2002 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship

2002 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship

Dates	May 11–12, 2002
Teams	4
Champions	Stanford (1st title)
Runners-up	UCLA (2nd title game)
Third place	Loyola Marymount
Fourth place	Michigan
Matches played	3
Goals scored	51 (17 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Brenda Villa, Stanford (5)
Best player	Jackie Frank, Stanford
← 2001 2003 →

The 2002 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship was the second annual tournament to determine the national championship of NCAA women's collegiate water polo. The single elimination tournament was played at the McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium in Los Angeles, California from May 11–12, 2002.^[1]

Stanford, in a rematch of the previous year's final, defeated UCLA in the final, 8–4, to win their first NCAA championship. The Cardinal (23–2) were coached by .

The leading scorer for the tournament was Brenda Villa, from Stanford, with 5 goals. Stanford's Jackie Frank was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

First and second All Tournament Teams were also named, each consisting of seven players.

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.

Tournament bracket[]

• Site: McDonald's Olympic Swim Stadium, Los Angeles, California

All tournament teams[]

First Team[]

• Jackie Frank, UCLA (Most Outstanding Player)
• Kelly Heuchan, UCLA
• Ellen Estes, Stanford
• Robin Beauregard, UCLA
• Brenda Villa, Stanford
• , Loyola Marymount
• Natalie Golda, UCLA
• Amber Stachowski, UCLA

Second Team[]

• Betsey Armstrong, Michigan
• Thalia Munro, UCLA
• , Stanford
• , Loyola Marymount
• , Stanford
• Jamie Hipp, UCLA
• , Michigan
• Margie Dingeldein, Stanford

See also[]

• Pre-NCAA Intercollegiate Women's Water Polo Champions (pre-2001)
• NCAA Men's Water Polo Championship

References[]