1991 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

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1991 NCAA Division I Men's
Lacrosse Championship
Finals siteCarrier Dome
ChampionsNorth Carolina (4th title)
Runner-upTowson
Attendance[1]8,293 finals
42,981 total
NCAA Division I Men's Championships
«1990 1992»

The 1991 tournament championship game was played at the Carrier Dome in front of 8,293 fans.

Tournament overview[]

North Carolina completed a perfect 16 and 0 season by defeating Towson 18-13, to win the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, the fourth overall for the Tar Heels.

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

Tournament results[]

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
8 Loyola 20
Massachusetts 9
1 North Carolina 11
8 Loyola 9
1 North Carolina 19
5 Syracuse 13
4 Johns Hopkins 8
5 Syracuse 11
5 Syracuse 28
Michigan St. 7
1 North Carolina 18
Towson 13
6 Virginia 13
Towson 14
3 Princeton 13
Towson * 14
Towson 15
7 Maryland 11
2 Brown 13
7 Maryland 16
7 Maryland 13
Rutgers 7
* = Overtime

Tournament boxscores[]

Tournament Finals

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
North Carolina 3 6 5 4 18
Towson 2 3 0 7 13
  • North Carolina scoring – Greg Burns 5, Tom Marechek 3, Joe Bonacci, Jim Egan, Rickey Cramer, Dan Caughey, Tom Gilmartin
  • Towson scoring – Chris Colbeck 5, Brian Kroneberger 2, Kevin Beach, Ted Nichols
  • Shots: Syracuse 57, Loyola (Md.) 41
  • Saves: Syracuse Matt Palumb 18, Lee Hine 1 - Loyola (Md.) Charley Toomey 12, Tim Dunnigan 1

Tournament Semi-finals

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 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, 4, 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

Tournament Quarterfinals

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
North Carolina 7 4 5 4 11
Loyola 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 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

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Towson 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[]

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

References[]

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

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