2012-13 MIAC Women's Season

This is the 2012-13 Minnesota Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Women's hockey season. This is the conference's 15th season

Membership Changes
none

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 2013 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.

Preliminary Round

 * Bethel defeated St. Catherine 3-2

Semifinals

 * Concordia defeated St. Thomas 2-1
 * Gustavus Adolphus defeated Bethel 3-2

Final
Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties earn the conference's automatic bid to the 2013 NCAA Division III Women's Ice Hockey Tournament.
 * Gustavus Adolphus defeated Concordia 4-1

Gustavus Adolphus Golden Gusties

 * defeated Wisconsin-River Falls Falcons 2-1 in quarterfinals
 * lost to Elmira Soaring Eagles 4-3 (ot) in semifinals
 * lost to Plattsburgh Cardinals 4-0 in third place game