2016 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

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2016 NCAA Division I men's
lacrosse tournament
Teams18
Finals site Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, PA
Champions North Carolina (5th title)
Runner-up Maryland (13th title game)
Semifinalists Loyola (4th Final Four)
Brown (2nd Final Four)
Winning coachJoe Breschi (1st title)
MOPChris Cloutier, UNC
Attendance33,137 semi-finals
26,749 finals
59,886 total
Top scorerChris Cloutier, UNC
(19 goals)
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The 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship was the 46th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college lacrosse. Eighteen teams competed in the tournament, chosen by either winning an automatic qualifying conference tournament or as an at-large bid based on their performance during the regular season. The participating teams were announced on May 8.

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North Carolina won the title, defeating Maryland 14–13 in overtime in the final, becoming the first unseeded team to win the championship. [1] Chris Cloutier had 19 goals and 3 assists in the tournament, including 9 goals against Loyola in the semifinals. The 19 goals is a tournament record.

Tournament overview

The play-in games were played at campus sites on May 11. The first round games were played at campus sites on May 14 and 15. The quarterfinal games were played on May 21, 2016 at Brown Stadium in Providence, Rhode Island, and May 22, 2016 at Ohio Stadium in Columbus, Ohio.

The semifinals were contested on May 28, 2016, and the championship on May 30, 2016. The semifinals and championship were held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, and hosted by Drexel University. [2]

Schools from 10 conferences, the America East Conference, Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC), Big East Conference, Colonial Athletic Association (CAA), Big Ten Conference, Ivy League, Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC), Northeast Conference (NEC), Patriot League, and Southern Conference (SoCon) received automatic bids into the tournament by winning their respective conference tournaments, leaving eight remaining at-large bids for top ranked teams. [3] The top fourteen seeds were placed directly into the bracket, and the four lowest seeds met in play-in games to the Sweet 16. [4]

In the finals, Maryland was ahead by two goals with over seven minutes to play before Carolina tied the game. A potential game winning goal by Colin Heacock of Maryland went off the crossbar with just over a minute left in regulation. The game went into overtime where Kyle Bernlohr made a miracle save for Maryland, but the Terps were called for a one minute penalty on the play. On the man up, Michael Tagliaferri found Chris Cloutier uncovered at the top of the key, and he beat Bernlohr low for the winning goal. This was North Carolina's fifth national title.

Teams

SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRPI [5] Record
Air Force SouthernAutomatic1315-2
Albany America EastAt-large812-3
5 Brown IvyAt-large514-2
2 Denver Big EastAt-large313-2
Duke ACCAt-large911-7
Hartford America EastAutomatic3011-6
Hobart NortheastAutomatic3510-6
Johns Hopkins Big TenAt-large118-6
7 Loyola PatriotAutomatic712-3
6 Marquette Big EastAutomatic611-4
1 Maryland Big TenAutomatic114-2
Navy PatriotAt-large1410-4
North Carolina ACCAt-large178-6
3 Notre Dame ACCAt-large210-3
Quinnipiac MAACAutomatic2411-3
8 Syracuse ACCAutomatic1011-4
Towson CAAAutomatic1214-2
4 Yale IvyAutomatic413-2

Bracket

Play-in game
May 11
   
Quinnipiac 14
Hartford 9
Play-in game
May 11
   
Towson 18
Hobart 5
First Round
May 14–15
Quarterfinals
May 21–22
Brown Stadium
Ohio Stadium
Semifinals
May 28
Lincoln Financial Field
Final
May 30
Lincoln Financial Field
            
1 Maryland 13
 Quinnipiac 6
1 Maryland13
8 Syracuse 7
8 Syracuse 11
  Albany 9
1 Maryland15*
5 Brown 14
4 Yale 10
  Navy 13
Navy 10
5 Brown11
5 Brown 17
  Johns Hopkins 8
1 Maryland 13
 North Carolina14*
3 Notre Dame 15
  Air Force 7
3 Notre Dame 9
 North Carolina13
6 Marquette 9
  North Carolina 10
 North Carolina18
7 Loyola 13
7 Loyola 16
  Duke 11
7 Loyola10
 Towson 8
2 Denver 9
 Towson10
* = Overtime

Tournament boxscores

Tournament Finals

Team1234OTTotal
North Carolina6133114
Maryland5323013
  • North Carolina scoring – Chris Cloutier 5, Luke Goldstock 4, Steve Pontrello 2, Brian Cannon 2, Patrick Kelly 1.
  • Maryland scoring – Connor Kelly 4, Matt Rambo 3, Henry West 2, Colin Heacock 2, Dylan Maltz 2
  • Shots: Maryland 38, North Carolina 32
  • Saves: North Carolina 13, Maryland 9

Tournament Semi-Finals

Team1234Total
North Carolina952218
Loyola233513
  • North Carolina scoring – Chris Cloutier 9, Steve Pontrello 2, Luke Goldstock 2, Timmy Kelly 2, Patrick Kelly, Brian Cannon, William McBride
  • Loyola scoring – Tyler Albrecht 3, Zach Herreweyers 3, Brian Sherlock 2, Romar Dennis 2, Pat Spencer, Nick Mazza, John Duffy
  • Shots: North Carolina 39, Loyola 39
Team1234OTTotal
Maryland5432115
Brown5315014
  • Maryland scoring – Colin Heacock 3, Dylan Maltz 3, Henry West 2, Tim Rotanz 2, Matt Rambo, Connor Kelly, Louis Dubick, Isaiah Davis-Allen, Matt Dunn
  • Brown scoring – Bailey Tills 4, Henry Blynn 2,Brendan Caputo 2, Dylan Molloy 2, Matt Graham, Kylor Bellistri, Will Gural, Larken Kemp
  • Shots: Maryland 40, Brown 35
  • Shots: Maryland 40, Brown 35

Tournament Quarterfinals

Team1234Total
Maryland274313
Syracuse13167
  • Maryland scoring – Eric Fannell 5, Jack Jasinski 2, Johnny Pearson 2, JT Blubaugh 2, Lukas Buckley 2, Tre Leclaire, Freddy Freibott, Austin Shanks
  • Syracuse scoring – Jack Bruckner 3, Justin Guterding 2, Sean Cerrone, Brad Smith, Mitch Russell, Sean Lowrie, Joey Manown, John Prendergast
  • Shots: Duke 45, Ohio State 31
Team1234Total
Brown265311
Navy101210
  • Denver scoring – Austin French 4, Tyler Pace 3, Ethan Walker 3, Connor Cannizzaro 2, Trevor Baptiste, Colton Jackson, Colin Rutan, Nate Marano
  • Notre Dame scoring – Mikey Wynne 3, Sergio Perkovic
  • Shots: Denver 39, Notre Dame 16
Team1234Total
North Carolina335213
Notre Dame20169
  • North Carolina scoring – Steve Pontrello 4, Chris Cloutier 3, Luke Goldstock 2, Michael Tagliaferri 2, Timmy Kelly, Patrick Kelly
  • Notre Dame scoring – Mikey Wynne 4, Matt Kavanagh 2, Ryder Garnsey, Drew Schantz, Brendan Collins
  • Shots: Notre Dame 43, North Carolina 34
Team1234Total
Loyola621110
Towson02148
  • Loyola scoring – Pat Spencer 3, Zack Sirico 3, Romar Dennis, Jay Drapeau, Tyler Albrecht, Zach Herreweyers
  • Towson scoring – Spencer Parks 2, Ben McCarty 2, Ryan Drenner 2, Zach Goodrich, Mike Lynch
  • Shots: Loyola 36, Towson 25
  • Saves: Towson 8, Loyola 5

Tournament First Round

Team1234Total
Maryland213113
Quinnipiac02206
  • Ohio State scoring – Tre Leclaire 3, Eric Fannell, Jack Jasinski, Colin Chell, Austin Shanks
  • Loyola scoring – Romar Dennis, Pat Spencer, Zack Sirico, Jared Mintzlaff
  • Shots: Loyola 44, Ohio State 22
Team1234Total
Denver337417
Air Force214310
  • Denver scoring – Austin French 3, Max Planning 3, Connor Cannizzaro 3, Trevor Baptiste 2, Connor Donahue 2, Ethan Walker 2, Colton Jackson, Jeremy Bosher
  • Air Force scoring – Grant Gould 3, Matthew Schwartz 2, Chet Dunstan 2, Austin Smith, Trent Harper, Cameron Carter
  • Shots: Denver 43, Air Force 35
Team1234Total
Duke463316
High Point142310
  • Duke scoring – Michael Sowers 4, Sean Lowrie 3, Owen Caputo 2, Brennan O'Neill 2, Garrett Leadmon, Nakeie Montgomery, JPBasile, Dyson Williams, Jake Naso
  • High Point scoring – Jack Vanoverbeke 2, Brayden Mayea 2, Kevin Rogers 2, Koby Russell, Asher Nolting, Tyler Stinson, Colin Clothier
  • Shots: Duke 43, High Point 34
Team1234Total
Towson124512
Penn State13138
  • Towson scoring – Joe Seider 4, Ryan Drenner 2, Mike Lynch 2, Tyler Konen, Tyler Young, Alex Woodall, Dylan Kinnear
  • Penn State scoring – Grant Ament 3, Mac O'Keefe 3, Nick Aponte 2
  • Shots: Towson 43, Penn State 23
  • Saves: Towson 43, Penn State 23
Team1234Total
Syracuse315211
Yale332210
  • Syracuse scoring – Jamie Trimboli 2, Nick Mariano 2, Brad Voigt, Nate Solomon, Ryan Simmons, Jordan Evans, Stephen Rehfuss, Brendan Bomberry, Sergio Salcido
  • Yale scoring – Ben Reeves 4, Lucas Cotler 2, Matt Gaudet 2, Joseph Sessa, Jackson Morrill
  • Shots: Yale 42, Syracuse 29
Team1234Total
North Carolina243110
Marquette32229
  • North Carolina scoring – Michael Tagliaferri 3, Steve Pontrello 2, Chris Cloutier 2, Shane Simpson, Brian Cannon, Timmy Kelly
  • Marquette scoring – Tanner Thomson 3, Ryan McNamara 2, Blaine Fleming 2, Kyran Clarke, Andy DeMichiei
  • Shots: North Carolina 37, Marquette 26
  • Saves: North Carolina 37, Marquette 26
Team1234Total
Albany770115
North Carolina216312
  • Albany scoring – Bennett Drake 5, Adam Osika 3, Kyle McClancy 3, Connor Fields, Sean Eccles, Mitch Laffin, Eli Lasda
  • North Carolina scoring – Chris Cloutier 5, Luke Goldstock 2, Jack Rowlett 2, Timmy Kelly, Justin Anderson, William McBride
  • Shots: Albany 46, North Carolina 43
Team1234Total
Towson232310
Denver12249
  • Towson scoring – Parks, Spencer (4); Seider, Joe (2); Lynch, Mike (2); Drenner, Ryan (1); Mazza, Jon (1)
  • Denver scoring – MILLER, Zach (3); JACKSON, Colton (2); CANNIZZARO, Connor (2); PACE, Tyler (1); DONAHUE, Connor (1)
  • Shots: Towson 35, Denver 35
  • Saves: Towson 13, Denver 7

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