runner-up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Gustav 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 (Otto) | 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 |
| year 2012 | RIT (28-1-1) | 4-1 | norwich |
| 2011 | Norwich (25-4-1) | 5-2 | R.I.T. |
| 2010 | Amherst (23-2-4) | 7-2 | norwich |
| 2009 | Amherst (24-5) | 4-3 (Otto) | elmira |
| 2008 | Plattsburgh State (25-3-1) | 3-2 | manhattan building |
| 2007 | Plattsburgh State (27-0-2) | 2-1 | middlebury |
| 2006 | Middlebury (27-2) | 3-1 | plattsburgh state |
| Year 2005 | Middlebury (26-3-1) | 4-3 | elmira |
| 2004 | Middlebury (23-4) | 2-1 | wisconsin stevens point |
| 2003 | Elmira (23-4-2) | 5-1 | manhattan building |
| 2002 | Elmira (26-1-1) | 2-1 | manhattan building |
