Amherst Mammoths women's ice hockey

The Amherst Mammoths (formerly known as the Amherst Lady Jeffs) are a Women's Division III ice hockey team representing Amherst College, located in Amherst, Massachusetts from the New England Small College Athletic Conference. The team is based out of Orr Rink, which is located on the school's campus. The women's program was established for the 1995-96 season.
The team has won national championships in 2009 and 2010. The team has won NESCAC regular season titles in 2009, 2010, 2023, and 2024. The team has won NESCAC tournament titles in 2007, 2008, 2010, 2020, and 2023.
==Conferences==
*ECAC East (1995-2001)
*New England Small College Athletic Conference (2001-present)
==Arenas==
*Orr Rink (1995-present)
==Head Coaches==
*Unknown Coach (1995-1996) 7-14-0
*Russell Kidd (1996-1997) 5-15-1
*Kay Cowperthwait (1997-2003) 42-88-7
*Jim Plumer (2003-2012) 158-69-19
*Jeff Matthews (2012-Present) 186-75-33 as of end of 2023-24 season
==Year by Year Record==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Conference Tournament 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record
1995-96 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21 	7 	14 	0 	 	
1996-97 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	21 	5 	15 	1 	 	
1997-98 	16 	3 	12 	1 	55 	105 	7 	5th of 6 	N/A 	23 	10 	12 	1 	120 	120
1998-99 	18 	4 	14 	0 	38 	97 	8 	3rd of 4 East 	N/A 	20 	5 	10 	0 	46 	108
1999-00 	17 	5 	11 	1 	54 	57 	11 	T- 11th of 18 	Did not qualify 	22 	8 	13 	1 	72 	73
2000-01 	18 	5 	13 	0 	34 	81 	10 	T-13 of 19 	Did not qualify 	24 	7 	16 	1 	60 	101
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2001-02 	16 	4 	11 	1 	21 	61 	9 	7th of 9 	L, QF 7-0 (Bowdoin) 	22 	6 	15 	1 	37 	79
2002-03 	16 	2 	11 	13 	28 	73 	7 	T-7th of 9 	L, QF 7-0 (Middlebury) 	24 	3 	17 	4 	73 	68
2003-04 	16 	7 	9 	0 	45 	65 	14 	T-4th of 9 	L, QF 6-1 (Hamilton) 	25 	13 	12 	0 	75 	88
2004-05 	16 	6 	7 	3 	36 	50 	15 	5th of 9 	L, QF 6-1 (Hamilton) 	25 	8 	12 	5 	58 	81
2005-06 	16 	6 	10 	0 	47 	46 	12 	T-5th of 9 	L, QF 4-2 (Colby) 	25 	10 	15 	0 	68 	78
2006-07 	16 	10 	3 	3 	53 	30 	23 	3rd of 9 	W, QF 3-2 OT (Williams) W, SF 3-2 OT (Bowdoin) W, F 2-1 3OT (Middlebury) 	30 	20 	7 	3 	105 	58
2007-08 	16 	12 	0 	4 	59 	13 	28 	2nd of 9 	W, QF 5-1 (Bowdoin) W, SF 2-1 (Trinity) W, F 7-1 (Colby) 	28 	20 	4 	4 	108 	33
2008-09 	16 	16 	0 	0 	66 	12 	32 	1st of 9 	W, QF 7-1 (Hamilton) W, SF 6-1 (Conn. College) L, F 4-3 OT (Middlebury) 	29 	24 	5 	0 	109 	43
2009-10 	16 	12 	1 	3 	71 	18 	27 	1st of 9 	W, QF 10-1 (Colby) W, SF 3-2 OT (Bowdoin) W, F 2-1 OT ( Trinity) 	29 	23 	2 	4 	117 	34
2010-11 	16 	13 	2 	1 	64 	25 	27 	2nd of 9 	W, QF 5-0 (Colby) W, SF 4-3 OT (Trinity) L, F 4-3 (Middlebury) 	25 	19 	6 	2 	95 	53
2011-12 	16 	13 	2 	1 	55 	20 	27 	2nd of 9 	W, QF 3-0 (Conn. College) W, SF 1-0 (Bowdoin) L, F 1-0 OT (Middlebury) 	28 	21 	6 	1 	82 	36
2012-13 	16 	10 	5 	1 	52 	34 	21 	3rd of 9 	W, QF 5-1 (Hamilton) L, SF 3-1 (Bowdoin) 	25 	13 	11 	1 	69 	62
2013-14 	16 	9 	3 	4 	45 	28 	22 	2nd of 9 	L, QF 3-2 (Colby) 	25 	13 	7 	5 	68 	42
2014-15 	16 	10 	3 	3 	35 	25 	23 	2nd of 9 	W, QF 2-1 OT (Colby) L, SF 2-1 OT (Trinity) 	26 	17 	5 	4 	79 	39
2015-16 	16 	13 	1 	2 	59 	17 	28 	2nd of 9 	W, QF 2-1 OT (Bowdoin) W, SF 3-0 (Conn. College) L, F 5-4 OT (Middlebury) 	28 	22 	3 	3 	111 	40
2016-17 	16 	6 	5 	5 	38 	25 	17 	T-5th of 9 	W, QF 2-0 (Trinity) W, SF 2-0 (Conn. College) L, F 4-1 (Middlebury) 	27 	14 	8 	5 	64 	39
2017-18 	16 	9 	4 	3 	44 	28 	21 	3rd of 9 	W, QF 5-2 (Williams) W, SF 3-1 (Conn. College) L, F 2-0 (Middlebury) 	27 	16 	7 	4 	80 	43
2018-19 	16 	8 	6 	2 	30 	31 	18 	5th of 9 	W, QF 3-2 OT (Trinity) L, SF 3-1 (Williams) 	26 	13 	11 	2 	54 	54
2019-20 	16 	8 	4 	4 	30 	22 	20 	3rd of 9 	W, QF 1-0 OT (Conn. College) W, SF 3-1 (Colby) W, F 3-1 (Middlebury) 	28 	17 	6 	5 	67 	36
2020-21 	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/	Season cancelled October 8thhttps://www.uscho.com/2020/10/08/nescac-cancels-winter-sports-including-mens-womens-hockey-conference-play-for-2020-21-season/
2021-22 	16 	8 	6 	2 	31 	20 	.563 	3rd of 9 	W, QF 5-0 (Bowdoin) W, SF 2-1 OT (Colby) L, F 2-0 (Middlebury) 	25 	14 	9 	2 	58 	33
2022-23 	16 	13 	3 	0 	53 	23 	38 	1st of 9 	W, QF 2-0 (Wesleyan) W, SF 2-0 (Middlebury) W, F 5-0 (Hamilton) 	30 	26 	4 	0 	100 	28
2023-24 	16 	12 	2 	2 	34 	16 	38 	1st of 9 	W, QF 2-0 (Bowdoin) L, SF 2-1 (Hamilton) 	27 	21 	4 	2 	64 	24
==NCAA Tournament Appearances==
Season 	First Round 	Quarterfinals 	Semifinals 	Championship 	Third Place
2007 	-- 	W, 2-1 (RIT Tigers) 	L, 3-2 (Plattsburgh Cardinals) 	-- 	L, 4-3 OT (Wisconsin-Stevens Point Pointers)
2008 	-- 	L, 3-2 (Elmira Soaring Eagles) 	-- 	-- 	--
2009 	-- 	W, 4-1 (Plattsburgh Cardinals) 	W, 3-2 (Middlebury Panthers) 	W, 4-3 OT (Elmira Soaring Eagles) 	--
2010 	-- 	Bye 	W, 4-0 (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	W, 7-2 (Norwich Cadets) 	--
2012 	-- 	L, 5-0 (Norwich Cadets) 	-- 	-- 	--
2016 	-- 	L, 5-0 (Plattsburgh Cardinals) 	-- 	-- 	--
2020 	L, 3-1 (Norwich Cadets)	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2023 	Bye 	W, 4-0 (Colby Mules) 	W, 2-0 (Hamilton Continentals) 	L, 2-1 3OT (Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties)	--
2024 	Bye 	L, 2-1 OT (Elmira Soaring Eagles)	-- 	-- 	--
9 appearances	9 appearances 	9 appearances 	2-Time National Champions 	1 Runner-Up Finish 	1 Fourth Place Finish
==Links==
*NESCAC Women's ice hockey website
*Amherst Mammoths women's hockey website
==References==
Category:New England Small College Athletic Conference
Category:NCAA Division III Teams
Category:American women's ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1996