2003 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
# 2003 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

The 2003 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the 22nd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champion of Division I NCAA women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York during May 2003. All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. A total of 16 teams were invited to participate.

Princeton defeated Virginia, 8–7 (in overtime), to win their third overall, and second consecutive, national championship.

The leading scorer for the tournament was Lauren Aumiller from Virginia (21 goals). Rachel Becker, from Princeton, was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.

## Qualification

| Seed | School | Conference | Berth type | Record |
| - | - | - | - | - |
| | American | Patriot | Automatic | 11-7 |
| | Boston U. | America East | Automatic | 14-4 |
| | Dartmouth | Ivy League | Auto (shared) | 10-4 |
| 4 | Duke | ACC | At-large | 13-4 |
| | Georgetown | Big East | Automatic | 13-3 |
| | James Madison | CAA | Automatic | 13-5 |
| | Le Moyne | MAAC | Automatic | 12-5 |
| 1 | Loyola (MD) | CAA | At-large | 15-1 |
| 2 | Maryland | ACC | Automatic | 16-3 |
| | Ohio State | ALC | Automatic | 13-3 |
| | Princeton | Ivy League | Auto (shared) | 12-4 |
| | Syracuse | Big East | At-large | 10-5 |
| | Temple | A-10 | Automatic | 13-5 |
| | UMBC | NEC | Automatic | 10-8 |
| 3 | Virginia | ACC | At-large | 14-4 |
| | Yale | Ivy League | Auto (shared) | 13-3 |

## Tournament bracket

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | | Finals Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | Finals Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY | Finals Carrier Dome Syracuse, NY |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Loyola (MD) | 18 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UMBC | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | UMBC | 3 | 1 | Loyola (MD) | 11 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Yale | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Yale | 12 | | Yale | 4 | | | | | | | |
| | Syracuse | 7 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Syracuse | 7 | | | | 1 | Loyola (MD) | 3 | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Princeton | 5 | | | | |
| 4 | Duke | 7 | | | | | | | | Princeton | 5 | | | | |
| | Ohio State | 10 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Ohio State | 10 | | Ohio State | 8 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Princeton | 17 | | | | | | | |
| | Princeton | 19 | | Princeton | 17 | | | | | | | |
| | Le Moyne | 1 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Le Moyne | 1 | | | | | | | | | Princeton (OT) | 8 |
| | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Virginia | 7 |
| 2 | Maryland | 26 | | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Virginia | 7 |
| | Temple | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Temple | 6 | 2 | Maryland | 13 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Dartmouth | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Dartmouth | 9 | | Dartmouth | 5 | | | | | | | |
| | Boston U. | 6 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | Boston U. | 6 | | | | 2 | Maryland | 8 | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Virginia | 9 | | | | |
| 3 | Virginia | 19 | | | | | | | 3 | Virginia | 9 | | | | |
| | American | 3 | | | | | | | | | | |
| | American | 3 | 3 | Virginia | 16 | | | | | | | |
| | | | | Georgetown | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | Georgetown | 9 | | Georgetown | 9 | | | | | | | |
| | James Madison | 5 | | | | | | | | | | |

## All-tournament team

* Suzanne Eyler, Loyola (MD)
* Marianne Gioffre, Loyola (MD)
* Kelly Coppedge, Maryland
* Alexis Venechanos, Maryland
* Rachel Becker, Princeton (Most outstanding player)
* Sarah Kolodner, Princeton
* Whitney Miller, Princeton
* Elizabeth Pillion, Princeton
* Theresa Sherry, Princeton
* Caitlin Banks, Virginia
* Lauri Kenis, Virginia
