2001 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship

Water polo tournament season NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship 2001 NCAA logo.svg 140 May 2001 4 UCLA (1st title) Stanford (1st title game) Loyola Marymount Brown 3 51 Kelly Heuchan, UCLA (4) Coralie Simmons, UCLA 2002 The 2001 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship was the first annual tournament to determine the national championship of NCAA women's collegiate water polo. The single elimination tournament was played at the Avery Aquatic Center in Stanford, California during May 2001.Women's Water Polo Championship Results http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/spring_champs_records/2001/waterpolo_w_nc.pdf NCAA NCAA.org July 10, 2015 UCLA defeated Stanford in the final, 5–4, to win their first NCAA championship. The Bruins (19–4) were coached by Adam Krikorian. Krikorian also won a championship as the coach of UCLA's men's water polo team during the same 2000–01 season. The leading scorer for the tournament was Kelly Heuchan, from UCLA, with 4 goals. First and second All Tournament Teams were also named, with seven players comprising the former (including the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, Coralie Simmons from UCLA) and six for the latter. 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 PreviousBrown1stNeverLoyola Marymount1stNeverStanford1stNeverUCLA1stNever Tournament bracket Site: Avery Aquatic Center, Stanford, California 150 Semifinals Championship Third Place UCLA 11 Loyola Marymount 5 Stanford 12 Brown 0 UCLA 5 Stanford 4 Loyola Marymount 9 Brown 5 All tournament teams First Team Coralie Simmons, UCLA (Most Outstanding Player) Robin Beauregard, UCLA Kelly Heuchan, UCLA Jackie Frank, Stanford Ellen Estes, Stanford Brenda Villa, Stanford Lucy Windes, Loyola Marymount Second Team Margie Dingeldein, Stanford Jamie Hipp, UCLA Elaine Zivich, UCLA Jamie Kroeze, Loyola Marymount Jenny Lamb, UCLA Kristin Guerin, UCLA See also Pre-NCAA Intercollegiate Women's Water Polo Champions (tournaments from before NCAA sponsorship in 2001) NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship References NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship Category:2001 in sports in California Category:May 2001 sports events in the United States 2001