The Hamilton College Continentals play in the 2023 NCAA Division III Women's Hockey Championship semifinals against the Amherst College Mammoths at Amherst's Orr Rink on Friday, March 17 at 7 p.m.

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Tickets are cash-only and are available at Orr Rink starting at 2 p.m. on Friday. This is the furthest any Hamilton team has advanced in the NCAA championship since women's lacrosse reached the 2010 national final.
 
These New England Small College Athletic Conference (NESCAC) rivals have already played each other three times this season, including a 5-0 win by the Mammoths in the NESCAC championship final less than two weeks ago. Here's a glance at both teams heading into Friday night's matchup.
 
Records
Hamilton: 22-5-2 overall (12-3-1 NESCAC, second place)
Amherst: 25-3-0 overall (13-3 NESCAC, first place)
 
Rankings
Hamilton: No. 6 in March 6 USCHO.com Division III Top 15 poll and No. 5 in March 5 Pairwise
Amherst: No. 3 in March 6 USCHO.com Division III Top 15 poll and No. 1 in March 5 Pairwise
 
How They Got Here
Hamilton: At-large bid after losing in the NESCAC Championship final; defeated Nazareth 3-1 in NCAA 1^st round; defeated Adrian 2-0 in NCAA 2^nd round
Amherst: Automatic bid for winning the NESCAC Championship title; bye in NCAA 1^st round; defeated Colby 4-0 in NCAA 2^nd round
 
NCAA History
Hamilton: First appearance, 2-0 record in NCAA Championship
Amherst: Seventh appearance, 7-6 record in NCAA Championship
 
Head Coaches
Hamilton: Emily McNamara, 11^th season, 135-94-23 record
Amherst: Jeff Matthews, 11^th season, 164-70-31 record
 
Team Stats
Hamilton: 2.7 goals/game; 29.6 shots/game; 22.2% PP pct. (14-63); 87.9% PK pct. (7-58); 4.2 PIM/game; 47.5% faceoff pct.
Amherst: 3.5 goals/game; 36.9 shots/game; 22.8% PP pct. (18-79); 91.5% PK pct. (4-47); 3.6 PIM/game; 60.5% faceoff pct.
 
Individual Stat Leaders
Hamilton: Nancy Loh '23 (5-7, F, 21G-6A-27P); Hyla Mosher '23 (5-7, F, 8G-15A-23P); Abby Kuhns '23 (5-9, D, 7G-15A-22P); Abby Smith '24 (5-4, F, 10G-10A-20P); Claire McGennis '24 (5-7, F, 4G-13A-17P); Mya Berretta '23 (5-4, F, 8G-7A-15P)
Amherst: Rylee Glennon (Jr., 5-4, F, 13G-17A-30P); Maeve Reynolds (Fy., 5-2, F, 13G-13A-26P); Kate Pohl (Sr., 5-3, F, 13G-12A-25P); Avery Flynn (Sr., 6-1, D, 6G-17A-23P); Alyssa Xu (So., 5-6, F, 9G-11A-20P); Carley Daly (Sr., 5-1, F, 6G-13A-19P); Leslie Schwartz (Sr., 5-6, D, 5G-14A-19P)
 
The Goaltenders
Hamilton: Evie Sheridan (Fy., 5-9, 21 starts, 15-4-1 record, 1.43 GAA, .940 save pct., 5 shutouts)
Amherst: Natalie Stott (Fy., 5-9, 27 starts, 24-3 record, 0.97 GAA, .952 save pct., 13 shutouts)
 
Notes
Hamilton has won a team-record 22 games this season…Abby Kuhns '23 is the NESCAC Player of the Year and Emily McNamara is the NESCAC Coach of the Year…Kuhns and McNamara are finalists for Division III player and coach of the year, respectively…The Continentals are 13-3-1 against ranked teams…Hamilton is the only team that has a win at Amherst this season, 2-0 back on Nov. 19, 2022…The Mammoths have shut out their opponent in six of the last seven games, including all four postseason contests…Goaltender Natalie Stott was selected the NESCAC Rookie of the Year…Amherst won a team-record 18 straight games from Nov. 22 through Feb. 3.