1994 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

The 1994 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 24th 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 1994 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.

1994 NCAA Division I men's
lacrosse tournament
Teams12
Finals siteByrd Stadium
Maryland College Park, Maryland
ChampionsPrinceton (2nd title)
Runner-upVirginia (4th title game)
SemifinalistsBrown (1st Final Four)
Syracuse (13th Final Four)
Winning coachBill Tierney (2nd title)
MOPScott Bacigalupo, Princeton
Attendance[1]23,728 semi-finals
24,730 finals
48,458 total
Top scorerTim Whiteley, Virginia
(19 goals)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«19931995»

The final match saw Princeton defeat Virginia, 9–8, with Kevin Lowe—brother of Hall-of-Fame lacrosse player Darren Lowe converting Jeff MacBean's pass forty-two seconds into overtime to win the game. This was the Tigers' second NCAA national championship and second under head coach Bill Tierney.[1][2]

The championship game was played at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, with 24,730 fans in attendance.

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.

No teams made their Division I men's lacrosse tournament debut in 1994.

Bracket

First RoundQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
            
8Duke14
Maryland11
1Syracuse12
8Duke11
1Syracuse14
5Virginia15 *
4North Carolina10
5Virginia12
5Virginia23
Notre Dame4
5Virginia8
3Princeton9 *
6Johns Hopkins22
Towson State16
6Johns Hopkins11
3Princeton12 *
3Princeton10
7Brown7
2Loyola Maryland13
7Brown14 *
7Brown12
Navy5
  • An asterisk indicates Overtime

Box scores

Finals

#5 Virginia vs. #3 Princeton

Team1234OTTotal
Princeton222219
Virginia212308

Semifinals

#1 Syracuse vs. #5 Virginia

Team1234OTTotal
Virginia1517115
Syracuse5342014
  • Virginia scoring – Michael Watson 3, David Jones 3, Sean Miller 2, Tim Whiteley 2, Greg Traynor, Drew Fox, Chris Driggs, Brad Hoag, Doug Knight
  • Syracuse scoring – Dom Fin 3, Roy Colsey 3, Casey Donegan 3, Brian Eisenberg, Jim Morrissey, CharlieLockwood, Rob Kavovit, Paul Sullivan
  • Shots: Virginia 56, Syracuse 36
  • Saves: Syracuse Alex Rosier 23, Virginia James Ireland 12, Court Durling 1
  • Attendance: 21,523

#3 Princeton vs. #7 Brown

Team1234Total
Princeton324110
Brown23027
  • Princeton scoring – Scott Reinhardt 4, Brian Tomeo 2, Scott Conklin, Jason Buttles, Don McDonough, John

Stanitski

  • Brown scoring – Rob Gutheil 2, Tom Collard, Jim Gaensbauer, Chris Martinelli, David Evans, Dennis

Sullivan

  • Shots: Princeton 38, Brown 33
  • Saves: Princeton Scott Bacigalupo 15, Brown Jay Stalfort 14
  • Attendance: 21,523

Quarterfinals

#1 Syracuse vs. #8 Duke

Team1234Total
Syracuse333312
Duke432211

Roy Colsey, Casey Donegan

  • Duke scoring – Mike Clayton 3, Ross Moscatelli 2, Scott Allen, Matt Oglesby, Steve Finnell, Jim Gonnella,

Ken Fasanaro, James Heavey

  • Shots: Syracuse 65, Duke 47
  • Saves: Syracuse Alex Rosier 19 - Duke Joe Kirmser 19

Attendance: 4,427

#4 North Carolina vs. #5 Virginia

Team1234Total
Virginia152412
North Carolina322310
  • Virginia scoring – David Jones 2, Sean Miller 2, Michael Watson 2, Tim Whiteley 2, Andrew Dausch, Chris

Driggs, Brad Hoag, Greg Traynor

  • North Carolina scoring – Wilson Felter 3, Brendan Carey 2, Ousmane Greene 2, Gregg Langhoff, Pete

Murphy, Ryan Wade

  • Shots: Virginia 46, North Carolina 42
  • Saves: North Carolina Rocco D’Andraia 14 - Virginia James Ireland 9

Attendance: 1,750

#3 Princeton vs. #6 Johns Hopkins

Team1234OTTotal
Princeton2144112
Johns Hopkins1523011
  • Princeton scoring – Taylor Simmers 4, Scott Conklin 3, Scott Reinhardt 2, Kevin Lowe, Jason Buttles, Jason Osier
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Todd Cavallaro 3, Dave Marr 2, Brian Piccola 2, Werner Krueger, Billy Evans, Terry Riordan, Milford Marchant
  • Shots: Princeton 42, Johns Hopkins 38
  • Saves: Princeton Scott Bacigalupo 13, Kevin Johnson 2 - Johns Hopkins Jonathan Marcus 13

Attendance: 4,796

#2 Loyola Maryland vs. #7 Brown

Team1234OTTotal
Brown5332114
Loyola Maryland4234013
  • Brown scoring – Jeffrey Iserson 3, Chris Martinelli 2, Rob Gutheil 2, James Gaensbauer 2, Robin Prince 2, Brian McNally, Gary Nelson, David Evans
  • Loyola Maryland scoring – Zach Thornton 3, Andy Martin 3, Matt Dwan 2, Del Halladay 2, Sean Heffernan,

Mark O’Brien, Brian Bacso

  • Shots: Loyola Maryland 50, Brown 37
  • Saves: Loyola Maryland Scott Tim McGenney 21 - Brown Jay Stalfort 16

Attendance: 2,006

First round

#8 Duke vs. Maryland

Team1234Total
Duke263414
Maryland501511
  • Duke scoring – Ken Fasanaro 4, Scott Harrison 3, Ross Moscatelli 2, Mike Clayton 2, Ed Fay, Steve Finnell, James Heavey
  • Maryland scoring – Pete Hilgartner 2, Greg Nelin 2, Neal Dupcak, Rob Chomo, Chris Farmer, Matt Parks,

Kip Fulks

  • Shots: Duke 52, Maryland 38
  • Saves: Duke Joe Kirmser 17 - Maryland Brian Dougherty 14

Attendance: 625

#5 Virginia vs. Notre Dame

Team1234Total
Virginia568423
Notre Dame11114
  • Virginia scoring – Greg Traynor 3, Drew Fox 3, Tim Whiteley 2, Michael Vaughan 2, Doug Knight 2, Mark

LaVerghetta 2, Tony Nugent, Michael Watson, Sean Miller, Mark Dixon, Brad Hoag, David Jones, KurtMueller, Brian Birch, Ben Johnson, Chris Driggs

  • Notre Dame scoring – Robbie Snyder 2, Randy Colley, Mike Iorio
  • Shots: Virginia 55, Notre Dame 18
  • Saves: Notre Dame Ryan Jewell 6, Brian Sullivan 4 - Virginia James Ireland 3, Court

Durling 6Attendance: 877

#6 Johns Hopkins vs. Towson State

Team1234Total
Johns Hopkins566522
Towson State256316
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Terry Riordan 4, Brian Piccola 4, Chris Macon 3, Casey Gordon 3, Milford Marchant 2, Todd Cavallaro 2, Dave Marr 2, Billy Evans, Pete Jacobs
  • Towson State scoring – David Quinn 4, Dudley Dixon 4, Tim Langton 3, Steve Carcaterra 2, Mark Goers, Stewart

Crotty, Kevin Krupinsky

  • Shots: Johns Hopkins 48, Towson State 48
  • Saves: Johns Hopkins Jonathan Marcus 17 - Towson State Brian Whalen 14

Attendance: 4,203

#7 Brown vs. Navy

Team1234Total
Brown235212
Navy11035
  • Brown scoring – David Evans 5, Robin Prince 3, Jeffrey Iserson 3, Rob Gutheil
  • Navy scoring – Jamie Slough 2, Rich Costello, Rob Bailey, Justin Dunne
  • Shots: Navy 48, Brown 34
  • Saves: Brown Jay Stalfort 24 - Navy Garrett Luebker 13

Attendance: 1,597

All-Tournament Team

  • Scott Bacigalupo, Princeton (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)

Leading scorers

Leading ScorersGPGAPts
Tim Whiteley, Virginia461319
Michael Watson, Virginia49312
Rob Gutheil, Brown35611
Sean Miller, Virginia46410
Scott Reinhardt, Princeton39110
David Evans, Brown3729
Dave Marr, Johns Hopkins2459
Taylor Simmers, Princeton3459
Greg Traynor, Virginia4639

See also

References