# 1990 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

The 1990 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 20th annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs, held at the end of the 1990 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.
Syracuse defeated Loyola Maryland in the championship game, 21–9. However, Syracuse's participation in the tournament was later vacated by the NCAA Committee on infractions because coach Roy Simmons, Jr.'s wife co-signed a car loan with Paul Gait.
The championship game was played at Rutgers Stadium at Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey, with 19,070 fans in attendance.

## Overview

Due to the violations, Roy Simmons, Jr.'s 3–0 record. as well as Paul Gait's 7 goals and 7 assists in this tournament, are not recognized by the NCAA.
Generally considered one of the best teams in NCAA lacrosse history, the 1990 Syracuse team is notable for finishing undefeated and featuring the Gait brothers—Paul and Gary Gait—and hall-of-famer Tom Marechek.
The Orangemen won three consecutive titles from 1988 to 1990. They became the first team to win three in a row since Johns Hopkins from 1978 to 1980. The 1990 team scored more than 20 goals in 10 games this season, including 20 or more goals over the three NCAA tournament teams. Their closest game was a 15–12 win over Penn. During the Gaits' four years at Syracuse, the team went 50–5 and won three straight national titles (one of which was vacated by the NCAA).
Jon Reese had a tremendous season for Yale, leading Yale to a 15–1 regular season while scoring an NCAA record 82 goals out of the midfield. This was Yale's second only NCAA tournament appearance, where they received the second seed in the tournament. The Bulldogs ultimately making it to the Final Four.

## Bracket

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final | Final | Final |
| | Brown | 12 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| 8 | Massachusetts | 9 | 1 | Syracuse | 20 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Brown | 12 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | Syracuse | 21 | | | |
| | | | | | | 4 | North Carolina | 10 | | | |
| | | | 4 | North Carolina | 18 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Harvard | 3 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Harvard | 9 | 5 | Harvard | 3 | | | | | | |
| | Notre Dame | 3 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Notre Dame | 3 | | | | | | | 1 | Syracuse | 21 |
| | | | | | | | | | 3 | Loyola | 9 |
| 6 | Virginia | 6 | | | | | | | | | | 3 | Loyola | 9 |
| | Rutgers | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Rutgers | 7 | 3 | Loyola | 19 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Rutgers | 10 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 3 | Loyola | 14 * | | | |
| | | | | | | 2 | Yale | 13 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Yale | 17 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Princeton | 8 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Johns Hopkins | 8 | | Princeton | 8 | | | | | | |
| | Princeton | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
* Overtime = *

## Box scores
### Finals

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Syracuse | 3 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 21 |
| Loyola | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
| Syracuse scoring – Greg Burns 5, Gary Gait 5, Paul Gait 3, Tom Marechek 3, Joe Bonacci, Jim Egan, Rickey Cramer, Dan Caughey, Tom Gilmartin Loyola scoring – Chris Colbeck 5, Brian Kroneberger 2, Kevin Beach, Ted Nichols Shots: Syracuse 57, Loyola 41 Saves: Syracuse Matt Palumb 18 – Lee Hine 1, Loyola Charley Toomey 12 – Tim Dunnigan 1 ||||||

### Semifinals

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Syracuse | 6 | 7 | 6 | 2 | 21 |
| North Carolina | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 10 |
| 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 |
| Loyola Maryland | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 14 |
| Yale | 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 ||||||||

### Quarterfinals

| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Syracuse | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
| Brown | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 12 |
| 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 |
| North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| Harvard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 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 |
| Loyola Maryland | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
| Rutgers | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 10 |
| Loyola scoring – Chris Colbeck 6, Jim Blanding 4, Brian Kroneberger 3, Kevin Anderson 2, Kevin Beach 2, Todd Sloper, Ted Nichols Rutgers scoring – M.G. Hollingsworth 2, Peter Tortorella 2, Doug Beeler 2, Scott Moore, Greg Rinaldi, Steve Locker, John Mone Shots: Loyola 56, Rutgers 41 Saves: Rutgers John Schmunk 17, Loyola Charlie Toomey 22, Tim Dunnigan 2 Attendance: 2,784 ||||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| Yale | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| Princeton | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| Yale scoring – Jason O'Neill 4, Karl Wimer 4, Jon Reese 4, Kim Dunn 3, Brian Walter 2 Princeton scoring – Justin Tortolani 2, Torr Marro 2, Mark Ames, Highley Thompson, Ed Calkins, Mal Meistrell Shots: Princeton 42, Yale 36 Saves: Yale Tony Guido 17, Chris Swanenburg 1 – Princeton Jim Ardrey 9, Mike Millner 1 Attendance: 3,540 ||||||