The 2003 Major League Lacrosse season was the third season of the league. The season began on May 31 and concluded with the championship game on August 24, 2003.
General information Schedule was reduced from 14 to 12 games.
Baltimore moved their games to Homewood Field. Long Island moved theirs to Mitchel Athletic Complex and Rochester moved theirs to Bishop Kearney Field.
August 17: The first-ever cancellation of an MLL game occurred when rains forced the Baltimore Bayhawks and Long Island Lizards to cancel their game at Mitchel Field.
The league signed a national television agreement with ESPN2.
Regular season W = Wins, L = Losses, PCT= Winning Percentage, PF= Points For, PA = Points Against Qualified for playoffs American DivisionTeamWLPCTPFPALong Island Lizards* 83.727142127 Boston Cannons75.583187170 Bridgeport Barrage111.083188254 National DivisionTeamWLPCTPFPA Baltimore Bayhawks*7 4 .636 149 138 New Jersey Pride7 5 .583 184 162 Rochester Rattlers5 7 .417 202 201
*The August 17 game between Baltimore at Long Island was canceled due to weather.
All Star Game July 17, 2003 National 27-12 American at Mitchel Athletic Complex, Uniondale, New York, Gary Gait MVP
Playoffs Semifinals August 22, 2003 Baltimore 15-13 New Jersey @ Villanova Stadium, Villanova, Pennsylvania Long Island 20-14 Boston @ Villanova Stadium, Villanova, Pennsylvania
MLL Championship August 24, 2003 Long Island 15-14 (OT) Baltimore @ Villanova Stadium, Villanova, Pennsylvania
Kevin Lowe was named most valuable player of the championship game after scoring the winning goal in sudden death overtime.
Bracket *overtime
Awards
Annual AwardWinnerTeamMVP AwardJay Jalbert Long IslandRookie of the Year AwardAdam Doneger RochesterCoach of the Year AwardTed Georgalas New JerseyDefensive player of the Year AwardRyan Curtis Boston Offensive player of the Year AwardMark Millon Baltimore Goaltender of the Year AwardBrian Dougherty Long IslandIron Lizard of the Year AwardJon Hess New Jersey
Weekly Awards The MLL gave out awards weekly for the best offensive player, best defensive player and best rookie.
Week Offensive Defensive Rookie 1 Mark Millon Brian Dougherty Michael Peyser 2 Gary Gait Trevor Tierney Mike Springer 3 Casey Powell Jake Coon Adam Doneger 4 Mark Millon Jamie Hanford Ryan McClay 5 Conor GillJesse Hubbard Peter Inge Kevin Cassese 6 David EvansA.J. Haugen Chris Garrity Matt Hunter 7 Mike ReganKeith Cromwell Nicky Polanco A.J. Shannon 8 Josh Coffman Jamie Hanford Kevin Cassese 9 Ryan Powell Brian Carcaterra Chris GarrityAdam Doneger 10 Tim Goettelmann Greg Cattrano Chris Garrity 11 Casey Powell Ryan McClay Austin Garrison
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