1993 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

The 1993 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 23rd 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 1993 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.

1993 NCAA Division I men's
lacrosse tournament
Teams12
Finals siteByrd Stadium
Maryland College Park, Maryland
ChampionsSyracuse (5th title)
Runner-upNorth Carolina (5th title game)
SemifinalistsJohns Hopkins (19th Final Four)
Princeton (2nd Final Four)
Winning coachRoy Simmons Jr. (5th title)
MOPChris Surran, Syracuse
Attendance[1]21,129 semi-finals
19,965 finals
41,094 total
Top scorerJohn Webster, North Carolina
(15 goals)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
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Syracuse defeated North Carolina in the championship game, 13–12, with Syracuse's Matt Riter scoring the game-winner with eight seconds left. It was the Orangemen's fourth NCAA championship and eighth overall lacrosse national title.

Syracuse finished the season 12-2 even though the Tar Heels had beaten the Oragnemen earlier in the season, 14–10.[1]

The championship game was played at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, with 19,965 fans in attendance.[2]

Qualifying

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.

Bracket

First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
            
8Army15
Maryland11
1North Carolina14
8Army5
1North Carolina16
4Johns Hopkins10
4Johns Hopkins14
5Virginia10
5Virginia19
Notre Dame9
1North Carolina12
3Syracuse13
6Hofstra9
Massachusetts8
3Syracuse20
6Hofstra8
3Syracuse15
2Princeton9
2Princeton12
Loyola Maryland6
Loyola Maryland19
7Navy8
  • An asterisk indicates Overtime

Box scores

Finals

Team1234Total
Syracuse523313
North Carolina352212
  • Syracuse scoring – John Barr 2, Steve Bettinger 2, Roy Colsey 2, Mark Fietta 2, Matt Riter 2, Jamie Archer, Dom Fin, Charlie Lockwood
  • North Carolina scoring – John Webster 3, Donnie McNichol 2, Steve Muir 2, Ryan Wade 2, Mike Acee,

Steve Speers, Jason Wade

  • Shots: Syracuse 66, North Carolina 56
  • Saves: Syracuse - Chris Surran 20, North Carolina - Gary Lehrman 18
  • Attendance: 19,965

Semifinals

Team1234Total
North Carolina715316
Johns Hopkins244410
  • North Carolina scoring – Steve Speers 4, John Webster 3, Dan Levy 2, Ryan Wade 2, Mike Acee, Judy

Collins, Ousmane Greene, Steve Muir, Mark Phillips

  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Brian Kelly 3, Milford Marchant 3, Dave Marr, Brian Piccola, Terry Riordan, Steve

Vecchione

  • Shots: North Carolina 62, Johns Hopkins 34
  • Saves: Johns Hopkins – Jonathan Marcus 17, North Carolina – Gary Lehrman 14
  • Attendance: 21,129
Team1234Total
Syracuse335415
Princeton21249
  • Syracuse scoring – Jamie Archer 2, John Barr 2, Roy Colsey 2, Mark Fietta 2, Dom Fin 2, Charlie Lockwood

2, Steve Bettinger, Matt Riter, Chad Smith

  • Princeton scoring – Jason Buttles 2, Torr Marro 2, Scott Reinhardt 2, Todd Higgins, Taylor Simmers, Brian

Tomeo

  • Shots: Syracuse 55, Princeton 37
  • Saves: Princeton Scott Bacigalupo 17, Syracuse Chris Surran 15
  • Attendance: 21,129

Quarterfinals

Team1234Total
North Carolina144514
Army20305
  • North Carolina scoring – John Webster 3, Ousmane Greene 2, Dan Levy 2, T.J. Shimaitis 2, Ryan Wade 2,

Kyle Durkee, Steve Schattner, Jason Sanders

  • Army scoring – Chad Allen, Steve Heller, Tim Keneally, Phil Mandry, Eric Waltz
  • Shots: North Carolina 54, Army 29
  • Saves: Army Rick Aguilar 19 - North Carolina Gary Lehrman 11

Attendance: 1,756

Team1234Total
Johns Hopkins232714
Virginia325010
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Terry Riordan 4, Brian Piccola 3, Todd Cavallaro 2, Brian Kelly 2, David Townsend

2, Alex Wadkovsky

  • Virginia scoring – Chris Driggs 3, Ray Kamrath 2, Rob Falk, Drew Fox, Tony Nugent, Greg Traynor, Tim

Whiteley

  • Shots: Johns Hopkins 42, Virginia 37
  • Saves: Johns Hopkins Jonathan Marcus 10 - Virginia James Ireland 7

Attendance: 5,222

Team1234Total
Syracuse663520
Hofstra11158
  • Syracuse scoring – Matt Riter 7, Steve Bettinger 2, Andy Puccia 2, Jamie Archer, John Barr, Roy Colsey,

Casey Donegan, Mark Fietta, Dom Fin, Erik Knaus, Charlie Lockwood, Jim Morrisey

  • Hofstra scoring – Kevin Barry 2, Dom DiNardo 2, Andy Carlson, Kevin Jacobs, Brian Holland, Chris Panos
  • Shots: Syracuse 65, Hofstra 34
  • Saves: Hofstra Joe Romeo 15, Kevin Johnson 2 - Syracuse Chris Surran 13

Attendance: 4,395

Team1234Total
Princeton522312
Loyola Maryland00336
  • Princeton scoring – Kevin Lowe 3, Taylor Simmers 2, John Burstein, Scott Conklin, Torr Marro, Donn

McDonough, Paul Murphy, Scott Reinhardt, Brian Tomeo

  • Loyola Maryland scoring – Kevin Beach 2, Andy Martin 2, Kevin Anderson, Brian Duffy
  • Shots: Loyola Maryland 34, Princeton 33
  • Saves: Princeton Scott Bacigalupo 12 - Loyola Maryland Tim McGeeney 11

Attendance: 4,155


First round

Team1234Total
Army263415
Maryland501511
  • Army scoring – Dan Brostek 4, Chad Allen 2, Todd Butler 2, Steve Heller 2, Phil Mandry 2, Mike Colon,

Brian Knapp, Eric Waltz

  • Maryland scoring – Brian McElheny 3, Matt Parks 2, Jay Pasko 2, Bob Huggins, Scott McMahon, Greg Nelin,

Dan Reading

  • Shots: Maryland 46, Army 42
  • Saves: Maryland Brian Dougherty 20 - Army Rick Aguilar

Attendance: 4,121

Team1234Total
Virginia753419
Notre Dame02439
  • Virginia scoring – Kevin Pehlke 4, Tim Whiteley 4, Ray Kamrath 3, Greg Traynor 3, Mark Dixon, Chris

Driggs, Rob Falk, Drew Fox, Joe Wilson

  • Notre Dame scoring – Randy Colley 3, Willie Sutton 2, Brian Erickson, Mike Iorio, Kevin Mahoney, Robbie

Snyder

  • Shots: Virginia 52, Notre Dame 36
  • Saves: Virginia James Ireland 11 - Notre Dame Patrick Finn 9, Chris Parent 5, Ryan Jewell 2

Attendance: 1,275

Team1234Total
Hofstra34449
Massachusetts00438
  • Hofstra scoring – Dave Donatello 3, Michael Adams, Kevin Barry, Kevin Baudo, Dom DiNardo, Kevin

Jacobs, Mike Ricigliano

  • Massachusetts scoring – Bill Edell 3, Mark Millon 2, Eric Bailey 2, Eric Triolo
  • Shots: Hofstra 43, Massachusetts 29
  • Saves: Massachusetts Tom LoPresti 14 - Hofstra Joe Romeo 13

Attendance: 4,281

Team1234Total
Loyola Marymount358319
Navy11608
  • Loyola Maryland scoring – Kevin Beach 6, Kevin Anderson 3, Pat Ervin 2, Sean Heffernan 2, Andy Martin 2,

Paul Cantabene, Del Halladay, Mark O'Brien, Derek Radebaugh

  • Navy scoring – Jamie Slough 4, John Tierney 2, Rob Bailey, Tommy Rozko
  • Shots: Loyola Maryland 55, Navy 39
  • Saves: Navy Kevin Farrington 17 - Loyola Maryland Tim McGeeney 9, Paul Speargas 1

Attendance: 5,428

All-Tournament Team

  • Chris Surran, Syracuse (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)

Leading scorers

Leading ScorersGPGAPts
John Webster, North Carolina39615
Matt Riter, Syracuse310313
Charlie Lockwood, Syracuse34711
Tim Whiteley, Virginia25510
Brian Piccola, Johns Hopkins2459
Jamie Archer, Syracuse3437
John Barr, Syracuse3527
Kevin Lowe, Princeton2347
Steve Speers, Syracuse3527
Ryan Wade, North Carolina3617

See also

References