2003 NCAA Division II men's soccer tournament

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2003 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship
Tournament details
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
Teams24
Final positions
Champions Lynn
(1st title, 2nd final)
Runner-up Chico State
(1st final)
Tournament statistics
Matches played23
Goals scored62 (2.7 per match)
Best playerOffense:
Andy Hirst, Lynn Univ.
Defense:
Ross Lumsden, Lynn Univ.
  2002
2004  

The 2003 NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship was the 32nd annual tournament held by the NCAA to determine the top men's Division II college soccer program in the United States.

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On the strength of Leon Jackson's late 2nd half goal Lynn (20-0-1) defeated Chico State in the tournament final, 2–1. [1] The final and semi-finals were played at the Virginia Beach Sportsplex in Virginia Beach, Virginia

This was the first national title for the Fighting Knights, who were coached by Shaun Pendleton, and had previously been finalists in 1997. [2]

Bracket

First Round
Campus sites
Second Round
*Campus sites
Quarter-finals
*Campus sites
Semifinals
December 5
Virginia Beach, VA
Final
December 7
Virginia Beach, VA
* Truman State 5
SIU Edwardsville 1(5)SIU Edwardsville 2
Rockhurst 1(3)* Truman State 1
Findlay2
* Mercyhurst 0(3)
Findlay 1(4)Findlay0(5)
Ashland 1(2)Findlay 0
Chico State2
* CSU Dominguez Hills 1
Chico State 2Chico State2
UC San Diego 0 Chico State3
* Midwestern State 1
* Incarnate Word 1
Midwestern State 2Midwestern State2
Northeastern State 0 Chico State 1
Lynn2
* USC Spartanburg 1(3)
UNC Pembroke 1(3)Carson–Newman1(4)
Carson–Newman 1(4)Carson–Newman 0
* Lynn3
* Lynn 2
Barry 1 Rollins 1
Rollins 2Lynn3
Dowling 2
* Southern Conn. 0
Mass-Lowell 3Mass-Lowell1
Franklin Pierce 0 Mass-Lowell 0
* Dowling2
* Dowling 2
NYIT 1 East Stroudsburg 0
East Stroudsburg 2

Final

Lynn 2–1 Chico State
Fernando Villalobos Soccerball shade.svg3:55' (Hirst, Melling)
Leon Jackson Soccerball shade.svg79:02' (Dunkerley)
Report 1
Report 2
Jesse Grigg Soccerball shade.svg36:09'

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References

  1. "Lynn men take Div. II title". South Florida Sun-Sentinel. December 8, 2003. p. 2D. Retrieved March 29, 2021.
  2. "NCAA Division II Men's Soccer Championship Records Book" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved March 22, 2021.