2001 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship
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.[1]
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| Dates | May 2001 |
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| Teams | 4 |
| Champions | UCLA (1st title) |
| Runners-up | Stanford (1st title game) |
| Third place | Loyola Marymount |
| Fourth place | Brown |
| Matches played | 3 |
| Goals scored | 51 (17 per match) |
| Top goal scorer(s) | Kelly Heuchan, UCLA (4) |
| Best player | Coralie Simmons, UCLA |
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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 | Previous |
|---|---|---|
| Brown | 1st | Never |
| Loyola Marymount | 1st | Never |
| Stanford | 1st | Never |
| UCLA | 1st | Never |
Tournament bracket
| Semifinals | Championship | |||||||
| UCLA | 11 | |||||||
| Loyola Marymount | 5 | |||||||
| UCLA | 5 | |||||||
| Stanford | 4 | |||||||
| Stanford | 12 | |||||||
| Brown | 0 | Third Place | ||||||
| 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
- "Women's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved July 10, 2015.