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2003 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament

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2003 NCAA Division I women's
lacrosse tournament
DatesMay 2003
Teams16
Finals siteCarrier Dome
Syracuse, NY
ChampionsPrinceton (3rd title)
Runner-upVirginia (6th title game)
MOPRachel Becker, Princeton
Attendance6,614 finals
NCAA Division I women's tournaments
«2002 2004»

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.[1] 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

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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

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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

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship Results" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 18, 2015.