Justin Magill

02 Apr 2009

Falcons end Rebel Games on high note

If there is one disadvantage of having a softball team in the Midwest it would be the weather, but the Falcons showed no signs of rust when they won seven of 10 games in Florida in a span of five […]

24 Mar 2009

Falcons finish fourth in Frozen Four

After a victory against the No. 1 ranked team the week prior, the UW-River Falls women’s hockey team was unable to perform an encore in the Div. III women’s Frozen Four with a 3-2 overtime loss to Middlebury College (Vt.), […]

12 Mar 2009

‘Super Fans’ loyal to women’s hockey team

The “Hunting Grounds” student section at Hunt Arena for the UW-River Falls women’s hockey games did not draw as well as men’s games this year, but it did not mean they were quiet. Loud and boisterous, the “Super Fans,” as […]

12 Mar 2009

Falcons to play Gustavus in first round

After winning the NCHA O’Brien Cup, the UW-River Falls women’s hockey team was rewarded on Monday with a first round game against No. 1 ranked Gustavus Adolphus College in the NCAA tournament in St. Peter, Minn. Gustavus won the Minnesota […]

05 Mar 2009

Falcon season ends, lose to Saints in NCHA playoffs

A pair of 2-0 defeats on Feb. 20-21 to No. 4 College of St. Scholastica (CSS) in the first round of the NCHA playoffs has ended the season for the UW-River Falls men’s hockey team, which finished the season with […]

01 Mar 2009

Falcons earn NCAA berth with finals win against Stevens Point

There will be another banner to hang from the rafters of Hunt Arena as the No. 7 ranked UW-River Falls women’s hockey team defeated No.10 UW-Stevens Point 5-3 in the finals of the NCHA O’Brien Cup. The victory guarantees the […]

26 Feb 2009

What to watch for at the NCHA playoffs

No. 1 UW-River Falls Falcons 15-2-1 (17-5-3 overall) The NCHA regular season champions come into the O’Brien Cup as winners of its last four games and are 8-1-2 in its last 11. The Falcons are the conference’s best scoring team […]

19 Feb 2009

Hansberry closes in on scoring record

It was four years ago when Derek Hansberry, co-captain of the UW-River Falls men’s hockey team, was mulling over the decision to continue his hockey career. The Arvada, Colo. native made a last minute choice to attend UWRF and play […]

19 Feb 2009

Women’s hockey team wins first NCHA title in six years

For the first time since 2003 the UW-River Falls women’s hockey team captured the NCHA regular season title. It did so last weekend with two dominating victories against Finlandia University (Mich.) 11-1 and 6-1 in Hancock, Mich. “It feels great […]

12 Feb 2009

Conference title within reach for women’s hockey team

With the NCHA playoffs in two weeks, the No. 8 UW-River Falls women’s hockey is in control of the conference after a sweep against Concordia University-Wisconsin (CU) last weekend. The Falcons 11-2-1 NCHA record (13-5-2 overall) has them in the […]