2003 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship

The 2002 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship was the third annual tournament to determine the national championship of NCAA women's collegiate water polo. The single-elimination tournament was played at Canyonview Pool at the University of California, San Diego in La Jolla, San Diego, California from May 10–11, 2003.[1]

2003 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship
DatesMay 10–11, 2003
Teams4
ChampionsUCLA (2nd title)
Runners-upStanford (3rd title game)
Third placeLoyola Marymount
Fourth placeIndiana
Matches played4
Goals scored36 (9 per match)
Attendance4,276 (1,069 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)Jessica López, UCLA
Kelly Rulon, UCLA
Lauren Boreta, Stanford
Hannah Luber, Stanford
Katie Hicks, LMU (3)
Best playerRobin Beauregard, UCLA
2002
2004

UCLA, in a rematch of the previous two years' finals, defeated Stanford in the final, 4–3, to win their second NCAA championship. The Bruins (23–4) were coached by Adam Krikorian.

UCLA's Robin Beauregard was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Five different players (2 from UCLA, 2 from Stanford, and 1 from Loyola Marymount) tied as the tournament's leading scorer, with 3 goals each.

Qualification

Since there has only ever been one single national championship for women's water polo, all NCAA women's water polo programs (whether from Division I, Division II, or Division III) were eligible. A total of 4 teams were invited to contest this championship.

Team Appearance Previous
Loyola Marymount 3rd 2002
Indiana 1st Never
Stanford 3rd 2002
UCLA 3rd 2002

Tournament bracket

Semifinals
May 10, 2003
Championship
May 11, 2003
      
Stanford 13
Indiana 2
Stanford 3
UCLA 4
UCLA 8
Loyola Marymount 2 Third Place
May 11, 2003
Indiana 2
Loyola Marymount 5

All tournament teams

First Team

Second Team

See also

References

  1. "2003 Women's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved September 23, 2015.
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