2024 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

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2024 NCAA Division I men's
lacrosse tournament
DatesMay 11–27, 2024
Teams17
Finals site Lincoln Financial Field
Philadelphia, PA
Champions Notre Dame (2nd title)
Runner-up Maryland (17th title game)
Semifinalists Denver (6th Final Four)
Virginia (26th Final Four)
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The 2024 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship is the 53rd annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for NCAA Division I men's college lacrosse. The semifinals and final are hosted by Drexel University and held at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. [1]

Contents

Format

Seventeen (17) teams competed in the tournament based upon their performance during the regular season. For nine (9) conferences, entry into the tournament was by means of a conference tournament automatic qualifier, while for ACC teams and the remaining eight (8) teams, at-large selection was determined by the NCAA selection committee. [2]

Teams

SeedSchoolConferenceBerth TypeRPIRecord
1Notre Dame Fighting Irish ACC At-large112–1
2Duke Blue Devils ACC At-large212–5
3Johns Hopkins Blue Jays Big Ten At-large310–4
4Syracuse Orange ACC At-large411–5
5Denver Pioneers Big East At-large611–3
6Virginia Cavaliers ACC At-large510–5
7Maryland Terrapins Big Ten At-large78–5
8Georgetown Hoyas Big East Automatic1012–3
Penn State Nittany Lions Big Ten At-large911–4
Princeton Tigers Ivy League Automatic811–4
Saint Joseph's Hawks Atlantic 10 Automatic1512–3
Michigan Wolverines Big Ten Automatic1310–6
Towson Tigers CAA Automatic1613–3
Lehigh Mountain Hawks Patriot League Automatic2110–6
Utah Utes ASUN Automatic2412–4
Albany Great Danes America East Automatic369–7
Sacred Heart Pioneers MAAC Automatic3213–4

Bracket

Play–in game [3]
May 8
Albany, NY
   
Albany 13
Sacred Heart 7
First round
May 11–12, ESPNU
Hosted by seeded team
Quarterfinals
May 18–19, ESPNU
Hempstead, NY and Towson, MD
Semifinals
May 25, ESPN2
Philadelphia, PA
National Championship
May 27, ESPN
Philadelphia, PA
            
1 Notre Dame 14
Albany 9
1 Notre Dame 16
8 Georgetown 11
8 Georgetown 12
Penn State 9
1 Notre Dame 13
5 Denver 6
5 Denver 16
Michigan 11
5 Denver 10
4 Syracuse 8
4 Syracuse 20
Towson 15
1 Notre Dame 15
7 Maryland 5
3 Johns Hopkins 13
Lehigh 10
3 Johns Hopkins 10
6 Virginia 11**
6 Virginia 17
Saint Joseph's 11
6 Virginia 6
7 Maryland 12
7 Maryland 16
Princeton 8
7 Maryland 14
2 Duke 11
2 Duke 19
Utah 7

* denotes overtime period

Tournament Boxscores


Finals


Team1234Total
Notre Dame554115
Maryland (11–7)31105
  • Notre Dame scoring: Chris Kavanagh 5, Jake Taylor 2, Max Busenkell, Eric Dobson, Will Angrick, Fisher Finley, Reilly Gray, Devon McLane, Jalen Seymour, Jordan Faison
  • Maryland scoring: Daniel Kelly 2, Eric Malever, Jack Koras, Ryan Siracusa
  • Shots: Notre Dame 42, Maryland 35
  • Saves: Notre Dame Liam Entenmann 16, Maryland Logan McNaney 15
  • Attendance: -- 5/27/2024 Philadelphia, Pa. (Lincoln Financial Field)

Semifinals

Team1234Total
Maryland434112
Virginia (12–6)12126
  • Maryland scoring: Daniel Kelly 3, Eric Spanos 2, Daniel Maltz 2, Jack Koras, Ryan Siracusa, Colin Burlace, Jack Brennan, Luke Wierman
  • Virginia scoring: McCabe Millon 2, Connor Shellenberger, Joey Terenzi, Payton Cormier, Noah Chizmar
  • Shots: Virginia 37, Maryland 39
  • Saves: Virginia Kyle Morris 5 - Matthew Nunes 0, Maryland Logan McNaney 8, Westin Schmidt 1
  • Attendance: 32,269 -- 5/25/2024 at Philadelphia, Pa. (Lincoln Financial)
Team1234Total
Notre Dame324413
Denver (13–4)13116
  • Notre Dame scoring: Pat Kavanagh 3, Chris Kavanagh 3, Devon McLane 3, Eric Dobson, Nick Harris, Jake Taylor, Jordan Faison
  • Denver scoring: Richie Connell 2, Michael Lampert 2, Joshua Carlson, Stephen Avery
  • Shots: Notre Dame 35, Denver 30
  • Saves: Notre Dame Liam Entenmann 12, Denver Malcolm Kleban 10
  • Attendance: -- 5/25/2024 at Philadelphia, Pa. (Lincoln Financial)

Quarterfinals

Team1234OT1OT2Total
Virginia32230111
Johns Hopkins (11–5)52300010
  • Virginia scoring: Connor Shellenberger 3, McCabe Millon 3, Jack Boyden 3, Ryan Colsey, Payton Cormier
  • Johns Hopkins scoring: Russell Melendez 4, Garrett Degnon 3, Quintan Kilrain, Jacob Angelus, Johnathan Peshko
  • Shots: Virginia 50, Johns Hopkins 36
  • Saves: Johns Hopkins - Chayse Ierlan 15, Virginia - Matthew Nunes 1, Kyle Morris 8
  • Attendance: 9,642 -- 5/19/2024 at Towson, Md. (Unitas Stadium)
Team1234Total
Maryland142714
Duke (13–6)531211
  • Maryland scoring: Daniel Maltz 4, Ryan Siracusa 3, Braden Erksa 2, Jack Koras 2, Luke Wierman 2, Jack Brennan
  • Duke scoring: Dyson Williams 6, Brennan O'Neill 3, Charles Balsamo, Max Sloat
  • Shots: Maryland 39, Duke 28
  • Saves: Maryland - Logan McNaney 11, Duke - Patrick Jameison 8
  • Attendance: 9,086 -- 5/18/2024 at Hempstead, New York (James M. Shuart)
Team1234Total
Notre Dame344516
Georgetown (13–4)112711
  • Notre Dame scoring: Chris Kavanagh 5, Pat Kavanagh 3, Devon McLane 2, Fulton Bayman, Eric Dobson, Reilly Gray, Marco Napolitano, Jordan Faison, Will Lynch
  • Georgetown scoring: Graham Bundy Jr. 5, Alexander Vardaro 2, Jack Schubert 2, Aidan Carroll, Chase Llewellyn
  • Shots: Notre Dame 44, Georgetown 33
  • Saves: Notre Dame - Liam Entenmann 8, Georgetown - Anderson Moore 8
  • Attendance: Unknown -- 5/18/2024 at Hempstead, New York (James M. Shuart)
Team1234Total
Denver316010
Syracuse (12–6)21238
  • Denver scoring: Michael Lampert 2, JJ Sillstrop 2, Ty Hussey 2, Cody Malawsky 2, Joshua Carlson, Mic Kelly
  • Syracuse scoring: Michael Leo 3, Sam English 2, Owen Hiltz, Finn Thomson, Jake Stevens
  • Shots: Denver 38, Syracuse 36
  • Saves: Denver - Malcolm Kleban 10, Syracuse - Will Mark 9
  • Attendance: Unknown -- 5/19/2024 at Towson, Md. (Unitas Stadium)

First Round

Team1234Total
Notre Dame332514
Albany (10–8)12229
  • Notre Dame scoring: Devon McLane 4, Pat Kavanagh 3, Jake Taylor 3, Chris Kavanagh, Reilly Gray, Jordan Faison, Max Busenkell
  • Albany scoring: Ryan Doherty 3, Silas Richmond, Graydon Hogg, Amos Whitcomb, Ben Wimmer, Jackson Palumb, Parker Emmett
  • Shots: Notre Dame 34, Albany 31
  • Saves: Notre Dame - Liam Entenmann 8, Albany - Landon Whitney 10
  • Attendance: -- 5/12/2024 at Notre Dame, I.N. (Arlotta Stadium)
Team1234Total
Georgetown332512
Penn State (11–5)12229
  • Georgetown scoring: Jordan Wray 4, Jack Schubert 3, Patrick Crogan 2, Graham Bundy Jr., Aidan Carroll, Ty Banks
  • Penn State scoring: Matt Traynor 3, TJ Malone 2, Luke Walstrum 2, Sean Donnelly, Luke Mercer
  • Shots: Georgetown 48, Penn State 39
  • Saves: Penn State [ Jack Fracyon 13, Georgetown - Anderson Moore 9
  • Attendance: 2,532 -- 5/12/2024 at Washington, D.C. (Cooper Field)
Team1234Total
Syracuse539320
Towson (13–4)631515
  • Syracuse scoring: Joey Spallina 4, Owen Hiltz 4, Jake Stevens 3, Michael Leo 2, Finn Thomson 2, Luke Rhoa, Jackson Birtwistle, Sam English, John Mullen, Mason Kohn
  • Towson scoring: Alex Roussel 4, Mike Weisshaar 3, Josh Webber 3, Bode Maurer 3, Chop Gallagher
  • Shots: Syracuse 46, Towson 34
  • Saves: Syracuse - Will Mark 10, Towson - Luke Downs 9
  • Attendance: 3,167 -- 5/12/2024 at Syracuse University (JMA Wireless Dome)
Team1234Total
Johns Hopkins233513
Lehigh (10–7)223310
  • Johns Hopkins scoring: Matt Collison 4, Jacob Angelus 2, Garrett Degnon 2, Johnathan Peshko 2, Dylan Bauer, Scott V. Smith, Casey McDermott
  • Lehigh scoring: Quinn Armstrong 3, Andrew Kelly 3, Scott Cole 2, Aidan Decker, Grant Rodny
  • Shots: Lehigh 38, Johns Hopkins 36
  • Saves: Lehigh - Nick Pecora 13, Johns Hopkins - Chayse Ierlan 10
  • Attendance: 1,469 -- 5/12/2024 at Baltimore, MD (Homewood Field)
Team1234Total
Virginia655117
Saint Joseph's (12–4)422311
  • Virginia scoring: Payton Cormier 8, Connor Shellenberger 2, Griffin Schutz 2, Joey Terenzi, McCabe Millon, Ryan Colsey, Jack Boyden, Noah Chizmar
  • Saint Joseph's scoring: Carter Page 3, Jesse Jason 2, Toron Eccleston 2, Collin Campbell, Levi Anderson, Mark Watters, Colin Reich
  • Shots: Virginia 48, Saint Joseph's 29
  • Saves: Saint Joseph's Tommy Gross 12, Virginia Matthew Nunes 11 - Kyle Morris 0
  • Attendance: 2,063 -- 5/11/2024 at Charlottesville, VA (Klockner Stadium)
Team1234Total
Maryland471416
Princeton (11–5)12328
  • Maryland scoring: Eric Spanos 4, Eric Malever 3, Jack Koras 3, Daniel Maltz 2, Daniel Kelly 2, Ryan Siracusa, Owen Murphy
  • Princeton scoring: Nate Kabiri 3, Colin Burns, Tucker Wade, Marquez White, Lukas Stanat, Coulter Mackesy
  • Shots: Maryland 37, Princeton 31
  • Saves: Maryland - Logan McNaney 11, Westin Schmidt 0, Princeton - Michael Gianforcaro 9
  • Attendance: 3,195 -- 5/11/2024 at College Park, MD (SECU Stadium)
Team1234Total
Denver733316
Michigan (10–7)125311
  • Denver scoring: Mic Kelly 3, JJ Sillstrop 3, Cody Malawsky 3, Casey Wilson 2, Richie Connell 2, Michael Lampert, Daniel Clark, Ty Hussey
  • Michigan scoring: Justin Tiernan 4, Ryan Cohen 3, Michael Boehm, Aidan Mulholland, John Morgan, Cathal Roberts
  • Shots: Denver 41, Michigan 41
  • Saves: Denver - Malcolm Kleban 10, Michigan - Hunter Taylor 8
  • Attendance: Unknown -- 5/11/2024 at Denver, CO (Peter Barton Stadium)
Team1234Total
Duke745319
Utah (12–5)23207
  • Duke scoring: Dyson Williams 5, Josh Zawada 4, Brennan O'Neill 2, Aidan Danenza 2, Andrew McAdorey 2, Benn Johnston, Jake Naso, Max Sloat, Tyler Carpenter
  • Utah scoring: Tyler Bradbury 2, Jordan Hyde 2, Ryan Stines, Cody Hart, Jared Andreala
  • Shots: Duke 36, Utah 39
  • Saves: Duke - Patrick Jameison 11, Utah - Colin Lenskold 5
  • Attendance: Unknown -- 5/11/2024 at Durham, NC (Koskinen Stadium)

Play In

Team1234Total
Albany332513
Sacred Heart (13–5)12227
  • Albany scoring: Silas Richmond 4, Alex Pfeiffer 4, Ryan Doherty 2, Daniel Kesselring, Jackson Palumb, Grayden Hogg
  • Sacred Heart scoring: Tucker Spencer 3, Jake Ward, Carson Spooner, John Murray, Will Moulton
  • Shots: Albany 36, Marist 36
  • Saves: Sacred Heart Alex Pazienza 13, Albany Landon Whitney 12
  • Attendance: 1,485 -- 5/8/2024 at Albany, N.Y. (Casey Stadium)

Record by conference

Conference# of BidsRecordWin %PGR16QFSFCGNC
ACC 48–3.72744211
Big Ten 44–4.5004211
Big East 23–2.600221
America East 11-1.50011
ASUN 10–1.0001
Atlantic 10 10–1.0001
CAA 10–1.0001
Ivy League 10–1.0001
Patriot 10–1.0001
MAAC 10-1.0001


All-Tournament Team

Chris Kavanagh, A, Notre Dame: Most Outstanding Player
Pat Kavanagh, A, Notre Dame
Connor Shellenberger, A, Virginia
Daniel Kelly, A, Maryland
Devon McLane, M, Notre Dame
Ben Ramsey, SSDM, Notre Dame
Luke Wierman, FO, Maryland
Ajax Zappitello, D, Maryland
Shawn Lyght, D, Notre Dame
Liam Entenmann, G, Notre Dame

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