1991 NCAA Division I men's
lacrosse tournament
Teams12
Finals siteCarrier Dome
New York (state) Syracuse, New York
ChampionsNorth Carolina (4th title)
Runner-upTowson State (1st title game)
SemifinalistsMaryland (13th Final Four)
Syracuse (9th Final Four)
Winning coachDave Klarmann (1st title)
MOPDennis Goldstein, North Carolina
Attendance[1]8,293 finals
42,981 total
Top scorersMark Douglas, Maryland
Glenn Smith, Towson State
(16 goals)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«1990 1992»

The 1991 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 21st annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs, held at the end of the 1991 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.

North Carolina defeated Towson State in the championship game, 18–13, completing a perfect season (16-0) while also capturing the program's fourth NCAA national title.

Towson State, coached by Carl Runk, became the first unseeded team to reach the NCAA Division I lacrosse finals. The Tigers got as close as 12–11 at the start of the 4th quarter, scoring 5 straight goals. Despite these efforts, North Carolina controlled the remainder of the game, winning the national title for the first time since 1986.

The 1991 tournament championship game was played at the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, with 8,293 fans in attendance.

Bracket

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
May 27, 1991
            
8 Loyola Maryland 20
Massachusetts 9
1 North Carolina 11
8 Loyola Maryland 9
1 North Carolina 19
5 Syracuse 13
4 Johns Hopkins 8
5 Syracuse 11
5 Syracuse 28
Michigan State 7
1 North Carolina 18
Towson State 13
6 Virginia 13
Towson State 14
3 Princeton 13
Towson State* 14
Towson State 15
7 Maryland 11
2 Brown 13
7 Maryland 16
7 Maryland 13
Rutgers 7
  • Asterisks indicate overtime periods

Box scores

Finals

  • May 27, 1991
Team1234Total
North Carolina831618
Towson State316313
  • North Carolina scoring – Dennis Goldstein 4, Seremet 3, John Webster 2, Bedell 2, Dan Donnelly, Acee, Dan Levy, Donnie McNichol, Steve Speers, Wade, Thomas
  • Towson State scoring – Rob Shek 3, Smith 3, Blatchley 3, Sharretts 2, Dixon, Millon
  • Shots: UNC 59, Towson State 48
  • Saves: Towson State Betcher 21, UNC Piazza 9 - Daye 2

Semifinals

Team1234Total
North Carolina676219
Syracuse123413
  • Syracuse scoring – Gary Gait 5, Tom Marechek 4, Greg Burns 4, Jim Egan 2, Brook Chase 2, Rodney Dumpson, Joe Bonacci, Paul Gait, David Patane
  • North Carolina scoring – Mike Acee 3, Chip Mayer 2, Steve Huff 2, Joe Bedell 2, Jim Buczek
  • Shots: Syracuse 42, North Carolina 60
  • Saves: Syracuse – Matt Palumb 22, Lee Hine 3, Pat McCabe 1; North Carolina – Andy Piazza 14
  • Attendance: 15,154
Team1234OT1OT2Total
Towson State32350114
Maryland52420013
  • Loyola scoring – Brian Kroneberger 5, Chris Colbeck 3, Jim Blanding 2, Kevin Beach 2, Jim Egan 2, Ted Nichols, Sean Quinn
  • Yale scoring – Jon Reese 6, Kim Dunn 4, Karl Wimer 3
  • Shots: Loyola 56, Yale 36
  • Saves: Yale - Tony Guido 19, Loyola - Charley Toomey 13
  • Attendance: 15,154

Quarterfinals

Team1234Total
North Carolina745411
Loyola Maryland22269
  • Syracuse scoring – Gary Gait 5, Paul Gait 3, Tom Marechek 3, Greg Burns 2, Rodney Dumpson 2, Jim Egan 2, Matt Moore, Joe Bonacci, Brook Chase
  • Brown scoring – Rich Touhey 3, Jay McMahon 2, Tom Dwyer 2, Andrew Towers 2, Darren Lowe, Neil Munro, Sam Jackson
  • Shots: Brown 62, Syracuse 51
  • Saves: Syracuse Matt Palumb 18, Lee Hine 3, Pat McCabe 1 - Brown Steve Ayers 10

Attendance: 11,533

Team1234Total
Syracuse337511
Johns Hopkins00128
  • North Carolina scoring – Steve Huff 4, John Webster 3, Dennis Goldstein 3, Dan Donnelly, Chip Mayer, Jim Buczek, Donnie McNichol, Steve Speers, Andy Dunkerton, Holmes Harden, Dan Levy
  • Harvard scoring – Seth Handy, Don Rogers, Tim Reilly
  • Shots: North Carolina 60, Harvard 30
  • Saves: Harvard Chris Miller 13, Mike Murphy 1 -North Carolina Andy Piazza 10, Lars Pederson 2, Billy Daye 1

Attendance: 869

Team1234Total
Towson State337514
Princeton001213
  • North Carolina scoring – Steve Huff 4, John Webster 3, Dennis Goldstein 3, Dan Donnelly, Chip Mayer, Jim Buczek, Donnie McNichol, Steve Speers, Andy Dunkerton, Holmes Harden, Dan Levy
  • Harvard scoring – Seth Handy, Don Rogers, Tim Reilly
  • Shots: North Carolina 60, Harvard 30
  • Saves: Harvard Chris Miller 13, Mike Murphy 1 -North Carolina Andy Piazza 10, Lars Pederson 2, Billy Daye 1

Attendance: 869

Tournament notes

  • Syracuse sets a new tournament record scoring 28 goals in their first round victory over Michigan State.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
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