1990 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1990 tournament championship game was played at Rutgers University in front of 19,070 fans. The Syracuse Orangemen defeated the Loyola Greyhounds, 21–9.

1990 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
Finals site	Rutgers University
Champions	Syracuse (vacated)
Runner-up	Loyola Greyhounds
Attendance[1]	19,070 finals 57,418 total
NCAA Division I Men's Championships «1989 1991»

Tournament overview

Syracuse's participation in the tournament was later vacated by the NCAA Committee on infractions. Syracuse was found to have violated rules when coach Roy Simmons, Jr.'s wife Nancy Simmons co-signed a car loan with Paul Gait.[2] Roy Simmons, Jr.'s 3-0 record as well as Gait's 7 goals and 7 assists in the tournament are not recognized by the NCAA.[3]

This Syracuse team is notable for being undefeated and featuring the Gait brothers, Paul and Gary Gait as well as hall-of-famer Tom Marechek, and is generally considered one of the best teams in NCAA lacrosse history.

The Orangemen won three consecutive titles from 1988 to 1990. They became the first team to win three in a row since Johns Hopkins from 1978 to 1980.

Jon Reese had a tremendous season for Yale, scoring an NCAA record 82 goals out of the midfield and leading Yale to a 15 and 1 regular season. This was Yale's second only NCAA tournament appearance and they received the second seed in the tournament, making it to the Final Four.

Tournament results

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
		Brown	12
	8	Massachusetts	9
						1	Syracuse	20
							Brown	12
											1	Syracuse	21
										4	North Carolina	10
						4	North Carolina	18
						5	Harvard	3
	5	Harvard	9
		Notre Dame	3
																1	Syracuse	21
																3	Loyola	9
	6	Virginia	6
		Rutgers	7
						3	Loyola	19
							Rutgers	10
											3	Loyola	14 *
										2	Yale	13
						2	Yale	17
							Princeton	8
	7	Johns Hopkins	8
		Princeton	9

• * = Overtime

Tournament boxscores

Tournament Finals

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	3	6	5	7	21
Loyola	2	3	0	4	9
Syracuse Syracuse scoring – Greg Burns 5, Gary Gait 5, Paul Gait 3, Tom Marechek 3, Joe Bonacci, Jim Egan, Rickey Cramer, Dan Caughey, Tom Gilmartin Loyola scoring – 9, Tony Pavlik Shots: Syracuse 57, Loyola 41 Saves: Syracuse Matt Palumb 18, Lee Hine 1 - Loyola Charley Toomey 12, Tim Dunnigan 1

Tournament Semi-finals

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	6	7	6	2	21
North Carolina	1	2	3	4	10
Syracuse scoring – Gary Gait 5, Tom Marechek 4, Greg Burns 4, Jim Egan 2, Brook Chase 2, Rodney Dumpson, Joe Bonacci, Paul Gait, David Patane North Carolina scoring – Mike Acee 3, Chip Mayer 2, Steve Huff 2, Joe Bedell 2, Jim Buczek Shots: Syracuse 42, North Carolina 60 Saves: Syracuse – Matt Palumb 22, Lee Hine 3, Pat McCabe 1; North Carolina – Andy Piazza 14 Attendance: 15,154

Team	1	2	3	4	OT1	OT2	Total
Loyola	3	2	3	5	0	1	14
Yale	5	2	4	2	0	0	13
Loyola scoring – Brian Kroneberger 5, Chris Colbeck 3, Jim Blanding 2, Kevin Beach 2, 4, Jim Egan 2, Ted Nichols, Sean Quinn Yale scoring – Jon Reese 6, Kim Dunn 4, Karl Wimer 3 Shots: Loyola 56, Yale 36 Saves: Yale - Tony Guido 19, Loyola - Charley Toomey 13 Attendance: 15,154

Tournament Quarterfinals

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	7	4	5	4	20
Brown	2	2	2	6	12
Syracuse scoring – Gary Gait 5, Paul Gait 3, Tom Marechek 3, Greg Burns 2, Rodney Dumpson 2, Jim Egan 2, Matt Moore, Joe Bonacci, Brook Chase Brown scoring – Rich Touhey 3, Jay McMahon 2, Tom Dwyer 2, Andrew Towers 2, Darren Lowe, Neil Munro, Sam Jackson Shots: Brown 62, Syracuse 51 Saves: Syracuse Matt Palumb 18, Lee Hine 3, Pat McCabe 1 - Brown Steve Ayers 10 Attendance: 11,533

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina	3	3	7	5	18
Harvard	0	0	1	2	3
North Carolina scoring – Steve Huff 4, John Webster 3, Dennis Goldstein 3, Dan Donnelly, Chip Mayer, Jim Buczek, Donnie McNichol, Steve Speers, Andy Dunkerton, Holmes Harden, Dan Levy Harvard scoring – Seth Handy, Don Rogers, Tim Reilly Shots: North Carolina 60, Harvard 30 Saves: Harvard Chris Miller 13, Mike Murphy 1 - North Carolina Andy Piazza 10, Lars Pederson 2, Billy Daye 1 Attendance: 869

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Loyola	3	5	6	5	19
Rutgers	2	2	5	1	10
Loyola scoring – Chris Colbeck 6, Jim Blanding 4, Brian Kroneberger 3, Kevin Anderson 2, Kevin Beach 2, Todd Sloper, Ted Nichols Rutgers scoring – M.G. Hollingsworth 2, Peter Tortorella 2, Doug Beeler 2, Scott Moore, Greg Rinaldi, Steve Locker, John Mone Shots: Loyola 56, Rutgers 41 Saves: Rutgers John Schmunk 17, Loyola Charlie Toomey 22, Tim Dunnigan 2 Attendance: 2,784

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
North Carolina	3	3	7	5	18
Harvard	0	0	1	2	3
North Carolina scoring – Steve Huff 4, John Webster 3, Dennis Goldstein 3, Dan Donnelly, Chip Mayer, Jim Buczek, Donnie McNichol, Steve Speers, Andy Dunkerton, Holmes Harden, Dan Levy Harvard scoring – Seth Handy, Don Rogers, Tim Reilly Shots: North Carolina 60, Harvard 30 Saves: Harvard Chris Miller 13, Mike Murphy 1 - North Carolina Andy Piazza 10, Lars Pederson 2, Billy Daye 1 Attendance: 869

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Yale	3	3	7	5	17
Princeton	0	0	1	2	8
Yale scoring – Jason O’Neill 4, Karl Wimer 4, Jon Reese 4, Kim Dunn 3, Brian Walter 2 Princeton scoring – Justin Tortolani 2, Torr Marro 2, Mark Ames, Highley Thompson, Ed Calkins, Mal Meistrell Shots: Princeton 42, Yale 36 Saves: Yale Tony Guido 17, Chris Swanenburg 1 - Princeton Jim Ardrey 9, Mike Millner 1 Attendance: 3,540

References

1. "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (pdf). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
2. "Syracuse Loses Lacrosse Title". The New York Times. June 11, 1995. Retrieved March 17, 2010.
3. "NCAA Lacrosse History". NCAA. Retrieved March 17, 2010.

External links

• Division I Men's Lacrosse History
• [www[dot]youtube[dot]com/watch?v=pRX51Z26RjE -- OLD SKOOL Lax 1990 Mens Lacrosse Division 1 semi final Loyola vs Yale (replace the [dot] for the link)]
• [www[dot]facebook[dot]com/loyolahounds/videos/flashback-friday-1990-mens-lacrosse-vs-yale/2053512531389253/ -- Flashback Friday: 1990 Men's Lacrosse vs. Yale Loyola Greyhounds May 18, 2018 (replace the [dot] for the link)]