1989 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1989 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 19th 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. Tournament overview. The championship game was played at Maryland's Byrd Stadium in front of 23,893 fans. The game saw Syracuse University defeat Johns Hopkins University by the score of 13–12. This was a battle of number one versus number two, with both teams coming into  the finals with just one loss. This was the second straight national title for Syracuse behind the Gait brothers, Paul and Gary Gait, as well as John Zulberti. In addition to the Gaits, a number of stars played in this final, including Dave Pietramala, Quint Kessenich, Tom Marechek. A wild, back and forth, athletic affair, the game was not decided until one final desperation shot by Johns Hopkins with two seconds left. Tournament boxscores. Tournament Finals Tournament Semi-finals Tournament Quarterfinals Tournament First Round 1989 FIRST ROUND MAY 17 Navy 12, Penn 11 Penn 2 1 5 3 — 11 Navy  2 4 3 3 — 12 Penn scoring – John Dick 2, Stewart Fisher 2, Peter Smith 2, Tom Burns 1, Michael Kelly 1, John Lyons 1, Bill Quill 1, Chris Shoemaker 1. Navy scoring – Brian Keith 4, Mike Herger 3, Paul Basile 2, Dennis Nealon 2, Brian Sullivan 1. Shots: Penn 54, Navy 43. Saves: Penn–Jeremy Sigler 10, Kevin Lopez 9; Navy–Louis Brown 23. Attendance: 2,025. Adelphi 16, Michigan St. 10 Michigan St. 0 1 3 6 — 10 Adelphi 4 5 4 3 — 16 Michigan St. scoring – Mike Siegenthaler 3, Wayne Sansiviero 2, Mike Ferguson 1, Rich Montalbano 1 , Adam Mueller 1, Brad Smaha 1, Dave Stein 1. Adelphi scoring – Tom Aiello 5, Scott Reh 4, Jeff Reh 3, Chris McKeough 1, Gordon Purdie 1, Brad Sahlstrom 1, Paul Vlachos 1. Shots: Michigan St. 39, Adelphi 66. Saves: Michigan St.–Chris Barber 27; Adelphi–Jim Cheeseman 18. Attendance: 750. North Carolina 19, Towson 8 Towson 4 1 1 2 — 8 North Carolina 4 5 6 4 — 19 Towson scoring – Tony Millon 4, John Blatchley 1, Lindsay Dixon 1, David Shoul 1, Glenn Smith 1. North Carolina scoring – David Kelly 5, Neill Redfern 5, John Szczypinski 2, Mark Tummillo 2, Jim  Buczek 1, Scott Cox 1, Dan Donnelly 1, Chris Galgano 1, Michael Thomas 1. Shots: Towson 39, North Carolina 47. Saves: Towson–David Linthieum 14, Marc Lamantia 1; North Carolina–Pat Olmert 16, Lars Pedersen 3. Attendance: 392. Massachusetts 16, Cornell 7 Cornell 1 3 1 2 — 7 Massachusetts 5 1 5 5 — 16 Cornell scoring – Vince Angotti 2, Steve Meyer 2, Todd Adler 1, Greg Boyce 1, John Heil 1. Massachusetts scoring – Chris Tyler 5, Paul Ganci 4, Scott Hiller 2, Bill Begien 1, Michael Cain 1, Rob Codignotto 1, John Gonzalez 1, Tim Soudan 1. Shots: Cornell 38 , Massachusetts 48. Saves: Cornell–Paul Schimoler 16; Massachusetts–Sal LoCascio 19. Attendance: 2,392.