NCAA Division III women's ice hockey

Eastern College Athletic Conference East

ECAC East is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. There are currently 12 members in the women’s division:^[1]

• Castleton State College – Castleton, VT
• Holy Cross – Worcester, MA
• Manhattanville College – Purchase, NY
• New England College – Henniker, NH
• Nichols College - Dudley, MA
• Norwich Cadets women's ice hockey – Northfield, VT
• Plymouth State University – Plymouth, NH
• Salve Regina University – Newport, RI
• St. Anselm College – Goffstown, NH
• Saint Michael's College – Colchester, VT
• University of Massachusetts Boston – Boston, MA
• University of Southern Maine – Gorham, ME

Eastern College Athletic Conference West

ECAC West is a college athletic conference which operates in the northeastern United States. There are currently 10 members in the women’s division:^[2]

• Buffalo State College – Buffalo, NY
• Chatham University – Pittsburgh, PA
• Elmira College – Elmira, NY
• Hobart William Smith Colleges - Geneva, NY
• Neumann University – Aston, PA
• Plattsburgh State University – Plattsburgh, NY
• SUNY Cortland – Cortland, NY
• SUNY Oswego – Oswego, NY
• SUNY Potsdam – Potsdam, NY
• Utica College – Utica, NY

Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference

The Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (MIAC) is a College Athletic Conference, which competes in the NCAA’s Division 3. As the member schools are located in Minnesota. These women's teams include:^[3]

• Augsburg University – Minneapolis, MN
• Bethel University – St. Paul, MN
• College of Saint Benedict – St. Joseph, MN
• Concordia College Minnesota – Moorhead, MN
• Gustavus Adolphus College – St. Peter, MN
• Hamline University – St. Paul, MN
• Saint Mary’s University – Winona, MN
• St. Catherine University – St. Paul, MN
• St. Olaf College – Northfield, MN
• University of St. Thomas – St. Paul, MN

New England Small College Athletic Conference

The New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) is the premier historic Division III athletic conference in the United States, consisting of highly selective liberal arts colleges and universities located in New England and New York. NESCAC is often referred to as the “Little Ivies”. The women's ice hockey teams that make up NESCAC are:^[4]

• Amherst College – Amherst, MA
• Bowdoin College – Brunswick, ME
• Colby College – Waterville, ME
• Connecticut College – New London, CT
• Hamilton College – Clinton, NY
• Middlebury College – Middlebury, VT
• Trinity College – Hartford, CT
• Wesleyan University – Middletown, CT
• Williams College – Williamstown, MA

Northern Collegiate Hockey Association

The Northern Collegiate Hockey Association (NCHA) is a college athletic conference, which operates in Illinois, Michigan, Minnesota, and Wisconsin ( in the midwestern United States). It participates in the NCAA’s Division III as a hockey-only conference.^[5] The women's teams competing in the NCHA are:

• Adrian College – Adrian, MI
• Concordia University Wisconsin – Mequon, WI
• Finlandia University – Hancock, MI
• Lake Forest College – Lake Forest, IL
• Marian University – Fond du Lac, WI
• St. Norbert College – De Pere, WI
• University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire – Eau Claire, WI
• University of Wisconsin–River Falls – River Falls, WI
• University of Wisconsin–Stevens Point – Stevens Point, WI
• University of Wisconsin–Superior – Superior, WI

Laura Hurd Award

The Laura Hurd Award is given to the best player in the Division III.

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See also

• Laura Hurd Award
• Title IX
• National Collegiate women's ice hockey championship
• Major women's sport leagues in North America