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Held during May 2002, forty-eight Division I college softball teams contested the championship. The tournament featured eight regionals of six teams, each in a double elimination format. The 2002 Women’s College World Series was held in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma from May 23 through May 27 and marked the conclusion of the 2002 NCAA Division I softball season.  California won their first NCAA championship by defeating Arizona 6\u20130 in the final game.  California pitcher Jocelyn Forest was named Women’s College World Series Most Outstanding Player.[1][2][3]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Table of ContentsQualifying[edit]Regionals[edit]Regional No. 1[edit]Regional No. 2[edit]Regional No. 3[edit]Regional No. 4[edit]Regional No. 5[edit]Regional No. 6[edit]Regional No. 7[edit]Regional No. 8[edit]Women’s College World Series[edit]Participants[edit]Results[edit]Bracket[edit]Game results[edit]Championship game[edit]All-Tournament Team[edit]References[edit]Qualifying[edit]Regionals[edit]Regional No. 1[edit]Opening RoundLoser’s BracketUMBC defeated Liberty, 7\u20131.  Liberty eliminated.Eastern Kentucky defeated UMBC, 6\u20131, UMBC eliminated.Semifinals and Finals       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4Georgia defeated South Carolina, 1\u20130.UCLA defeated Eastern Kentucky, 10\u20130 (5 innings).  Eastern Kentucky eliminated.UCLA defeated Georgia, 2\u20131 (8 innings).South Carolina defeated Georgia, 9\u20133.  Georgia eliminated.South Carolina defeated UCLA, 2\u20131.UCLA defeated South Carolina, 1\u20130.UCLA advances to WCWS.Regional No. 2[edit]Opening RoundLoser’s BracketPenn State defeated Boston University, 5\u20131.  Boston University eliminated.Penn State defeated Princeton, 3\u20130.  Princeton eliminated.Semifinals and FinalsDePaul defeated Minnesota, 2\u20130 (12 innings).Arizona defeated Penn State, 4\u20133.  Penn State eliminated.Arizona defeated DePaul, 2\u20130.DePaul defeated Minnesota, 5\u20133.  Minnesota eliminated.DePaul defeated Arizona, 6\u20130.Arizona defeated DePaul, 8\u20130.Arizona advances to WCWS.Regional No. 3[edit]Opening RoundLoser’s BracketMississippi State defeated Northwestern State, 9\u20136.  Northwestern State eliminated.Louisiana\u2013Lafayette defeated Mississippi State, 10\u20133.  Mississippi State eliminated.Semifinals and FinalsArizona State defeated UMass, 1\u20130.LSU defeated Louisiana\u2013Lafayette, 5\u20132.  Louisiana\u2013Lafayette eliminated.Arizona State defeated LSU, 3\u20132 (8 innings).LSU defeated UMass, 1\u20130.  UMass eliminated.Arizona State defeated LSU, 4\u20131.Arizona State advances to WCWS.Regional No. 4[edit]Opening RoundLoser’s BracketPacific defeated Evansville, 6\u20130.  Evansville eliminated.Fresno State defeated Pacific, 1\u20130.  Pacific eliminated.Semifinals and FinalsCalifornia defeated Stanford, 1\u20130.Cal State Fullerton defeated Fresno State, 1\u20130.  Fresno State eliminated.California defeated Cal State Fullerton, 4\u20132.Cal State Fullerton defeated Stanford, 4\u20131.  Stanford eliminated.California defeated Cal State Fullerton, 1\u20130.California advances to WCWS.Regional No. 5[edit]Opening RoundLoser’s BracketArmy defeated Utah, 2\u20130.  Utah eliminated.Arkansas defeated Army, 2\u20130.  Army eliminated.Semifinals and FinalsOklahoma defeated Texas A&M, 7\u20130.Texas defeated Arkansas, 6\u20132.  Arkansas eliminated.Oklahoma defeated Texas, 4\u20131.Texas A&M defeated Texas, 2\u20131.  Texas eliminated.Oklahoma defeated Texas A&M, 8\u20131.Oklahoma advances to WCWS.Regional No. 6[edit]Opening RoundLoser’s BracketOakland defeated Canisius, 3\u20131.  Canisius eliminated.Central Michigan defeated Oakland, 2\u20131.  Oakland eliminated.Semifinals and FinalsMichigan defeated Ohio State, 3\u20130.Washington defeated Central Michigan, 4\u20131.  Central Michigan eliminated.Michigan defeated Washington, 6\u20135.Ohio State defeated Washington, 2\u20131.  Washington eliminated.Michigan defeated Ohio State, 4\u20130.Michigan advances to WCWS.Regional No. 7[edit]Opening RoundLoser’s BracketUIC defeated Wisconsin, 2\u20130.  Wisconsin eliminated.Iowa defeated UIC, 3\u20131.  UIC eliminated.Semifinals and FinalsOregon State defeated Notre Dame, 2\u20130.Nebraska defeated Iowa, 3\u20130.  Iowa eliminated.Nebraska defeated Oregon State, 7\u20130.Notre Dame defeated Oregon State, 2\u20130.  Oregon State eliminated.Nebraska defeated Notre Dame, 5\u20133.Nebraska advances to WCWS.Regional No. 8[edit]Opening RoundLoser’s BracketFlorida Atlantic defeated Alabama, 2\u20131.  Alabama eliminated.Florida Atlantic defeated Auburn, 4\u20132.  Auburn eliminated.Semifinals and FinalsGeorgia Tech defeated Florida State, 7\u20130.Chattanooga defeated Florida Atlantic, 6\u20131.  Florida Atlantic eliminated.Georgia Tech defeated Chattanooga, 3\u20130.Florida State defeated Chattanooga, 1\u20130 (8 innings).  Chattanooga eliminated.Florida State defeated Georgia Tech, 3\u20130.Florida State defeated Georgia Tech, 6\u20131.Florida State advances to WCWS.Women’s College World Series[edit]Participants[edit]*: Excludes Nebraska’s vacated 1985 WCWS participation.**: Excludes UCLA’s vacated 1995 WCWS participation.\u2020: Excludes results of the pre-NCAA Women’s College World Series of 1969 through 1981.Results[edit]Bracket[edit]First roundSecond roundSemifinalsFinals\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a01UCLA18Florida State298Florida State04California14California45Oklahoma24California3\u20133Arizona State0\u20131UCLA25Oklahoma01UCLA13Arizona State24California62Arizona03Arizona State26Michigan13Arizona State02Arizona187Nebraska02Arizona12Arizona611\u20138Florida State2\u20136Michigan07Nebraska17Nebraska38Florida State4Game results[edit]Championship game[edit][4]All-Tournament Team[edit]The following players were members of the All-Tournament Team:PositionPlayerClassSchoolPitcherErica BeachSeniorArizona StateJennie FinchSeniorArizonaKeira GoerlSophomoreUCLALeslie MalerichSeniorFlorida StateCatcherStacey NuvemanSeniorUCLA1st BaseVeronica NelsonJuniorCaliforniaLeneah ManumaSophomoreArizonaShortstopChelsea SpencerFreshmanCaliforniaNatasha WatleyJuniorUCLA3rd BaseJackie CoburnFreshmanArizonaOutfieldKristin FarberSophomoreArizona StateMost Outstanding PlayerJocelyn ForestSeniorCaliforniaReferences[edit]     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki41\/2002-ncaa-division-i-softball-tournament\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"2002 NCAA Division I softball tournament"}}]}]