1991_NCAA_Division_I_Men's_Lacrosse_Championship

1991 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

1991 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

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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.

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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
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Semifinals

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Quarterfinals

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Tournament notes

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

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References

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

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