1995 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1995 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 25th 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.

1995 NCAA Division I Men's
Lacrosse Championship
Teams12
Finals siteByrd Stadium
ChampionsSyracuse (5th title)
Runner-upMaryland
Attendance[1]26,229 finals
71,978 total
NCAA Division I Men's Championships
«1994 1996»

The championship game was played at Maryland's Byrd Stadium in front of 26,229 fans,[2] The game saw Syracuse University defeat University of Maryland by the score of 13–9.[1] Despite the loss, Maryland goalie Brian Dougherty was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player.[3]

Brian Dougherty showed why he earned the award as Division I top goalie, making 23 saves on 59 shots, in the semi-finals.

In the first quarter Hopkins' attack took 19 shots, and Dougherty had 12 saves, allowing Maryland to walk away with a 4-1 first-quarter lead.[4]

Tournament results
  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                     
8 Loyola 17  
  North Carolina 11  
  1 Johns Hopkins 18  
    8 Loyola 5  
     
       
  1 Johns Hopkins 8  
  4 Maryland 16  
       
       
  4 Maryland 14
    Notre Dame 11  
  Notre Dame 12
5 Duke 10  
  4 Maryland 9
  3 Syracuse 13
6 Princeton 11  
  Massachusetts 6  
  6 Princeton 11
    3 Syracuse 15  
     
       
  3 Syracuse 20
  2 Virginia 13  
       
       
  2 Virginia 16
    7 Brown 13  
7 Brown 17
  Cornell 9  
* = Overtime

All-Tournament Team
  • Brian Dougherty, Maryland (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)
  • Mark Fietta, Syracuse
  • Nick Licameli, Syracuse
  • Rob Kavovit, Syracuse
  • Ric Beardsley, Syracuse
  • Casey Powell, Syracuse
  • Dan Radebaugh, Maryland
  • Matt Hahn, Maryland
  • Peter Hilgartner, Maryland
  • Rob Chomo, Maryland

References
  1. "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (pdf). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. "Attendance Figures for the NCAA Men's Championships". LaxPower.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
  3. A Look Back At The Maryland/Hopkins Series History, Atlantic Coast Conference, April 14, 2004. Accessed 2009-05-10. Archived 2009-05-13.
  4. Terps, Syracuse march into final NCAA LACROSSE FINAL FOUR, Baltimore Sun, May 28, 1995. Mike Preston, Sun Staff Writer.


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