2015-16 ECAC Women's Season

This is the 2015-16 ECAC Women's Ice Hockey season.  This is the league's 13th season.
==Membership Changes==
none
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Brown Bears 	Providence, RI 	Meehan Auditorium
Clarkson Golden Knights 	Potsdam, NY 	Cheel Arena
Colgate University 	Hamilton, NY 	Starr Rink
Cornell Big Red 	Ithaca, NY 	Lynah Rink
Dartmouth Big Green 	Hanover, NH 	Thompson Arena
Harvard Crimson 	Cambridge, MA 	Bright Hockey Center
Princeton Tigers 	Princeton, NJ 	Hobey Baker Memorial Rink
Quinnipiac Bobcats 	Hamden, CT 	TD Bank Sports Center
RPI Engineers 	Troy, NY 	Houston Field House
St. Lawrence Saints 	Canton, NY 	Appleton Arena
Union College Dutchwomen	Schenectady, NY	Frank L. Messa Rink at Achillies Center
Yale University Bulldogs	New Haven, CT 	Ingalls Rink
==Standings==
ECAC 	ECAC	ECAC	ECAC	ECAC	ECAC	ECAC	ECAC	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
Quinnipiac Bobcats 	22 	16 	2 	4 	70 	18 	36 	38 	30 	3 	5 	118 	35
Clarkson Golden Knights	22 	14 	3 	5 	78 	30 	33 	40 	30 	5 	5 	140 	54
Princeton Tigers 	22 	14 	6 	2 	67 	41 	30 	33 	22 	9 	2 	102 	61
Colgate Raiders 	22 	12 	5 	5 	58 	49 	29 	38 	22 	9 	7 	109 	86
Harvard Crimson 	22 	12 	7 	3 	53 	33 	27 	32 	17 	12 	3 	78 	59
St. Lawrence Saints 	22 	9 	8 	5 	45 	47 	23 	38 	17 	15 	6 	93 	98
Cornell Big Red 	22 	9 	9 	4 	49 	58 	22 	31 	13 	24 	4 	72 	87
RPI Engineers 	22 	8 	9 	5 	38 	49 	21 	34 	10 	17 	7 	62 	80
Yale Bulldogs 	22 	9 	11 	2 	58 	62 	20 	29 	10 	17 	2 	71 	94
Dartmouth Big Green 	22 	6 	13 	3 	43 	51 	15 	28 	6 	19 	3 	51 	74
Brown Bears 	22 	1 	18 	3 	25 	89 	5 	29 	3 	23 	3 	37 	114
Union Dutchwomen 	22 	0 	19 	3 	14 	71 	3 	34 	0 	28 	6 	25 	104
==Post Season Tournament==
===Format===
The top eight teams qualify for the conference tournament with the top four teams hosting quarterfinal best-of-three series. The final two rounds of the conference tournament are single elimination. The tournament winner will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Quarterfinals===
*Quinnipiac defeated RPI 2 games to none (3-2 (ot), 2-1 (2ot))
*Clarkson defeated Cornell 2 games to none (2-0, 5-2)
*St. Lawrence defeated Princeton 2 games to 1 (1-0, 3-4, 4-3 (ot)
*Colgate defeated Harvard 2 games to 1 (4-1, 1-4, 3-2 (ot))
===Semifinals===
*Quinnipiac defeated St. Lawrence 2-1
*Clarkson defeated Colgate 5-2
===Final===
*Quinnipiac defeated Clarkson 1-0
The Quinnipiac Bobcats earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
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