Hamilton Continentals women's ice hockey

The Hamilton Continentals are a Women's Division III ice hockey team representing Hamilton College, located in Clinton, New York from the New England Small College Athletic Conference. The team is based out of Russell Sage Rink, which is located on the school's campus. The women's program was established for the 1997-98 season.
==Conferences==
*ECAC East (1997-2001)
*New England Small College Athletic Conference (2001-present)
==Arenas==
*Russell Sage Rink (1997-present)
==Head Coaches==
*Kelley McElroy (1996-1997) 12-8-0
*Susan Tullock (1997-1998) 8-12-2
*Sue Reece (1998-2000) 19-21-2
*Shannon Bryant (2000-2006) 60-77-6
*Brendan Knight (2006-2012) 57-82-12
*Emily McNamara (2012-2023) 135-95-23
*Kayte Holtz (2023-present) 16-7-6 as of 2023-24 season
==Year by Year Record==
Season 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA 	Pts 	Finish 	Conference Tournament 	GP 	W 	L 	T 	GF 	GA
ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	ECAC East 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record 	Overall Record
1997-98 	16 	4 	10 	2 	45 	72 	10 	5th of 6 East 	N/A 	21 	7 	12 	2 	69 	90
1998-99 	18 	9 	8 	1 	63 	41 	19 	3rd of 4 West 	N/A 	20 	9 	10 	1 	63 	47
1999-00 	17 	7 	8 	2 	54 	36 	16 	11th of 18 	Did not qualify 	22 	8 	12 	2 	62 	60
2000-01 	18 	6 	11 	1 	43 	62 	13 	12th of 19 	Did not qualify 	21 	8 	12 	1 	55 	68
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2001-02 	16 	5 	11 	0 	35 	69 	10 	6th of 9 	L, QF 6-1 (Colby) 	24 	8 	16 	0 	62 	96
2002-03 	16 	10 	6 	0 	67 	56 	20 	4th of 9 	L, QF 4-3 (Colby) 	23 	13 	10 	0 	95 	85
2003-04 	16 	7 	9 	0 	45 	64 	14 	5th of 9 	W, QF 6-1 (Amherst) L, SF 6-0 (Bowdoin) 	25 	11 	13 	1 	74 	91
2004-05 	16 	7 	6 	3 	43 	52 	17 	4th of 9 	W, QF 3-1 (Colby) L, SF 2-1 OT (Bowdoin) 	25 	10 	12 	3 	70 	80
2005-06 	16 	6 	10 	0 	46 	47 	12 	T-5th of 9 	L, QF 3-0 (Williams) 	25 	10 	14 	1 	70 	79
2006-07 	16 	7 	8 	1 	42 	57 	15 	T-4th of 9 	W, QF 4-3 OT (Colby) L, SF 7-2 (Middlebury) 	26 	10 	14 	2 	66 	88
2007-08 	16 	4 	8 	4 	25 	51 	12 	5th of 9 	L, QF 5-1 (Trinity) 	25 	7 	14 	4 	56 	70
2008-09 	16 	3 	11 	2 	35 	58 	8 	8th of 9 	L, QF 7-1 (Amherst) 	25 	9 	14 	2 	64 	84
2009-10 	16 	5 	8 	3 	35 	48 	13 	6th of 9 	L, QF 3-1 (Middlebury) 	25 	11 	11 	3 	64 	76
2010-11 	16 	6 	10 	0 	33 	40 	12 	6th of 9 	L, QF 3-1 (Hamilton) 	25 	11 	14 	0 	60 	70
2011-12 	16 	7 	9 	0 	34 	43 	14 	T-5th of 9 	L, QF 3-1 (Trinity) 	25 	10 	14 	1 	59 	68
2012-13 	16 	7 	8 	1 	39 	43 	15 	T-5th of 9 	L, QF 5-1 (Amherst) 	25 	13 	11 	1 	70 	63
2013-14 	16 	2 	12 	2 	27 	47 	6 	9th of 9 	Did not qualify 	24 	8 	14 	2 	50 	59
2014-15 	16 	4 	9 	3 	13 	27 	11 	8th of 9 	L, QF 2-1 (4OT) (Middlebury) 	25 	10 	11 	4 	48 	42
2015-16 	16 	5 	7 	4 	26 	28 	14 	6th of 9 	L, QF 3-0 (Conn. College) 	25 	11 	10 	4 	47 	43
2016-17 	16 	9 	5 	2 	28 	19 	20 	3rd of 9 	L, QF 1-0 OT (Bowdoin) 	25 	14 	8 	3 	48 	32
2017-18 	16 	9 	4 	3 	32 	18 	21 	4th of 9 	L, QF 3-1 (Bowdoin) 	25 	13 	8 	4 	50 	29
2018-19 	16 	9 	5 	2 	37 	28 	20 	T-2nd of 9 	W, QF 3-1 (Colby) L, SF 3-1 (Hamilton) 	26 	16 	8 	2 	65 	42
2019-20 	16 	9 	6 	1 	43 	33 	19 	4th of 9 	W, QF 4-3 (Williams) L, SF 2-1 (Middlebury) 	26 	16 	9 	1 	79 	49
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2021-22 	16 	8 	8 	0 	39 	34 	.542 	4th of 9 	W, QF 1-0 (Williams) L, SF 3-2 (Middlebury) 	22 	12 	10 	0 	57 	44
2022-23 	16 	12 	3 	1 	35 	15 	35.5 	2nd of 9 	W, QF 3-1 (Williams) W, SF 4-3 (Colby) L, F 5-0 (Amherst) 	30 	22 	6 	2 	77 	40
2023-24 	16 	6 	5 	5 	28 	24 	26.5 	T-3rd of 9 	W, QF 2-0 (Trinity) W, SF 2-1 (Amherst) L, F 4-0 (Middlebury) 	29 	16 	7 	6 	56 	41
== NCAA Tournament Appearances ==
Season 	First Round 	Quarterfinals 	Semifinals 	Championship
2023 	W, 3-1 (Nazareth Golden Flyers) 	W, 2-0 (Adrian Bulldogs)	L, 2-0 (Amherst Mammoths) 	--
2024 	W, 3-2 OT (Nazareth Golden Flyers)	L, 4-1 (Adrian Bulldogs)	-- 	--
2 appearances	2 appearances 	2 appearances 	1-Time National Semifinalist	1-Time National Semifinalist
==Links==
*NESCAC Women's ice hockey website
*Hamilton Continentals women's ice hockey website
==References==
Category:NCAA Division III Teams
Category:American women's ice hockey teams
Category:New England Small College Athletic Conference
Category:Established in 1997