1999 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
1999 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament | |||||
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Dates | May 15–31, 1999 | ||||
Teams | 12 | ||||
Finals site | Byrd Stadium![]() | ||||
Champions | Virginia (2nd title) | ||||
Runner-up | Syracuse (9th title game) | ||||
Semifinalists | Georgetown (1st Final Four) Johns Hopkins (21st Final Four) | ||||
Winning coach | Dom Starsia (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Conor Gill, Virginia | ||||
Attendance[1] | 24,135 finals 70,668 total | ||||
Top scorers | John Grant Jr., Delaware Ryan Powell, Syracuse (14 goals) | ||||
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The 1999 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 29th 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 1999 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.[2]
Virginia and held off Syracuse, the number eight seed, in the final, 12–10. This was Virginia's first NCAA title since 1972 and fourth overall, including two pre-NCAA tournament Wingate Trophies in 1952 and 1970.[1]
The championship game was played at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, with 24,135 fans in attendance.
Summary
Virginia's Conor Gill was named the most outstanding player of the tournament, the first freshman ever to win that honor. Other notable players included Virginia's Jay Jalbert, Syracuse's Ryan Powell, and Delaware's player of the year, John Grant, Jr.
Grant, Jr. led the Delaware Blue Hens to a number six national ranking and their first ever tournament win. Grant Jr. was the tournament's leading scorer along with Ryan Powell, with 14 points in just two games.
Up until this final, Virginia had lost its last three championship game appearances in overtime. While the Cavaliers built a 9–3 lead by the third quarter, Syracuse still made it close, scoring five unanswered goals to climb back to within 10–9 with 6:30 left. Syracuse became the first number eight seed to make it to the title game.
The All-Tournament Team included Conor Gill, Derek Kenney, Ryan Curtis, Jay Jalbert, Court Weisleder, Tucker Radebaugh, Marshall Abrams, Ryan Powell, Dan Denihan and Georgetown's Scott Urick.
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 debut appearance in the Division I lacrosse tournament.
Bracket
First Round May 15–16, 1999 | Quarterfinals May 22–23, 1999 | Semifinals May 29, 1999 | Final May 31, 1999 | ||||||||||||||||
8 | Syracuse | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
Princeton | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Loyola Maryland | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Syracuse | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Syracuse | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Georgetown | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | Duke | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Georgetown | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Georgetown | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
8 | Syracuse | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Virginia | 12 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Delaware | 12(i) | |||||||||||||||||
UMBC | 11 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Virginia | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
6 | Delaware | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
3 | Virginia | 16 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Johns Hopkins | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
2 | Johns Hopkins | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Hofstra | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Hofstra | 15 | |||||||||||||||||
Navy | 7 |
- (i) one overtime
Box scores
Finals
#3 Virginia vs. #8 Syracuse
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Virginia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 |
Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 10 |
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Semifinals
#5 Georgetown vs. #8 Syracuse
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Syracuse | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 13 |
Georgetown | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 9 |
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#2 Johns Hopkins vs. #3 Virginia
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Virginia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
Johns Hopkins | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
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Quarterfinals
#1 Loyola Maryland vs. #8 Syracuse
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Syracuse | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 17 |
Loyola Maryland | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
Caione 2, Josh Coffman 2, Devin Darcangelo 1, Brian Solliday 1
Attendance (May 23): 6,533 |
#4 Duke vs. #5 Georgetown
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Georgetown | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 17 |
Duke | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
Attendance (May 22): 12,289 |
#3 Virginia vs. #6 Delaware
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Virginia | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 17 |
Delaware | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
Attendance (May 23): 6,533 |
#2 Johns Hopkins vs. #7 Hofstra
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Johns Hopkins | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 |
Hofstra | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
Attendance (May 22): 12,289 |
First round
#8 Syracuse vs. Princeton
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Syracuse | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
Princeton | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
Attendance (May 15): 5,727 |
#5 Georgetown vs. Notre Dame
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Georgetown | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
Notre Dame | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 10 |
Attendance (May 16): 4,103 |
#6 Delaware vs. UMBC
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT1 | Total | |
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Delaware | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 12 | |
UMBC | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 11 | |
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#7 Hofstra vs. Navy
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Hofstra | 3 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 15 |
Navy | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
Attendance (May 15): 5,727 |
All-Tournament Team
- Conor Gill, Virginia (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)
- Derek Kenney, Virginia
- Ryan Curtis, Virginia
- Jay Jalbert, Virginia
- Court Weisleder, Virginia
- Tucker Radebaugh, Virginia
- Marshall Abrams, Syracuse
- Ryan Powell, Syracuse
- Dan Denihan, Johns Hopkins
- Scott Urick, Georgetown
Leading scorers
Name | GP | G | A | Pts |
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John Grant, Jr., Delaware | 2 | 7 | 7 | 14 |
Ryan Powell, Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 |
Matt Cutia, Syracuse | 4 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
Andy Flick, Georgetown | 3 | 9 | 4 | 13 |
Conor Gill, Virginia | 3 | 6 | 6 | 12 |
Jay Jalbert, Virginia | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
Tucker Radebaugh, Virginia | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
Drew McKnight, Virginia | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
Dan Denihan, Johns Hopkins | 2 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
Mike Henehan, Georgetown | 3 | 7 | 4 | 11 |
Greg McCavera, Georgetown | 3 | 6 | 5 | 11 |
See also
- 1999 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
- 1999 NCAA Division II lacrosse tournament
- 1999 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament
References
External links
- NCAA on Demand video of Title Game
- Virginia Wins NCAA Men's Lacrosse Title May 31, 1999
- UVA Men's Lacrosse Downs Delaware 17-10 in NCAA Quarterfinals May 23, 1999
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