2003 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship

2003 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship

Dates	May 10–11, 2003
Teams	4
Champions	UCLA (2nd title)
Runners-up	Stanford (3rd title game)
Third place	Loyola Marymount
Fourth place	Indiana
Matches played	4
Goals scored	36 (9 per match)
Attendance	4,276 (1,069 per match)
Top goal scorer(s)	Jessica Lopez, UCLA Kelly Rulon, UCLA , Stanford , Stanford , LMU (3)
Best player	Robin Beauregard, UCLA
← 2002 →

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]

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.

Tournament bracket[]

• Site: Canyonview Pool, La Jolla, San Diego, California

All tournament teams[]

First Team[]

• Robin Beauregard, UCLA (Most Outstanding Player)
• Natalie Golda, UCLA
• Jessica Lopez, UCLA
• Jackie Frank, Stanford
• Julie Gardner, Stanford
• , Stanford
• , Stanford
• Brenda Villa, Stanford
• , Loyola Marymount
• , Indiana

Second Team[]

• Maureen Flanagan, UCLA
• Jamie Hipp, UCLA
• Kelly Rulon, UCLA
• , Loyola Marymount
• , Loyola Marymount
• , Indiana

See also[]

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

References[]