UW-River Falls women's basketball news

February 12, 2025

No. 10 Baldwin Wallace secured first in the OAC a win and some help while Messiah moved another step closer to doing the same in the MACC. Elsewhere, Montclair State won a thriller and No. 17 UW-Stout fell at UW-River Falls

Saturday women: Titans felled at River Falls

January 25, 2025

UW-River Falls upset unbeaten and fourth-ranked UW-Oshkosh on a day when most ranked teams rolled to victory. Elsewhere, No. 5 Bowdoin battled past Colby and into first place in the NESCAC while No. 6 Whitman downed Linfield and expanded its lead in the NWC. Read about it here.

Saturday: Ramtastic upset for Framingham

December 03, 2022

A good woman was not hard to find for Framingham State. All-American Flannery Connor led the Rams to a victory over No. 6 Smith. Macy Nilsen’s fourth quarter also rated highly in UW-River Falls' win at No. 9 UW-Whitewater. Read about it in our women's wrap.

DuDonis resigns as UW-RF women's basketball coach

April 15, 2022

Blake DuDonis, who coached UW-River Falls to a 19-40 record while his wife was an assistant coach at nearby University of Minnesota, resigns after Carly Thibault-DuDonis took the head coaching job at Fairfield, in Connecticut.

UW-River Falls hires former D1 assistant

May 03, 2019

Blake DuDonis' resume includes several positions in and around women's basketball -- D1 assistant, SEC broadcaster, WNBA scout. Now he can add head coach to that list.

Holbrook steps down at UW-River Falls

June 21, 2018

Cindy Holbrook stepped down from her position as UW-River Falls head coach to take a new position in the University's admissions office. She'll be replaced by her assistant Paul Richie on an interim basis.

Saturday women: Nice day for Polar Bears

January 06, 2018

With much of the country shivering in freezing temperatures, a pair of Polar Bears won Top 25 battles. Ohio Northern defeated Marietta to get a leg up in the OAC race and Bowdoin topped Tufts in the NESCAC. Plus Marymount upset CNU and both ranked WIAC teams fell.

Wednesday: Upstate upstarts

February 22, 2017

Union outlasted St. Lawrence in double overtime and Hobart upset Skidmore to oust the top two seeds in the Liberty League tournament. Elsewhere Moravian knocked Susquehanna into the at-large pool and two sixth seeds advanced on the women's side.

Overcoming the I-word

February 17, 2017

Injuries strike without warning and throw a wrench into even the best made plans. Some teams are dealing with injuries to key players now and others did so earlierthis season. How do you rally a team forward while respecting the fallen teammate? Ryan Scott explores in our final ATN of the season.

Tartans sink Hope, Falcons roll Thunder

March 04, 2016

Carnegie Mellon stunned Hope in the final seconds of their first-round Top 25 showdown while River Falls rolled over Wheaton in theirs. Elsewhere St. Thomas rallied past Loras and Moravian upset the University of New England. Here's the full recap from the first round of the women's tournament.

River Falls completes its run to top of WIAC standings

February 23, 2016

UW-River Falls completed its one-year turnaround, rallying from consecutive eighth-place finishes in the WIAC to winning the conference's top seed this weekend with help from the team's only senior, Richell Mehus.

Saturday women: Calvin wins, Falcons fly

February 20, 2016

Calvin denied Hope an undefeated regular season while UW-River Falls beat Oshkosh in the WIAC's de facto title game. Meanwhile the NJAC playoffs started with a thriller and Marymount finished the wild CAC season on top. That and more in the women's wrap.

WIAC top seed down to final weekend; MIAA clinched

February 17, 2016

UW-Oshkosh and UW-River Falls remained locked in a tie heading into Saturday. Hope and Scranton improved to 24-0, while Rose-Hulman extended its winning and WPI snapped its. That and more in our recap of Wednesday's women's action.

Women's wrap: Road bites hard

January 13, 2016

The road bug bit hard Wednesday night, claiming victims in UW-Whitewater, Wartburg and Bethel, among others, in a big night of conference play in Division III women's basketball. That and more in our recap.

Wednesday women: Change at the top

January 06, 2016

It's too soon to know who will win the NCAC and NJAC titles. But there are new teams in first after Denison and Rowan posted big wins tonight. Plus WIAC play began with an upset and York (Pa.) regained its footing. That and more in our recap.

Hoopsville: Have You Noticed?

December 10, 2015

There are many teams right now asking everyone, have you noticed us? Big wins, great starts, record beginnings. On Thursday's edition of Hoopsville, Dave talked to those who are off to tremendous starts which may not have been noticed by many people... yet. You can watch Hoopsville On Demand or listen to the podcasts here.