1991 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

1991 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
Teams	12
Finals site	Carrier Dome Syracuse, New York
Champions	North Carolina (4th title)
Runner-up	Towson State (1st title game)
Semifinalists	Maryland (13th Final Four) Syracuse (9th Final Four)
Winning coach	Dave Klarmann (1st title)
MOP	Dennis Goldstein, North Carolina
Attendance	8,293 finals 42,981 total
Top scorers	Mark 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

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

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

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

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

See also

• 1991 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
• 1991 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament

External links

• http://www.ncaasports.com/lacrosse/mens/history/divi
• 1991 NCAA Men's Lacrosse National Championship YouTube