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

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.

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

References

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

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