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.^[1] The championship game was played at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York during May 2003.^[2] All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. A total of 16 teams were invited to participate.

2003 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
Dates	May 2003
Teams	16
Finals site	Carrier Dome, Syracuse, NY
Champions	Princeton (3rd title)
Runner-up	Virginia (6th title game)
MOP	Rachel Becker, Princeton
Attendance	6,614 finals
NCAA Division I women's tournaments «2002 2004»

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
1	Loyola (MD)	CAA	At-large	15-1
2	Maryland	ACC	Automatic	16-3
3	Virginia	ACC	At-large	14-4
4	Duke	ACC	At-large	13-4
	American	Patriot	Automatic	11-7
	Boston U.	America East	Automatic	14-4
	Dartmouth	Ivy League	Auto (shared)	10-4
	Georgetown	Big East	Automatic	13-3
	James Madison	CAA	Automatic	13-5
	Le Moyne	MAAC	Automatic	12-5
	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
	Yale	Ivy League	Auto (shared)	13-3

Tournament bracket

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

See also

• 2003 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
• 2003 NCAA Division II Women's Lacrosse Championship
• 2003 NCAA Division III Women's Lacrosse Championship