1991 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

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1991 NCAA Division I men's
lacrosse tournament
Teams12
Finals site Carrier Dome
Flag of New York.svg 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 [1] 8,293 finals
42,981 total
Top scorersMark Douglas, Maryland
Glenn Smith, Towson State
(16 goals)
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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 RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
May 27, 1991
            
8 Loyola Maryland 20
Massachusetts 9
1 North Carolina 11
8 Loyola Maryland 9
1 North Carolina19
5 Syracuse 13
4 Johns Hopkins 8
5 Syracuse11
5 Syracuse 28
Michigan State 7
1North Carolina18
Towson State 13
6 Virginia 13
Towson State 14
3 Princeton 13
Towson State* 14
Towson State15
7 Maryland 11
2 Brown 13
7 Maryland16
7 Maryland 13
Rutgers 7

Box scores

Finals

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

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