1991 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

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

1991 NCAA Division I Men's
Lacrosse Championship
Finals siteCarrier Dome
ChampionsNorth Carolina (4th title)
Runner-upTowson
Attendance[1]8,293 finals
42,981 total
NCAA Division I Men's Championships
«1990 1992»

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
May 27, 1991
            
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
May 27, 1991

Team1234Total
North Carolina831618
Towson316313
  • North Carolina scoring – Dennis Goldstein 4, Seremet 3, John Webster 2, Bedell 2, Dan Donnelly, Acee, Dan Levy, Donnie McNichol, Steve Speers, Wade, Thomas
  • Towson scoring – Rob Shek 3, Smith 3, Blatchley 3, Sharretts 2, Dixon, Millon
  • Shots: UNC 59, Towson 48
  • Saves: Towson Betcher 21, UNC Piazza 9 - Daye 2

Tournament Semi-finals

Team1234Total
North Carolina676219
Syracuse123413
  • 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
Team1234OT1OT2Total
Towson32350114
Maryland52420013
  • Loyola scoring – Brian Kroneberger 5, Chris Colbeck 3, Jim Blanding 2, Kevin Beach 2, 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

Team1234Total
North Carolina745411
Loyola22269
  • 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

Team1234Total
Syracuse337511
Johns Hopkins00128
  • 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

Team1234Total
Towson337514
Princeton001213
  • 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

Team1234Total
Towson337514
Princeton001213
  • 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

Tournament notes
  • Syracuse sets a new tournament record scoring 28 goals in their first round victory over Michigan State.

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