2003 NCAA Women's Water Polo Championship
# 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.

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

## All tournament teams

### First Team

* Robin Beauregard, UCLA (Most Outstanding Player)
* Natalie Golda, UCLA
* Jessica López, 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
