2023-24 UCHC Women's Season

This is the 2023-24 United Collegiate Hockey Conference season. This is the conference's seventh season.
==Membership Changes==
*The Hood Blazers based in Frederick, Maryland were to be added to the conference for the 2024-25 season, but would end up joining the Middle Atlantic Conference when it announces its' intent to become a stand alone conference.
*The members of the Middle Atlantic Conference will seperate from the United Collegiate Hockey Conference starting with the 2024-25 season, as the conference will reach the minimum number of teams require to receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament. The addition of the Misericordia Cougars in the men's conference and the Hood Blazers women's ice hockey team to the women's conference will give both the men's and women's conferences the minimum required amount. The league will work on a regular season conference schedule and post season confernence tournment.https://www.uscho.com/2023/09/03/mac-mens-womens-hockey-conferences-to-get-ncaa-tournament-automatic-qualifier-starting-in-24-25-will-separate-from-uchc/ This will remove the Alvernia Golden Wolves, Arcadia Knights, King's College Monarchs, Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen, and Stevenson Mustangs.
*Shortly after the MAC's annnouncement the conference announced the addition of the Brockport Golden Eagles and the Geneseo Ice Knights to the men's conference for the 2024-25 season.https://theuchc.com/news/2023/9/5/general-suny-brockport-and-suny-geneseo-mens-hockey-programs-to-join-uchc-in-2024-25.aspx No mention was made of any replacements in the women's conference. However, the conference will still have the required minimum of 6 playing members to earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
*On May 15, 2024 the United Collegiate Hockey Conference announced the addition of Albertus Magnus Falcons (men's and women's). Elmira Soaring Eagles (men's and women's), Hilbert Hawks (women's), and the newly formed programs of St. John Fisher Cardinals (men's and women's) to the conference for the 2025-26 season.https://www.uscho.com/2024/05/15/albertus-magnus-elmira-hilbert-st-john-fisher-to-join-uchc-mens-womens-hockey-conferences-for-2025-26-season/
==Membership==
Team 	Centre 	Arena
Alvernia Golden Wolves 	Reading, Pennsylvania 	Santander Arena & Body Zone
Arcadia Knights 	Glenside, Pennsylvania 	Hatfield Ice
Chatham Cougars 	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 	Alpha Ice Complex
King's College Monarchs 	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 	Revolution Ice Centre
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen	Annville, Pennsylvania 	Hersheypark Arena
Manhattanville Valiants 	Purchase, New York 	Playland Ice Casino (Rye, NY)
Nazareth Golden Flyers 	Pittsford, New York 	Bill Gray's Regional Iceplex
Neumann Knights 	Aston, Pennsylvania 	IceWorks Skating Complex
Stevenson Mustangs 	Stevenson, Maryland &Owings Mills, Maryland	Reisterstown Sportsplex
Utica Pioneers 	Utica, New York 	Nexus Center
Wilkes University Colonels 	Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 	Toyota SportsPlex
==Standings==
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Team 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	OW 	SW 	OL 	GF 	GA 	Pts
Nazareth Golden Flyers 	20 	18 	0 	1 	1 	0 	0 	83 	12 	59
Utica Pioneers 	20 	16 	2 	2 	0 	0 	0 	100	20 	50
Manhattanville Valiants 	20 	10 	4 	2 	1 	1 	2 	68 	45 	40
Arcadia Knights 	20 	12 	7 	0 	0 	1 	0 	59 	33 	38
Wilkes University Colonels 	20 	11 	5 	2 	0 	1 	1 	57 	38 	38
Alvernia Golden Wolves 	20 	8 	8 	3 	1 	0 	0 	44 	39 	31
Chatham Cougars 	20 	5 	10 	2 	1 	2 	0 	39 	49 	25
King's College Monarchs 	20 	2 	13 	1 	1 	0 	2 	26 	71 	16
Lebanon Valley Flying Dutchmen 	20 	2 	14 	1 	1 	1 	1 	30 	64 	14
Stevenson Mustangs 	20 	4 	16 	0 	0 	0 	0 	37 	84 	12
Neumann Knights 	20 	0 	17 	2 	1 	0 	0 	19 	107	6
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
The top eight teams qualify for the single elimination conference tournament. The conference tournament champion earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2024 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Quarterfinals===
*Nazareth Golden Flyers defeated King's College Monarchs 5-0
*Utica Pioneers defeated Chatham Cougars 5-0
*Manhattanville Valiants defeated Alvernia Golden Wolves 4-0
*Wilkes University Colonels defeated Arcadia Knights 1-0
===Semifinals===
*Nazareth Golden Flyers defeated Wilkes University Colonels 4-0
*Utica Pioneers defeated Manhattanville Valiants 5-1
===Final===
*Nazareth Golden Flyers defeated Utica Pioneers 2-1
The Nazareth Golden Flyers 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:United Collegiate Hockey Conference