# 1991 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

The 1991 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 21st 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 1991 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.
North Carolina defeated Towson State in the championship game, 18–13, completing a perfect season (16-0) while also capturing the program's fourth NCAA national title.
Towson State, coached by Carl Runk, became the first unseeded team to reach the NCAA Division I lacrosse finals. The Tigers got as close as 12–11 at the start of the 4th quarter, scoring 5 straight goals. Despite these efforts, North Carolina controlled the remainder of the game, winning the national title for the first time since 1986.
The 1991 tournament championship game was played at the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York, with 8,293 fans in attendance.

## Bracket

| First Round | First Round | First Round | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Semifinals | Final May 27, 1991 | Final May 27, 1991 | Final May 27, 1991 |
| 8 | Loyola Maryland | 20 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Massachusetts | 9 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Massachusetts | 9 | 1 | North Carolina | 11 | | | | | | |
| | | | 8 | Loyola Maryland | 9 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 19 | | | |
| | | | | | | 5 | Syracuse | 13 | | | |
| | | | 4 | Johns Hopkins | 8 | | | | | | |
| | | | 5 | Syracuse | 11 | | | | | | |
| 5 | Syracuse | 28 | 5 | Syracuse | 11 | | | | | | |
| | Michigan State | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Michigan State | 7 | | | | | | | 1 | North Carolina | 18 |
| | | | | | | | | | | Towson State | 13 |
| 6 | Virginia | 13 | | | | | | | | | | Towson State | 13 |
| | Towson State | 14 | | | | | | | | | |
| | Towson State | 14 | 3 | Princeton | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | | Towson State* | 14 | | | | | | |
| | | | | | | | Towson State | 15 | | | |
| | | | | | | 7 | Maryland | 11 | | | |
| | | | 2 | Brown | 13 | | | | | | |
| | | | 7 | Maryland | 16 | | | | | | |
| 7 | Maryland | 13 | 7 | Maryland | 16 | | | | | | |
| | Rutgers | 7 | | | | | | | | | |
* Asterisks indicate overtime periods

## Box scores
### Finals

* May 27, 1991
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
| North Carolina | 8 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 18 |
| Towson State | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 13 |
| 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 State scoring – Rob Shek 3, Smith 3, Blatchley 3, Sharretts 2, Dixon, Millon Shots: UNC 59, Towson State 48 Saves: Towson State Betcher 21, UNC Piazza 9 - Daye 2 ||||||

### Semifinals

| 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 State | 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, 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 |
| North Carolina | 7 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| Loyola Maryland | 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 State | 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 notes

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