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2003 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship
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NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship 2003 NCAA logo.svg 140 May 10–11, 2003 4 UCLA (2nd title) Stanford (3rd title game) Loyola Marymount Indiana 4 36 4276 Jessica López, UCLAKelly Rulon, UCLALauren Boreta, StanfordHannah Luber, StanfordKatie Hicks, LMU (3) Robin Beauregard, UCLA 2002 2004
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, 2003.2003 Women's Water Polo Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/spring_champs_records/2003/2003_spring_champs_records.pdf NCAA NCAA.org September 23, 2015
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 PreviousLoyola Marymount3rd2002Indiana1stNeverStanford3rd2002UCLA3rd2002
Tournament bracket
Site: Canyonview Pool, La Jolla, San Diego, California
150 SemifinalsMay 10, 2003 ChampionshipMay 11, 2003 Third PlaceMay 11, 2003 Stanford 13 Indiana 2 UCLA 8 Loyola Marymount 2 Stanford 3 UCLA 4 Indiana 2 Loyola Marymount 5
All tournament teams
First Team
Robin Beauregard, UCLA (Most Outstanding Player)
Natalie Golda, UCLA
Jessica López, UCLA
Jackie Frank, Stanford
Julie Gardner, Stanford
Hannah Luber, Stanford
Kelty Luber, Stanford
Brenda Villa, Stanford
Katie Hicks, Loyola Marymount
Krista Peterson, Indiana
Second Team
Maureen Flanagan, UCLA
Jamie Hipp, UCLA
Kelly Rulon, UCLA
Teresa Guidi, Loyola Marymount
Devon Wright, Loyola Marymount
Kristin Stanford, Indiana
See also
Pre-NCAA Intercollegiate Women's Water Polo Champions (pre-2001)
NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship
References
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