2015-16 MIAC Women's Season

This is the 2015-16 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's hockey season.
==Membership Changes==
none
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Augburg Auggies 	Minneapolis, MN	Ed Saugestad Rink
Bethel Royals 	Arden Hills, MN	Bethel University Arena
Concordia-Moorhead Cobbers 	Moorhead, MN 	Moorhead Sports Center Hockey Arena
Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties	St. Peter, MN 	Lund Arena
Hamline Pipers 	St. Paul, MN 	Oscar Johnson Arena
St. Benedict Blazers 	St. Joseph, MN 	Dave Torrey Arena
St. Catherine Wildcats 	St. Paul, MN 	Drake Arena
St. Mary's (Minn) Cardinals 	Winona, MN 	St. Mary's Ice Arena
St. Olaf Oles 	Northfield, MN 	Northfield Ice Arena
St. Thomas Tommies 	St. Paul, MN 	St. Thomas Ice Arena
==Standings==
Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record	Overall Record
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
St. Thomas Tommies 	18 	12 	4 	2 	55 	32 	26 	28 	20 	6 	2 	79 	49
Bethel Royals 	18 	12 	4 	2 	48 	28 	26 	27 	15 	10 	2 	61 	51
Augsburg Auggies 	18 	10 	5 	3 	49 	33 	23 	26 	13 	10 	3 	64 	49
Concordia Cobbers 	18 	11 	7 	0 	41 	36 	22 	27 	14 	12 	1 	65 	65
St. Mary's Cardinals 	18 	9 	7 	2 	36 	33 	20 	26 	10 	13 	3 	49 	52
Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties 	18 	8 	6 	4 	57 	44 	20 	25 	9 	11 	5 	70 	64
Hamline Pipers 	18 	6 	10 	2 	37 	53 	14 	25 	9 	13 	3 	46 	69
St. Benedict Blazers 	18 	5 	10 	3 	31 	49 	13 	25 	7 	15 	3 	42 	78
St. Catherine Wildcats 	18 	5 	11 	2 	23 	34 	12 	25 	6 	14 	5 	30 	46
St. Olaf Oles 	18 	1 	15 	2 	28 	63 	4 	25 	2 	21 	2 	42 	90
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
The tournament is single elimination format. The top five teams in the standings qualify for the conference tournament.  The 4th seed host the 5th seed in the preliminary round, with that game's winner becoming the 4th seed. The top seed host the 4th seed and the 2nd seed host the 3rd seed in the semifinals.  The higher seeded semifinal winner host the lower seeded semifinal winner in the conference championship.  The tournament champion earns the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
===Preliminary Round===
*Concordia defeated St. Mary's 3-1
===Semifinals===
*St. Thomas defeated Concordia 2-1
*Bethel defeated Augsburg 1-0 (ot)
===Final===
*St. Thomas defeated Bethel 2-1
St. Thomas Tommies earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
==NCAA Tournament==
===St. Thomas Tommies===
*Lost in quarterfinals 4-1 to Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons
Category:2016 in hockey
Category:MIAC Seasons