2015-16 NESCAC Women's Season

This is the 2015-16 New England Small College Athletic Conference Women's hockey season.
==Membership Changes==
none
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Amherst Lord Jeffs 	Amherst, MA 	Orr Rink
Middlebury Panthers 	Middlebury, VT 	Chip Kenyon '85 Arena
Hamilton Continentals 	Clinton, NY 	Russell Sage Rink
Williams Ephs 	Williamstown, MA	Lansing Chapman Rink
Bowdoin Polar Bears 	Brunswick, ME 	Sidney J. Watson Arena
Colby Mules 	Waterville, ME 	Alfond Rink
Wesleyan Cardinals 	Middletown, CT 	Spurrier-Snyder Rink
Connecticut College Camels	New London, CT 	Dayton Arena
Trinity (CT) Bantams 	Hartford, CT 	Koeppel Community Sports Center
==Standings==
New England Small College Athletic Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference	New England Small College Athletic Conference	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
Middlebury Panthers 	16 	13 	0 	3 	46 	15 	29 	30 	21 	6 	3 	83 	47
Amherst Lord Jeffs 	16 	13 	1 	2 	59 	17 	28 	28 	22 	3 	3 	111 	40
Connecticut College Camels 	16 	8 	5 	3 	34 	26 	19 	26 	15 	8 	3 	72 	37
Williams Ephs 	16 	8 	8 	0 	34 	38 	16 	25 	12 	12 	1 	50 	52
Trinity Bantams 	16 	7 	7 	2 	36 	38 	16 	26 	15 	9 	2 	77 	52
Hamilton Continentals 	16 	5 	7 	4 	26 	28 	14 	25 	11 	10 	4 	47 	43
Bowdoin Polar Bears 	16 	5 	10 	1 	35 	47 	11 	24 	8 	14 	2 	51 	70
Colby Mules 	16 	3 	12 	1 	29 	48 	7 	25 	6 	16 	3 	51 	72
Wesleyan Cardinals 	16 	1 	13 	2 	14 	56 	4 	23 	4 	17 	2 	39 	73
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
The tournament is single elimination format.  The top 8 teams qualify for the tournament. The quarterfinal round matches up 1 vs 8, 2 vs 7, 3 vs 6, 4 vs 5. The teams are re-seeded for the semifinals with the top seed playing the bottom seed and the other two teams pairing off.  The semifinal winners meet for the conference championship and the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Quarterfinals===
*Middlebury defeated Colby 4-3
*Amherst defeated Bowdoin 2-1 (ot)
*Connecticut College defeated Hamilton 3-1
*Trinity defeated Williams 2-1 (ot)
Semifinals
*Middlebury defeated Trinity 3-1
*Amherst defeated Connecticut College 3-0
===Final===
*Middlebury defeated Amherst 5-4 (ot)
The Middlebury Panthers earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
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