2022-23 NESCAC Women's Season

This is the 2022-23 New England Small College Athletic Conference Women's hockey season.
==Membership Changes==
*None
==Membership==
Team 	Location 	Arena
Amherst Mammoths 	Amherst, Massachusetts 	Orr Rink
Bowdoin Polar Bears 	Brunswick, Maine 	Sidney J. Watson Arena
Colby Mules 	Waterville, Maine 	Alfond Rink
Connecticut College Camels	New London, Connecticut 	Dayton Arena
Hamilton Continentals 	Clinton, New York 	Russell Sage Rink
Middlebury Panthers 	Middlebury, Vermont 	Chip Kenyon '85 Arena
Trinity Bantams 	Hartford, Connecticut 	Koeppel Community Sports Center
Wesleyan Cardinals 	Middletown, Connecticut 	Spurrier-Snyder Rink
Williams Ephs 	Williamstown, Massachusetts	Lansing Chapman Rink
==Standings==
The conference adopted a 3 point system with 3 points awarded for a regulation time win, two points for an overtime win, 1.5 points for a game that ends as a tie after an overtime period, one point for an overtime loss, and no points for a regulation time loss. The conference is not using a shoot out to breaks ties after overtime.
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Team 	GP 	RW 	OW 	T 	OL 	L 	GF 	GA 	Pts.
Amherst Mammoths 	16 	12 	1 	0 	3 	0 	 	 	38
Hamilton Continentals 	16 	10 	2 	1 	3 	3 	 	 	35.5
Colby Mules 	16 	10 	0 	0 	2 	4 	 	 	32
Middlebury Panthers 	16 	8 	2 	2 	0 	4 	 	 	31
Connecticut College Camels 	16 	6 	0 	1 	2 	7 	 	 	21.5
Trinity Bantams 	16 	3 	3 	1 	3 	6 	 	 	19.5
Williams Ephs 	16 	5 	1 	1 	0 	9 	 	 	18.5
Wesleyan Cardinals 	16 	3 	0 	0 	1 	12 	 	 	10
Bowdoin Polar Bears 	16 	2 	0 	2 	1 	11 	 	 	10
==Conference Tournament==
===Format===
The top 8 teams qualify for the single elimination conference tournament. Quarterfinal round games are held at the rink of the higher seeded team. The semifinal and final rounds are held at the arena of the highest seeded semifinalist. The conference tournament winner will earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2023 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament. The semifinal and final rounds were held at Orr Rink on the campus of Amherst College hosted by the Amherst Mammoths women's ice hockey team.
===Quarterfinals===
*Amherst Mammoths defeated Wesleyan Cardinals 2-0
*Hamilton Continentals defeated Williams Ephs 3-1
*Colby Mules defeated Trinity Bantams 2-1 (2ot)
*Middlebury Panthers defeated Connecticut College Camels 4-0
===Semifinals===
*Amherst Mammoths defeated Middlebury Panthers 2-0
*Hamilton Continentals defeated Colby Mules 4-3
===Final===
*Amherst Mammoths defeated Hamilton Continentals 5-0
==References==
Category:2023 in hockey
Category:NESCAC Seasons