2023-24 SUNYAC Women's Season

This is the 2023-24 State University of New York Athletic Conference women's season. This is the league's first season under this name and seventh season overall.
On May 12, 2023 the State University of New York Athletic Conference announced it would be adding women's ice hockey for the 2023-24 season. The league is being formed out of the current members of the Northeast Women's Hockey League plus the Canton Kangaroos women's ice hockey team. The change over to the new conference will take place at the change over of the academic year on July 1, 2023.https://sunyacsports.com/general/2022-23/releases/20230512fqsr88
==Membership Changes==
*None, from previous season when the league was known as the Northeast Women's Hockey League.
*On April 10, 2024 the State University of New York Athletic Conference announced the addtion of the Hobart Statesmen men's ice hockey team, as well as the William Smith Herons women's ice hockey team, and the Skidmore Thoroughbreds men's ice hockey team to the conference for the 2025-26 season. All of the teams would be joining the league from the New England Hockey Conference.https://www.uscho.com/2024/04/10/sunyac-adds-hobart-william-smith-skidmore-to-mens-hockey-conference-hobart-william-smith-to-womens-hockey-conference/
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Buffalo State Bengals	Buffalo, New York 	Buffalo State Sports Arena
Canton Kangaroos 	Canton, New York 	SUNY Canton Athletic and Recreation Center
Cortland Red Dragons 	Cortland, New York 	Alumni Ice Arena
Morrisville Mustangs 	Morrisville, New York	Morrisville Iceplex
Oswego Great Lakers 	Oswego, New York 	Marano Campus Center Ice Arena
Plattsburgh Cardinals	Plattsburgh, New York	Ronald B. Stafford Ice Arena
Potsdam Bears 	Potsdam, New York 	Maxcy Ice Arena
==Standings==
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Team 	GP 	W 	L 	OL 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts
Plattsburgh Cardinals 	18 	16 	2 	0 	0 	66 	17 	32
Cortland Red Dragons 	18 	13 	3 	1 	1 	59 	21 	28
Oswego Great Lakers 	18 	12 	5 	1 	0 	52 	25 	25
Morrisville Mustangs 	18 	7 	9 	0 	2 	37 	56 	16
Canton Kangaroos 	18 	8 	10 	0 	0 	37 	39 	16
Potsdam Bears 	18 	6 	11 	0 	1 	27 	48 	13
Buffalo State Bengals 	18 	0 	17 	0 	1 	15 	87 	1
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
The top four teams qualify for the single elimination conference tournament. The tournament champion earns the conference's bid to the 2024 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Semifinals===
*Plattsburgh Cardinals defeated Morrisville Mustangs 5-1
*Cortland Red Dragons defeated Oswego Great Lakers 2-1
===Final===
*Cortland Red Dragons defeated Plattsburgh Cardinals 2-1 (ot)
The Cortland Red Dragons earned the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
==References==
Category:2023-24 in ice hockey
Category:State University of New York Athletic Conference