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 John Tanner.

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.

Team	Appearance	Previous
Loyola Marymount	2nd	2001
Michigan	1st	Never
Stanford	2nd	2001
UCLA	2nd	2001

Tournament bracket

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

Semifinals May 11, 2002		Championship May 12, 2002

Stanford	13
Michigan	3
		Stanford	8
		UCLA	4
UCLA	11
Loyola Marymount	2	Third Place May 11, 2002

		Michigan	4
		Loyola Marymount	6

All tournament teams

First Team

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

Second Team

Betsey Armstrong, Michigan
Thalia Munro, UCLA
Julie Gardner, Stanford
Teresa Guidi, Loyola Marymount
Wendy Watkins, Stanford
Jamie Hipp, UCLA
Jen Crisman, Michigan
Margie Dingeldein, Stanford

References

"2002 Women's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved September 16, 2015.

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[1] "2002 Women's Water Polo Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved September 16, 2015.