2003 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament

2003 NCAA Women's Division II
Basketball Tournament
Teams	64
Finals site	St. Joseph Civic Arena ; St. Joseph, MO
Champions	South Dakota State (1st title)
Runner-up	Northern Kentucky (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	California (PA) (2nd Final Four); Bentley (7th Final Four);
Winning coach	Aaron Johnston (1st title)
MOP	Melissa Pater (South Dakota St.)
Attendance	2,556
	← 2002 ; NCAA Division II ; Basketball Tournament; 2004 →;

The 2003 NCAA Division II Women's Basketball Tournament involved 64 teams playing in a single-elimination tournament to determine the NCAA Division II women's college basketball national champion. It began March 14, 2003 and concluded with the championship game on March 29, 2003.

The first three rounds were hosted by top-seeded teams in regional play. The eight regional winners met for the quarterfinal and semifinals, better known as the "Elite Eight" and "Final Four" respectively, and National Championship game at the St. Joseph Civic Arena in St. Joseph, MO.

Brackets[]

East Regional - California, Pennsylvania[]

Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14		Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15		Regional Finals Sweet Sixteen March 17

Longwood	77

West Liberty	63
		Longwood	51

		Glenville	63
Pitt-Johnston	56

Glenville	70
				Glenville	67

				California (PA.)	76
West Chester	76

Pfeiffer	73
		Wester Chester	58

		California (PA.)	62
Millersville	58

California (PA.)	73

South Atlantic Regional - Salisbury, North Carolina[]

Catawba hosted the Regionals. ^[1]

Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14			Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15			Regional Finals Sweet Sixteen March 17

7	North Florida	65

2	Armstrong Atlantic	64
			7	North Florida	57

			3	Columbus St.	56
6	Augusta St.	59

3	Columbus St.	68
						7	North Florida	71

						1	Shaw	58
5	Fayetteville St.	80

4	Catawba	72
			5	Fayetteville St.	49

			1	Shaw	67
8	Lenoir-Rhye	69

1	Shaw	89

South Central Regional - Topeka, Kansas[]

Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14		Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15		Regional Finals Sweet Sixteen March 17

Northeastern	63

Drury	73
		Drury	63

		Angelo St.	56
St. Mary's (Tex.)	65

Angelo St.	81
				Drury	71

				Washburn	87
Emporia St.	68

Missouri Western St.	56
		Emporia St	60

		Washburn	66
Midwestern St.	56

Washburn	67

Great Lakes Regional - Indianapolis, Indiana[]

Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14		Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15		Regional Finals Sweet Sixteen March 17

Bellarmine	72

Hillsdale	71
		Bellarmine	93

		Quincy	101
Quincy	94

Lake Superior	85
				Quincy	61

				Northern Kentucky	64
Wayne St. (Mich.)	83

Indianapolis	91
		Indianapolis	57

		Northern Kentucky	66
Northern Kentucky	69

Grand Valley St.	63

South Regional - Russellville, Arkansas[]

Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14		Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15		Regional Finals Sweet Sixteen March 17

Henderson St.	82

Fort Valley St.	66
		Henderson St.	58

		Central Arkansas	59
Rollins	55

Central Arkansas	74
				Central Arkansas	68

				Arkansas Tech	54
Lincoln Memorial	50

Arkansas Tech	64
		Arkansas Tech	55

		Tampa	43
Tampa	62

Southern	55

Northeast Regional - Waltham, Massachusetts[]

Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14		Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15		Regional Finals Sweet Sixteen March 17

South Connecticut St.	66

Mass.-Lowell	63
		South Connecticut St.	49

		Stonehill	57
St. Thomas Aquinas	49

Stonehill	83
				Stonehill	44

				Bentley	66
New Haven	65

Bentley	92
		Bentley	71

		Merrimack	43
Merrimack	88

Dowling	73

North Central Regional - Brookings, South Dakota[]

South Dakota State hosted the Regionals. ^[2]

Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14			Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15			Regional Finals Sweet Sixteen March 17

6	Neb. Kearney	69

3	North Dakota St.	76
			3	North Dakota St.	61

			2	South Dakota	84
7	Concordia-St. Paul	68

2	South Dakota	83
						2	South Dakota	63

						1	South Dakota St.	87
5	North Dakota	70

4	Minn.-Duluth	63
			5	North Dakota	56

			1	South Dakota St.	77
8	Regis (Colo.)	71

1	South Dakota St.	107

West Regional - Seattle, Washington[]

Regional Quarterfinals Round of 64 March 14		Regional Semifinals Round of 32 March 15		Regional Finals Sweet Sixteen March 17

Northwestern Nazarene	83

Western Washington	79
		Northwestern Nazarene	84

		Cal. St. Bakersfield	103
Cal. St. Stanislaus	106

Cal. St. Bakersfield	116*
				Cal. St. Bakersfield	85

				Seattle Pacific	80
Central Washington	69

Mont. St.-Billings	91
		Mont. St.-Billings	70

		Seattle Pacific	86
Cal St. Chico	70

Seattle Pacific	81

Elite Eight – St. Joseph, Missouri[]

Quarterfinals
Tuesday, March 22

Semifinals
Wednesday, March 23

National Championship
Friday, March 25

E

California (PA.)

76

SA

North Florida

62

California (PA.)

43

Northern Kentucky

45

GL

Northern Kentucky

65

SC

Washburn

63

Northern Kentucky

60

South Dakota St.

65

S

Central Arkansas

69

NE

Bentley

80

Bentley

62

South Dakota St.

69

NC

South Dakota St.

83

W

Cal. St. Bakersfield

62

All-Tournament Team[]

Melissa Pater, South Dakota St. - Most Outstanding Player^[3]
Heather Sieler, South Dakota St.
Sharell Snardon, Northern Kentucky
Carone Harris, Central Arkansas
Keri Flynn, Bentley

References[]

^ "CATAWBA TO HOST WOMEN'S BASKETBALL REGIONAL". Catawbe Athletics. March 9, 2003. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "South Dakota Women's BB Team Seeded No. 2; Will Face Concordia-St. Paul in First Round Game on March 14". South Dakota Athletics. March 9, 2003. Retrieved June 27, 2020.
^ "Official 2003 National Collegiate Winter Championships" (PDF). NCAA. December 2003. p. 191-198. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[1] "CATAWBA TO HOST WOMEN'S BASKETBALL REGIONAL". Catawbe Athletics. March 9, 2003. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[2] "South Dakota Women's BB Team Seeded No. 2; Will Face Concordia-St. Paul in First Round Game on March 14". South Dakota Athletics. March 9, 2003. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

[3] "Official 2003 National Collegiate Winter Championships" (PDF). NCAA. December 2003. p. 191-198. Retrieved June 27, 2020.

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Teams	64
Finals site	St. Joseph Civic Arena St. Joseph, MO
Champions	South Dakota State (1st title)
Runner-up	Northern Kentucky (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	California (PA) (2nd Final Four) Bentley (7th Final Four)
Winning coach	Aaron Johnston (1st title)
MOP	Melissa Pater (South Dakota St.)
Attendance	2,556
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