1991 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

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.

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»

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

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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

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Finals

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  • May 27, 1991
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
North Carolina 8 3 1 6 18
Towson State 3 1 6 3 13
  • 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

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Team 1 2 3 4 Total
North Carolina 6 7 6 2 19
Syracuse 1 2 3 4 13
  • 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
Team 1 2 3 4 OT1 OT2 Total
Towson State 3 2 3 5 0 1 14
Maryland 5 2 4 2 0 0 13
  • 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

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Team 1 2 3 4 Total
North Carolina 7 4 5 4 11
Loyola Maryland 2 2 2 6 9
  • 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

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Syracuse 3 3 7 5 11
Johns Hopkins 0 0 1 2 8
  • 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

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Towson State 3 3 7 5 14
Princeton 0 0 1 2 13
  • 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

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

See also

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References

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