Women’s Ice Hockey
MADISON, Wis.–University of Wisconsin-River Falls, the reigning NCAA Division III champion, has been selected to secure the 2025 Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (WIAC) women’s ice hockey regular-season title, according to a preseason poll conducted by the league’s head coaches and sports information directors.
The Falcons posted a 31-0 overall record a season ago to establish a NCAA Division III single-season record for wins and the second undefeated season in NCAA Division III women’s ice hockey history. UW-River Falls also won the conference championship for the fourth straight year and 10th time overall, as well as the O’Brien Cup for the fifth consecutive year and ninth time overall. The Falcons welcome back MaKenna Aure, who is a two-time All-WIAC first team selection and received Newcomer of the Year honors in 2023. Megan Goodreau is also a two-time first team honoree.
UW-Eau Claire is slotted for second in the league standings and Alexa Backmann secured Newcomer of the Year distinction a season ago. The Blugolds own one regular-season title (2020) and two O’Brien Cup trophies (2018, 2019).
UW-Superior, UW-Stevens Point and Northland College (Wis.) complete the remaining order in the conference predicitions.
UW-Stevens Point’s Courtney Leising is a two-time All-WIAC first team selection and secured Newcomer of the Year recognition in 2022.
The 2024-25 campaign welcomes a pair of new head coaches to the conference in Bre Simon (UW-Superior) and Jake Bobrowski (Northland College). Simon served a two-year stint as an assistant coach at Elmira College (N.Y.) in 2022-23 and 2023-24, while Bobrowski was the head coach…
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