2021 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

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2021 NCAA Division I men's
lacrosse tournament
Teams16
Finals site Rentschler Field
East Hartford, Connecticut [1]
Champions Virginia (7th title)
Runner-up Maryland (15th title game)
Semifinalists North Carolina (14th Final Four)
Duke (13th Final Four)
MOPConnor Shellenberger
Attendance14,816 finals
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The 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship was the 50th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college lacrosse. Because the Ivy League did not participate in lacrosse this season, no play-in game was required. This was the first tournament played since 2019 due to the 2020 tournament being cancelled during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Contents

Sixteen teams competed in the tournament based upon their performance during the regular season. For eight teams, entry into the tournament was by means of a conference tournament automatic qualifier and/or play in, while for the remaining eight teams at-large selection was determined by the NCAA selection committee.

Tournament overview

Virginia took control over an undefeated Maryland team in the Championship Game, at one point leading 16–11. Maryland closed the gap in the fourth quarter scoring a goal with 10.8 seconds left to cut Virginia's lead to 17-16. Terps had an open shot on goal to tie the game with two seconds left off a Luke Weirman face off win, but a save by Alex Rode won the title for UVA. This was Virginia's seventh NCAA lacrosse title and second in the prior two NCAA tournaments (the 2020 NCAA tournament had been cancelled due to covid).

Teams

SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRPIRecord
1North Carolina Tar Heels ACC At-large111–2
2Duke Blue Devils ACC At-large312–2
3Maryland Terrapins Big Ten Automatic212–0
4Virginia Cavaliers ACC At-large510–4
5Georgetown Hoyas Big East Automatic612–2
6Notre Dame Fighting Irish ACC At-large47–3
7Denver Pioneers Big East At-large712–4
8Lehigh Mountain Hawks Patriot League Automatic810–1
Rutgers Scarlet Knights Big Ten At-large98–3
Syracuse Orange ACC At-large107–5
Drexel Dragons CAA Automatic1210–2
Loyola Greyhounds Patriot League At-large129–5
Vermont Catamounts America East Automatic158–4
High Point Panthers Southern Automatic168–5
Bryant Bulldogs Northeast Automatic199–3
Monmouth Hawks MAAC Automatic8–2

Bracket

First round
May 15–16, ESPNU
Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium, Klöckner Stadium, Dorrance Field, Maryland Stadium
Quarterfinals
May 22–23, ESPNU
James Shuart Stadium, Arlotta Stadium
Semifinals
May 29, ESPN2
Rentschler Field
National Championship
May 31, ESPN2
Rentschler Field
            
1 North Carolina 16
Monmouth 4
1 North Carolina12*
Rutgers 11
8 Lehigh 5
Rutgers 12
1 North Carolina 11
4 Virginia12
5 Georgetown 18
Syracuse 8
5 Georgetown 3
4 Virginia14
4 Virginia 13
Bryant 11
4 Virginia17
3 Maryland 16
3 Maryland 17
Vermont 11
3 Maryland14*
6 Notre Dame 13
6 Notre Dame 10
Drexel 8
3 Maryland14
2 Duke 5
7 Denver 13
Loyola 14
Loyola 9
2 Duke10*
2 Duke 16
High Point 10
* Overtime

Tournament boxscores

Tournament Finals (5/31/2021 at East Hartford, Conn. Pratt & Whitney Stadium)

Team1234Total
Virginia455317
Maryland (15-1)434516
  • Virginia scoring – Connor Shellenberger 4, Matt Moore 4, Jeff Conner 3, Payton Cormier 2, Dox Aitken, Petey LaSalla, Jared Conners, Peter Garno
  • Maryland scoring – Logan Wisnauskas 5, Jared Bernhardt 2, Anthony DeMaio 2, Daniel Maltz 2, Kyle Long, Bubba Fairman, Griffin Brown, Roman Puglise, Joshua Coffman
  • Shots: Maryland 49, Virginia 39
  • Saves: Virginia Alex Rode 12, Maryland Logan McNaney 11
  • Attendance: 14,816

Tournament Semi-Finals

Team1234Total
Virginia273012
North Carolina314311
  • Virginia scoring – Payton Cormier 3, Connor Shellenberger 2, Charlie Bertrand 2, Matt Moore, Ian Laviano, Peter Garno, Jared Conners, Jeff Conner
  • North Carolina scoring – William Perry 5, Chris Gray 3, Connor McCarthy, Lance Tillman, Alex Trippi
  • Shots: North Carolina 49, Virginia 39
Team1234Total
Maryland263314
Duke12115
  • Maryland scoring – Jared Bernhardt 5, Logan Wisnauskas 2, Anthony DeMaio 2, Bubba Fairman, Justin Shockey, Eric Holden, Roman Puglise, Griffin Brown
  • Duke scoring – Michael Sowers 2, Dyson Williams 2, Brennan O'Neill
  • Shots: Maryland 32, Duke 32
  • Attendance: 13,707

Tournament Quarterfinals

Team1234Total
Virginia464014
Georgetown10113
  • Virginia scoring – Connor Shellenberger 6, Ian Laviano 2, Matt Moore, Payton Cormier, Dox Aitken, Petey LaSalla, Charlie Bertrand, Xander Dickson
  • Georgetown scoring – Dylan Watson, Declan Mcdermott, Gibson Smith
  • Shots: Virginia 45, Georgetown 27
Team1234OTTotal
Maryland5224114
Notre Dame1642013
  • Maryland scoring – Jared Bernhardt 5, Logan Wisnauskas 3, Griffin Brown 2, Bubba Fairman, Anthony DeMaio, Kyle Long, Daniel Maltz
  • Notre Dame scoring – Wheaton Jackoboice 4, Eric Dobson 2, Sean Leahey 2, Will Yorke 2, Griffin Westlin, Pat Kavanagh, David Lipka
  • Shots: Maryland 42, Notre Dame 40
Team1234OTTotal
North Carolina1244112
Rutgers1244011
  • North Carolina scoring – Lance Tillman 4, Justin Anderson 3, Connor McCarthy 2, Alex Trippi, Zac Tucci, Nicky Solomon
  • Rutgers scoring – Adam Charalambides 4, David Sprock 2, Connor Kirst 2, Ross Scott 2, Shane Knobloch
  • Shots: North Carolina 41, Rutgers 38
Team1234OTTotal
Duke2313110
Loyola302409
  • Duke scoring – Brennan O'Neill 4, Joe Robertson 3, Michael Sowers, Brian Smyth, Aidan Danenza
  • Loyola scoring – Evan James 4, Kevin Lindley 2, Seth Higgins, Dan Wigley, Adam Poitras
  • Shots: North Carolina 41, Rutgers 38

Tournament First Round

Team1234Total
Virginia273014
Bryant31433
  • Virginia scoring – Payton Cormier 3, Connor Shellenberger 2, Charlie Bertrand 2, Matt Moore, Ian Laviano, Peter Garno, Jared Conners, Jeff Conner
  • North Carolina scoring – William Perry 5, Chris Gray 3, Connor McCarthy, Lance Tillman, Alex Trippi
  • Shots: North Carolina 49, Virginia 39
Team1234Total
Maryland344517
Vermont42149
  • Maryland scoring – Jared Bernhardt 6, Kyle Long 3, Logan Wisnauskas 2, Griffin Brown 2, Bubba Fairman, Joshua Coffman, Daniel Maltz, Luke Wierman
  • Vermont scoring – Thomas McConvey 4, JJ Levandowski 3, Tommy Burke, Jonas Hunter, Liam Limoges, Michael McCormack
  • Shots: Maryland 40, Vermont 30
Team1234Total
North Carolina344516
Monmouth01124
  • North Carolina scoring – Chris Gray 4, Jacob Kelly 2, Nicky Solomon 2, Ryan O'Connell 2, William Perry, Alex Trippi, Brian Cameron, Justin Anderson, Lance Tillman, Cole Herbert
  • Monmouth scoring – Connor Macrae, Dwayne Mattushik, Matt Karsian, Mike McIntyre
  • Shots: North Carolina 43, Monmouth 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
Rutgers342412
Lehigh12215
  • Rutgers scoring – Connor Kirst 3, Kieran Mullins 3, Adam Charalambides 3, David Sprock, Cole Daninger, Brennan Kamish
  • Lehigh scoring – Justin Tiernan 2, Scott Cole, Ryan Niggeman, Cole Kirst
  • Shots: Rutgers 42, Lehigh 35
Team1234Total
Georgetown355518
Syracuse22048
  • Georgetown scoring – Declan McDermott 5, Jake Carraway 5, Dylan Hess 4, Graham Bundy Jr. 2, Nicky Petkevich 2
  • Syracuse scoring – Jamie Trimboli 3, Owen Seebold 2, Brett Kennedy, Stephen Rehfuss, Owen Hiltz
  • Shots: Georgetown 43, Syracuse 33
Team1234Total
Notre Dame431210
Drexel (10-3)21418
  • Notre Dame scoring – Wheaton Jackoboice 3, Morrison Mirer 2, Pat Kavanagh 2, Sean Leahey, David Lipka, Will Yorke
  • Drexel scoring – Reid Bowering 4, Jack Mulcahy, Sean Donnelly, Ryan Genord, Aidan Coll
  • Shots: Notre Dame 47, Drexel 42
  • Saves: Notre Dame Liam Entenmann 17, Drexel Ross Blumenthal 15 - Casey DuBois 0
  • Location: Denver, Colo. (Peter Barton Stadium) - 5/15/2021
  • Attendance: 838
Team1234Total
Loyola272314
Denver (12-5)226313
  • Loyola scoring – Aidan Olmstead 5, Kevin Lindley 2, Seth Higgins 2, Evan James 2, Liam Bateman, Peter Swindell, Adam Poitras
  • Denver scoring – Jack Hannah 3, Jackson Morrill 3, Lucas Cotler 2, Ethan Walker 2, Kyle Smith, Ted Sullivan, Malik Sparrow,
  • Shots: Denver 48, Loyola 36
  • Saves: Loyola Sam Shafer 16, Denver Jack Thompson 7
  • Location: Denver, Colo. (Peter Barton Stadium) - 5/16/2021
  • Attendance: 970
Team1234Total
Duke272316
High Point (12-5)226310
  • Duke scoring – Aidan Olmstead 5, Kevin Lindley 2, Seth Higgins 2, Evan James 2, Liam Bateman, Peter Swindell, Adam Poitras
  • High Point scoring – Jack Hannah 3, Jackson Morrill 3, Lucas Cotler 2, Ethan Walker 2, Kyle Smith, Ted Sullivan, Malik Sparrow,
  • Shots: Duke 48, High Point 36
  • Saves: Duke Sam Shafer 16, High Point Jack Thompson 7
  • Location: Denver, Colo. (Peter Barton Stadium) - 5/16/2021
  • Attendance: 970

Record by conference

Conference# of BidsRecordWin %PGR16QFSFCGNC
America East 10–1.5001
ACC 51-1.50054311
Big East 21-2.33321
Big Ten 26-2.7502211
CAA 10–1.0001
MAAC 10–1.0001
NEC 10-1.0001
Patriot 20-1.00021
SoCon 10-1.0001

All-Tournament Team

Connor Shellenberger, Virginia (Most Outstanding Player)
Cade Saustad, Virginia
Alex Rode, Virginia
Petey LaSalla, Virginia
Jared Connors, Virginia
Matt Moore, Virginia
Nick Grill, Maryland
Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland
Jared Bernhardt, Maryland
William Perry, North Carolina

Citations

References

  1. "Men's Lacrosse Champ Info | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.