2003 NCAA Tournament
| Syracuse vs. Yale | L | 12-7 |
A second-half scoring run sparked Yale, ranked No. 9 in the national polls, past 10th-ranked Syracuse, 12-7, in the first round of the NCAA Championship at Johnson Field in New Haven, Conn.
With the score tied, 4-4, Yale outscored Syracuse 6-1 to give the Bulldogs a 10-5 lead with 22:54 left in the game. Leigh-Ann Zimmer and Danielle Lillis scored back-to-back goals to bring SU within three, 10-7, with 13:03 left in the game, but Yale scored the final two goals to seal the win.
Monica Joines, Zimmer and Lillis each tallied two goals for the Orange. Co-captain Carla Gigon tied a career high with 17 saves.
