2000 AWCHA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament

The 2000 American Women's Collegiate Hockey Association Tournament was a tournament to determine the Division III national champion for women's ice hockey. In 1997, the AWCHA was founded through the U.S. Olympic Committee/NCAA Conference Grant Program in order to help promote women's ice hockey. In 2000, the top two teams in the country faced off for the first Division III women's ice hockey national champion.
==Format==
The top two teams in the nation were invited to hold a best of three series for the national championship.  The conference tournament champions of the two Division III women's hockey conferences, the ECAC East and the MIAC, were invited to this series. The series was held at Matthews Arena on the campus of Northeastern University in Boston, Massachusetts. The series took place on March 24th and 25th, 2000.
== Bids ==
=== Automatic Bids ===
* Eastern College Athletic Conference East champion: Middlebury Panthers (1st appearance)
* Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference champion: Augsburg Auggies (1st appearance)
== Misc. ==
* This started a run of 10 consecutive appearances in the national postseason (AWCHA or NCAA) for Middlebury.
* As of 2021-22, this serves as Augsburg's only appearance in the national postseason (AWCHA or NCAA) to date.
== Seeds ==
East
# Middlebury (22-2-0)
West
# Augsburg (21-5-1)
==Results==
=== Championship ===
Hosted by Northeastern University: Matthews Arena- Boston, MA
* Middlebury Panthers defeated Augsburg Auggies 2 games to 0
== Bracket ==
== Tournament Notes ==
* Despite making it to the first-ever Division III women's ice hockey national championship, as of 2022, Augsburg has never made it back to the national tournament. (Either AWCHA or NCAA)
== Statistics ==
=== Skaters ===
Top Scorers
Player 	Team 	Pos.	Yr 	GP	G	A	P
Sylvia Ryan 	Middlebury	F 	Sr.	2 	3	2	5
Catherine Elkins 	Middlebury	D 	So.	2 	2	3	5
Michelle Labbe 	Middlebury	F 	Jr.	2 	2	2	4
Christa McDougall	Middlebury	F 	Sr.	2 	0	4	4
Erin Neil 	Middlebury	D 	Fr.	2 	2	0	2
Jacqui Phillips 	Middlebury	F 	Fr.	2 	1	1	2
Sarah Carpenter 	Middlebury	D 	Jr.	2 	1	1	2
Angie Rieger 	Augsburg 	F 	Jr.	2 	1	1	2
Sarah Garrison 	Augsburg 	F 	So.	2 	1	1	2
Amber Neil 	Middlebury	D 	Fr.	2 	0	2	2
=== Goaltending ===
Top Goaltenders
Player 	Team 	Yr.	GP	W	L	SA	GA	GAA 	SV% 	SO	TOI
Beth Denoncourt 	Middlebury	Sr.	1 	1	0	12	1 	1.00	.917	0 	60:00
Megan Hutchinson	Middlebury	So.	1 	1	0	11	1 	1.00	.909	0 	60:00
Meg Schmidt 	Augsburg 	Sr.	2 	0	2	90	13	6.50	.856	0 	120:00
=== All-Tournament Team ===
* MVP: Sylvia Ryan (F)- Middlebury 
* F: Sarah Garrison- Augsburg
* F: Michelle Labbe- Middlebury
* F: Christa McDougall- Middlebury
* D: Sarah Carpenter- Middlebury
* D: Catherine Elkins- Middlebury
* G: Meg Schmidt- Augsburg
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Category:NCAA Tournaments
Category:NCAA Division III Tournaments
Category:NCAA Women's Division III Tournaments