2003 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship

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]

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 Lauren Boreta, Stanford Hannah Luber, Stanford Katie Hicks, LMU (3)
Best player	Robin Beauregard, UCLA
← 2002 2004 →

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.

Team	Appearance	Previous
Loyola Marymount	3rd	2002
Indiana	1st	Never
Stanford	3rd	2002
UCLA	3rd	2002

Tournament bracket

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

	Semifinals May 10, 2003					Championship May 11, 2003
	Stanford		13
	Indiana		2
						Stanford		3
						UCLA		4
	UCLA		8
	Loyola Marymount		2			Third Place May 11, 2003
						Indiana		2
						Loyola Marymount		5

All tournament teams

First Team

• Robin Beauregard, UCLA (Most Outstanding Player)
• Natalie Golda, UCLA
• Jessica Lopez, UCLA
• Jackie Frank, Stanford
• Julie Gardner, Stanford
• Hannah Luber, Stanford
• Kelty Luber, Stanford
• Brenda Villa, Stanford
• Katie Hicks, Loyola Marymount
• Krista Peterson, Indiana

Second Team

• Maureen Flanagan, UCLA
• Jamie Hipp, UCLA
• Kelly Rulon, UCLA
• Teresa Guidi, Loyola Marymount
• Devon Wright, Loyola Marymount
• Kristin Stanford, Indiana

See also

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

References

1. "2003 Women's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved September 23, 2015.