1989 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1989 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament was the 19th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some a conference tournament.

1989 NCAA Division I Men's
Lacrosse Championship
Finals siteByrd Stadium
ChampionsSyracuse (3rd title)
Runner-upJohns Hopkins
Attendance[1]23,893 finals
63,836 total
NCAA Division I Men's Championships
«1988 1990»

Tournament overview

The championship game was played at Maryland's Byrd Stadium in front of 23,893 fans. The game saw Syracuse University defeat Johns Hopkins University by the score of 1312. This was a battle of #1 versus #2, with both teams coming into the finals with just one loss.[1]

This was the second straight national title for Syracuse behind the Gait brothers, Paul and Gary Gait, as well as John Zulberti. In addition to the Gaits, a number of stars played in this final, including Dave Pietramala, Quint Kessenich, Tom Marechek.

A wild, back and forth, athletic affair, the game was not decided until one final desperation shot by John Dressel with two seconds left. Matt Palumb made the stop and finished the game with 13 saves. Paul Gait had 4 goals and 2 assists for Syracuse. Hopkins got the ball back for a final possession on a tremendous over the head check on Gary Gait by Dave Pietramala followed by a mad scramble with Hopkins securing the ball with 12 seconds remaining.

Tournament results

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
May 29, 1989
            
8 Navy 12
Penn 11
1 Syracuse 18
8 Navy 11
1 Syracuse 18
4 Maryland 8
4 Maryland 12(i)
5 Adelphi 11
5 Adelphi 16
Michigan State 10
1 Syracuse 13
2 Johns Hopkins 12
6 North Carolina 19
Towson 8
3 Loyola 5
6 North Carolina 12
6 North Carolina 6
2 Johns Hopkins 10
2 Johns Hopkins 9
7 Massachusetts 4
7 Massachusetts 16
Cornell 7
(i) one overtime

Tournament boxscores

Tournament Finals

Team1234Total
Syracuse513413
Johns Hopkins443112
  • Syracuse scoring – Paul Gait 4, John Zulberti 2, Gary Gait 2, Rodney Dumpson 2, Tom Marechek, Greg Burns, Joe Bonacci
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Matt Panetta 5, John Wilkens 2, Mike Morrissey, John Dressel, Greg Kelly, Jay Clarke, Brian Lukacz
  • Shots: Johns Hopkins 40, Syracuse 39
  • Saves: Johns Hopkins Quint Kessenich 17, Syracuse Matt Palumb 13
  • Attendance: 23,893

Tournament Semi-finals

Team1234Total
Syracuse923418
Maryland23218
  • Syracuse scoring – Gary Gait 5, Paul Gait 3, Greg Burns 3, Tom Marechek 3, Dan Caughey 2, Rodney Dumpson, John Zulberti
  • Maryland scoring – Mark Douglas 2, Rob Wurzburger 2, Pat Gugerty, Tim Corcoran, Brian Burlace, David Willard
  • Shots: Syracuse 55, Maryland 29
  • Saves: Syracuse – Matt Palumb 10, Jerry DeLorenzo 0; Maryland – Mike McCanna 4, Matt Herrold 7
  • Attendance: 20,263
Team1234Total
Johns Hopkins222410
North Carolina32016
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Matt Panetta 3, Mike Morrissey 2, Brian Lukacz, Adam Wright, Jeff Ihm, Greg Kelly, John Wilkens
  • North Carolina scoring – Dennis Goldstein 3, Neill Redfern, Chip Mayer, Dan Donnelly
  • Shots: Johns Hopkins 38, North Carolina 28
  • Saves: North Carolina – Pat Olmert 8; Johns Hopkins – Quint Kessenich 8
  • Attendance:

Tournament Quarterfinals

Team1234Total
Syracuse354618
Navy107311
  • Syracuse scoring – Greg Burns 4, Tom Marechek 4, Gary Gait 3, John Zulberti 3, Paul Gait 2, Joe Bonacci, Jim Egan.
  • Navy scoring – Brian Keith 4, Paul Basile 2, John Quinn 2, David Ellison, Dennis Nealon, Tim O’Rourke
  • Shots: Syracuse 50, Navy 39
  • Saves: Syracuse – Matt Palumb 21; Navy – Louis Brown 11
  • Attendance: 4,572
Team1234OT1Total
Maryland3323112
Adelphi2612011
  • Maryland scoring – Rob Wurzburger 4, Mark Douglas 3, Phil Willard 2, Chris Conner 2, Mike Frick
  • Adelphi scoring – Jeff Reh 4, Dave Reilly 2, Gordon Purdie 2, Mike Muscarella 2, Tom Aiello
  • Shots: Maryland 41, Adelphi 36
  • Saves: Adelphi – Jim Cheeseman 12; Maryland – Mike McCanna 6, Matt Herrold 3
  • Attendance: 2,725
Team1234Total
North Carolina125412
Loyola21025
  • North Carolina scoring – Neill Redfern 4, Michael Thomas 3, Dan Donnelly 2, Dennis Goldstein, David Kelly, John Szczypinski, Lars Pedersen, Joe Breschi
  • Loyola scoring – Brian Kroneberger 3, Mike Ruland, Jim Blanding
  • Shots: North Carolina 48, Loyola 30
  • Saves: Loyola – Charlie Toomey 17, Tim Dunnigan 0; North Carolina – Pat Olmert 12
  • Attendance: 3,200
Team1234Total
Johns Hopkins14229
Massachusetts03014
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Jay Clarke 2, Matt Panetta 2, Greg Kelly 2, Brian Lukacz, John Dressel, Brendan Kelly
  • Massachusetts scoring – Scott Hiller, Rob Codignotto, Tim Soudan, Michael Cain
  • Shots: Johns Hopkins 52, Massachusetts 31
  • Saves: Massachusetts – Sal LoCascio 26; North Carolina – Quint Kessenich 14
  • Attendance: 4,100

Tournament First Round

Team1234Total
Navy243312
Penn215311
  • Navy scoring – Brian Keith 4, Mike Herger 3, Paul Basile 2, Dennis Nealon 2, Brian Sullivan 1
  • Penn scoring – John Dick 2, Stewart Fisher 2, Peter Smith 2, Tom Burns 1, Michael Kelly 1, John Lyons 1, Bill Quill 1, Chris Shoemaker 1
  • Shots: Penn 54, Navy 43
  • Saves: Navy Louis Brown 23, Penn Jeremy Sigler 10 - Kevin Lopez 9
  • Attendance: 2,025
Team1234Total
Adelphi454316
Michigan St.013611
  • Adelphi scoring – Tom Aiello 5, Scott Reh 4, Jeff Reh 3, Chris McKeough 1, Gordon Purdie 1, Brad Sahlstrom 1, Paul Vlachos 1
  • Michigan St. scoring – Mike Siegenthaler 3, Wayne Sansiviero 2, Mike Ferguson 1, Rich Montalbano 1, Adam Mueller 1, Brad Smaha 1, Dave Stein 1
  • Shots: Adelphi 66, Michigan St. 39
  • Saves: Adelphi Jim Cheeseman 18, Michigan St. Chris Barber 27
  • Attendance: 750
Team1234Total
North Carolina456419
Towson41128
  • North Carolina scoring – David Kelly 5, Neill Redfern 5, John Szczypinski 2, Mark Tummillo 2, Jim Buczek 1, Scott Cox 1, Dan Donnelly 1, Chris Galgano 1, Michael Thomas 1
  • Towson scoring – Tony Millon 4, John Blatchley 1, Lindsay Dixon 1, David Shoul 1, Glenn Smith 1
  • Shots: North Carolina 47, Towson 39
  • Saves: North Carolina Pat Olmert 16 - Lars Pedersen 3, Towson David Linthieum 14 - Marc Lamantia 1
  • Attendance: 392
Team1234Total
Massachusetts515516
Cornell13127
  • Massachusetts scoring – Chris Tyler 5, Paul Ganci 4, Scott Hiller 2, Bill Begien, Michael Cain, Rob Codignotto, John Gonzalez, Tim Soudan
  • Cornell scoring – Vince Angotti 2, Steve Meyer 2, Todd Adler, Greg Boyce, John Heil
  • Shots: Massachusetts 48, Cornell 38
  • Saves: Massachusetts Sal LoCascio 19, Cornell Paul Schimoler 16
  • Attendance: 2,392

References

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