March 6 - 9: The UW Women's Club Hockey team fired 20 shots on net, but could only come up with one goal in the championship game against Michigan State University as the Spartans defeated the Badgers 2-1 to earn the rights to be named the 2003 National Champions.

The curse of the ACHA grows as this is the second time in two years that the defending National Championship teams have lost the following year in the championship game. Last season, Wisconsin dropped St. Cloud 2-1 (winner of the 2001 tournament) only to lose 2-1 to MSU in this year's final game.

The Badgers finish another successful season, including their third straight ACHA National Tournament appearance with an impressive 26-4-3 overall record (19-4-3 in the ACHA).

Five Badger skaters earn tournament honors. Kelly Vruwink, Melanie Schmitt, Lindsey Lahr, Katherine Ball and Erin Ficken all recognized at the 2003 ACHA National Tournament.

2003
ACHA Finals

1. Michigan State
2. Wisconsin
3. West LA
4. UMass
5. Northern Mich.
6. Western Mich.
7. St. Cloud
8. Penn State



Tournament Results:
UW 6 - UMass 1
UW 4 - St. Cloud 0
UW 2 - NMU 1
UW 1 - MSU 2

2003 ACHA All-Tournament Team

Five Badgers received honors for their outstanding performances during the 2003 ACHA Tournament games.

ACHA All-Tournament - 1st Team: Freshman forward, Katherine Ball and Sophomore team Co-Captian, Erin Ficken both earned the top picks for the for Forward and Defense positions. Ball scored four goals and put on an aggressive attack with linemates Pasell and Schmitt, while Ficken had two assists while consistently shutting down offensive attacks with her defensive crew.

ACHA All-Tournament - 2nd Team: Freshman forward Lindsey Lahr earned the top picks for forward for her four goal/one assist performance including two game-winning goals.

Honorable Mention: Team Co-Captain and Senior forward Kelly Vruwink had three assists and Senior forward Melanie Schmitt had two assists earning them both Honorable Mention awards.