Lacrosse

Falcons lacrosse looks to grow in inaugural season

By Owen Elle

March 11, 2019

The University of Wisconsin-River Falls Women’s lacrosse team started its inaugural season on Feb. 24 with a 3-15 loss to Sewanee: The University of the South in Minneapolis, Minn. Since then, the team is riding a two-game winning streak with victories over Concordia University and Elmhurst College.

New lacrosse coach looks to build program from the ground up

By Zach Dwyer

April 11, 2018

Alison Jennings was named the university’s first lacrosse coach in July, after the athletic department announced in April that lacrosse would be added as the 17th varsity sport. Jennings helped start the program at Augsburg College in Minneapolis and was the assistant coach for the past four years.

Rachel Stahura

By Morgan Stippel

October 17, 2013

Rachel Stahura is a senior on the UW-River Falls women’s lacrosse team. She is from Stillwater, Minn., and graduated from Stillwater Area High School.

Women’s lacrosse building momentum in fall season

By Benjamin Lamers

October 18, 2012

The women’s lacrosse season doesn’t officially start until spring semester, but that doesn’t mean the UW-River Falls team is just sitting around.

UWRF women’s lacrosse makes league playoffs

By Trevor Jones

April 20, 2012

Though they face numerous challenges being a club sport, the UW-River Falls women’s lacrosse team has continued to excel over the past few years.

Lacrosse earns bid to national tournament

By Andy Moran

April 21, 2011

The UW-River Falls women’s lacrosse team heads into this weekends playoff games with an undefeated record and a chance to participate in the national championship tournament in Scottsdale, Ariz. The Falcons are currently ranked fourth in the nation according to powerlax, a website that spans coverage of men’s and women’s lacrosse across the country. Junior […]

Lacrosse, rugby teams gear up for season

By Andy Moran

April 7, 2011

With the snow slowly melting and the smells of spring in the air, the UW-River Falls men’s lacrosse and rugby teams take center stage in the club sports scene on campus. Men’s Lacrosse President Ryan Jordan said that the team is looking good this year. He added that with the tight schedules of each player, […]

Men’s lacrosse clinches third place title at conference

By Alayne Hockman

May 1, 2008

The UW-River Falls men’s lacrosse team took home a third place trophy from the Great Lakes Lacrosse League (GLLL) conference tournament April 26-27. The team won their match-up against Lake Forest 7-5 to continue into the next round. In the semifinals, the Falcons lost to the Wisconsin Badgers 7-3. The Badgers have only lost one […]

UWRF women’s lacrosse hosts tournament

By Joseph Engelhardt

April 17, 2008

The UW-River Falls women’s lacrosse team is trying to get as many games in as possible, so they chose to participate in a tournament last weekend. The tournament consisted of 15 teams getting as much game time in as they could before the playoffs begin. “The tournament was really more of play day,” team President […]

Men’s lacrosse games could secure championship bracket

By Alayne Hockman

April 17, 2008

The UW-River Falls men’s lacrosse team will play its only home games of the season Saturday. The team has been working toward their goal of making it through the second or third round, if not the championship game, in the upcoming Great Lakes Lacrosse League (GLLL) Championship Playoffs. Though the Falcon men’s lacrosse team is […]

Falcon lacrosse plays matches at Xcel Energy Center

By Ben Brewster

February 18, 2008

The Falcon men’s and women’s lacrosse teams previewed their upcoming seasons Feb. 10 with exhibition games played at the Xcel Energy Center. The day started with a game between the Minnesota Swarm and the Portland LumberJax in which the Swarm won 14-13 in overtime, keeping them undefeated on the season with a 6-0 record.   […]

Men’s lacrosse team preps for season, including exhibition game at the Xcel

By Nick Sortedahl

February 8, 2007

Their hard work will pay off with the opportunity to play in an exhibition match at the Xcel Energy Center on Feb. 18. “It gives us an opportunity to create some excitement within our school,” team captain and coach Ben Wilson said. “We don’t get a lot of fan support traveling to places like Platteville […]