 Unseeded Ohio State bested # 8 Cornell 15 – 7. The opening goal of this game was scored by Ohio State goaltender Stefan Schroder, who ran the length of the field to put one past the Big Red netminder. Navy upset # 4 seeded North Carolina in Chapel Hill with a final score of 8 – 7 on the strong play of the Midshipmen defense and the four goal effort of Tim Paul, who was honored with Nike Player of the Week honors. Notre Dame, who was hosting its first NCAA Tournament game, topped Colgate in a contest that was settled in overtime. In a victory over Loyola, Duke's Matt Danowski broke the NCAA career points record, eclipsing Joe Vasta's mark. Syracuse ended Canisius's first ever appearance in the tournament early with a 20 – 3 victory. Johns Hopkins was led by Paul Rabil's four goals in a 10 – 4 win over Hofstra. Virginia's Garrett Billings third goal of the game with 6: 50 left in the game sealed the Cavaliers win over UMBC. Maryland beat GWLL's Denver 10 – 7.
