1991 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

1991 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
Finals site	Carrier Dome
Champions	North Carolina (4th title)
Runner-up	Towson
Attendance[1]	8,293 finals 42,981 total
NCAA Division I Men's Championships «1990 1992»

The 1991 tournament championship game was played at the Carrier Dome in front of 8,293 fans.

Tournament overview

North Carolina completed a perfect 16 and 0 season by defeating Towson 18-13, to win the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, the fourth overall for the Tar Heels.

Towson, coached by Carl Runk, became the first unseeded team to reach the NCAA Division I lacrosse finals. Towson got as close as 12 to 11 at the start of the 4th quarter, after scoring 5 straight goals. But Carolina controlled the remainder of the game in winning the national title for the first time since 1986.

Tournament results

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	8	Loyola	20
		Massachusetts	9
						1	North Carolina	11
						8	Loyola	9
											1	North Carolina	19
										5	Syracuse	13
						4	Johns Hopkins	8
						5	Syracuse	11
	5	Syracuse	28
		Michigan St.	7
																1	North Carolina	18
																	Towson	13
	6	Virginia	13
		Towson	14
						3	Princeton	13
							Towson *	14
												Towson	15
										7	Maryland	11
						2	Brown	13
						7	Maryland	16
	7	Maryland	13
		Rutgers	7

* = Overtime

Tournament boxscores

Tournament Finals

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina	3	6	5	7	18
Towson	2	3	0	4	13
North Carolina scoring – Greg Burns 5, Gary Gait 5, Paul Gait 3, Tom Marechek 3, Joe Bonacci, Jim Egan, Rickey Cramer, Dan Caughey, Tom Gilmartin Loyola (Md.) scoring – Chris Colbeck 5, Brian Kroneberger 2, Kevin Beach, Ted Nichols Shots: Syracuse 57, Loyola (Md.) 41 Saves: Syracuse Matt Palumb 18, Lee Hine 1 - Loyola (Md.) Charley Toomey 12, Tim Dunnigan 1

Tournament Semi-finals

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	3	2	3	5	0	1	15
Maryland	5	2	4	2	0	0	11
Loyola scoring – Brian Kroneberger 5, Chris Colbeck 3, Jim Blanding 2, Kevin Beach 2, 4, 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

Tournament Quarterfinals

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina	7	4	5	4	11
Loyola	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	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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Towson	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

References

1. "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (pdf). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.

External links

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