This is the 2011-12 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's hockey season. This is the conference's 14th season
Membership Changes[]
none
Standings[]
| Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference | Overall Record | ||||||||||||
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Pts | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties | 18 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 93 | 28 | 33 | 30 | 24 | 4 | 2 | 137 | 50 |
| Concordia Cobbers | 18 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 59 | 43 | 25 | 26 | 15 | 6 | 5 | 85 | 69 |
| St. Thomas Tommies | 18 | 11 | 6 | 1 | 52 | 28 | 23 | 26 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 73 | 40 |
| St. Olaf Oles | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 46 | 51 | 20 | 26 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 64 | 80 |
| Bethel Royals | 18 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 49 | 48 | 20 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 4 | 75 | 73 |
| St. Catherine Wildcats | 18 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 40 | 49 | 18 | 24 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 65 | 70 |
| St. Mary's Cardinals | 18 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 33 | 50 | 13 | 25 | 7 | 12 | 6 | 49 | 67 |
| Augsburg Auggies | 18 | 3 | 11 | 4 | 29 | 65 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 11 | 8 | 48 | 78 |
| Hamline Pipers | 18 | 4 | 13 | 1 | 26 | 43 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 15 | 2 | 39 | 58 |
| St. Benedict Blazers | 18 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 38 | 60 | 9 | 25 | 5 | 17 | 3 | 49 | 85 |
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 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
Preliminary Round[]
- Bethel defeated St. Olaf 5-4 (ot)
Semifinals[]
- Concordia defeated St. Thomas 4-1
- Gustavus Adolphus defeated Bethel 1-0 (ot)
Final[]
- Gustavus Adolphus defeated Concordia 4-2
Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2012 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
NCAA Tournament[]
Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties[]
- defeated Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons 4-2 in quarterfinals
- lost to Norwich Cadets 4-3 (ot) in semifinals
- lost to Plattsburgh Cardinals 4-3 (ot) in third place game
Concordia Cobbers[]
- lost to RIT Tigers 5-2 in quarterfinals