1999 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1999 NCAA Division I tournament championship game was played at University of Maryland's Byrd Stadium with an attendance of 24,135.

1999 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
Finals site	Byrd Stadium
Champions	Virginia (2nd title)
Runner-up	Syracuse
Attendance[1]	24,135 finals 70,668 total
NCAA Division I Men's Championships «1998 2000»

Tournament overview

After building a 9-3 lead in the third quarter, the Virginia Cavaliers were able to hold off the Syracuse Orange, the number eight seed, 12-10.[1] It was Virginia's first NCAA title since 1972 and third overall including one pre-NCAA tournament Wingate Trophy. Syracuse was the first number eight seed to make it to the title game.

Virginia's Conor Gill was named the most outstanding player of the tournament — the first freshman ever to win that honor. Other notable players included Virginia's Jay Jalbert, Syracuse's Ryan Powell, and Delaware's lacrosse player of the year, John Grant, Jr., who led the Delaware Blue Hens to a number six national ranking and their first ever tournament win.

Tournament results

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	8	Syracuse	7
		Princeton	5
						1	Loyola	12
						8	Syracuse	17
											8	Syracuse	13
										5	Georgetown	10
						4	Duke	14
						5	Georgetown	17
	5	Georgetown	14
		Notre Dame	10
																8	Syracuse	10
																3	Virginia	12
	6	Delaware	12^(i)
		UMBC	11
						3	Virginia	17
						6	Delaware	10
											3	Virginia	16
										2	Johns Hopkins	11
						2	Johns Hopkins	11
						7	Hofstra	7
	7	Hofstra	15
		Navy	7

⁽ⁱ⁾ one overtime

Tournament boxscores

Tournament Finals

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina	3	6	5	4	18
Towson	2	3	0	7	13
North Carolina scoring – Greg Burns 5, Tom Marechek 3, Joe Bonacci, Jim Egan, Rickey Cramer, Dan Caughey, Tom Gilmartin Towson 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	14
Maryland	5	2	4	2	0	0	13
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

Tournament First Round

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
Delaware	3	3	7	5	12
UMBC	0	0	1	2	11
Delaware scoring – John Grant Jr. 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

All-Tournament Team

• Conor Gill, Virginia (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)
• Derek Kenney, Virginia
• Ryan Curtis, Virginia
• Jay Jalbert, Virginia
• Court Weisleder, Virginia
• Tucker Radebaugh, Virginia
• Marshall Abrams, Syracuse
• Ryan Powell, Syracuse
• Dan Denihan, Johns Hopkins
• Scott Urick, Georgetown
• John Grant, Jr., Delaware, Ryan Powell, Syracuse, 14 (Tournament Leading Scorers)

References

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

External links

• NCAA on Demand video of Title Game