2002-03 ECAC East Women's Season

This is the 2002-03 ECAC East Women's season.

Membership Changes

• New England College Pilgrims join the conference from being a D-III Independent

Standings

Conference Standings								Overall Record
Team	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	P	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA
Manhattanville Valiants	20	19	1	0	162	13	38	31	27	4	0	198	29
RPI	20	17	3	0	113	30	34	27	20	7	0	132	52
Holy Cross Crusaders	20	15	5	0	89	52	30	25	17	7	1	100	65
Southern Maine Huskies	20	13	6	1	84	38	27	27	15	11	1	97	62
RIT	20	12	7	1	98	37	25	27	18	8	1	124	47
Sacred Heart Pioneers	20	10	9	1	70	48	21	27	12	14	1	82	88
Union	20	10	9	1	104	71	21	26	11	14	1	110	105
New England College Pilgrims	20	6	14	0	58	76	12	24	7	17	0	64	91
St. Michael's Purple Knights	20	4	16	0	39	140	8	23	4	19	0	40	174
Salve Regina Seahawks	20	2	18	0	36	141	4	22	2	20	0	36	159
MIT	20	0	20	0	9	216	0	21	0	21	0	9	227

note: MIT played a partial schedule

Conference Tournament

Quarterfinals

• Rensselaer Engineers defeated Salve Regina Seahawks 11-0
• RIT Tigers defeated Union Dutchwomen 4-2
• Southern Maine Huskies defeated New England College Pilgrims 2-1

Semifinals

• Rensselaer Engineers defeated Southern Maine Huskies 2-1
• Manhattanville Valiants defeated RIT Tigers 4-0

Final

• Manhattanville Valiants defeated Rensselaer Engineers 3-1

NCAA Tournament

The Manhattanville Valiants earned the conference bid to the 2003 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament. They defeated the Williams Ephs 5-1 in the quarterfinals, defeated the Bowdoin Polar Bears 4-1 in the semifinals, and lost to the Elmira Soaring Eagles 5-1 in the national championship game.

ECAC Open Tournament

Semifinal

• Sacred Heart Pioneers defeated St. Michael's Purple Knights 7-1

Final

• Holy Cross Crusaders defeated Sacred Heart Pioneers 3-1