1992 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1992 tournament championship game was played on May 25, 1992, at Franklin Field in front of 13,150 fans. Princeton completed a 13 and 2 season by defeating Syracuse in two overtime, 10-9, to win the Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship.[1]
| 1992 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship | |||||
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| Finals site | Franklin Field | ||||
| Champions | Princeton (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Syracuse | ||||
| Attendance[1] | 15,023 semi-finals 13,150 finals 28,173 total | ||||
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Tournament overview
The win marked the first NCAA tournament title for Princeton, but seventh overall college lacrosse national championship.
The Tigers upset top-ranked Syracuse who were playing in their fourth Division I final in the prior five years.
Syracuse, which had come back from a six goal deficit, lost on Andy Moe's fourth goal of the game nine seconds into the second sudden-death overtime.
Princeton had two wins and thirteen losses only five years prior in Bill Tierney's first season as coach.
Tournament results
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||||||||||||
| Yale | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
| 8 | Navy | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Syracuse | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| Yale | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Syracuse | 21 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Johns Hopkins | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 4 | Towson | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Johns Hopkins | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| 5 | Johns Hopkins | 15 | ||||||||||||||||
| Notre Dame | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| 1 | Syracuse | 9 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Princeton | 10 * | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Maryland | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Duke | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Princeton | 11 | ||||||||||||||||
| 6 | Maryland | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 3 | Princeton | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 14 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 16 | ||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
| Brown | 19 | |||||||||||||||||
| 7 | Loyola | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
- * = Overtime
Tournament boxscores
Tournament Finals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT1 | OT2 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | ||
| Syracuse | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
Brian Tomeo 1, Justin Tortolani 1, Greg Waller 1
2, Dom Fin 1
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Tournament Semi-finals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton | 7 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 16 | ||
| North Carolina | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 14 | ||
Reinhardt 2, Taylor Simmers 2, Brian Tomeo 2, Torr Marro 1, Mal Meistrell 1, Andy Moe 1
Thomas 2, Robin Cornish 1, Dan Donnelly 1, Greg Paradine 1, Steve Speers 1
Carolina Billy Daye 9
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 21 |
| Johns Hopkins | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 16 |
Adam Wright 2, Terry Riordan 1, Steve Vecchione 1
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Tournament Quarterfinals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Syracuse | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 |
| Yale | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
Roy Colsey, Andy Boland, Dom Fin
Brendan Sheehan
Attendance: 3,684 | |||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
| Towson | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
Krupinsky
Attendance: 7,812 | |||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| Maryland | 2 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 |
Attendance: 2,213 | |||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 16 |
| Brown | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10 |
Ryan Wade, Steve Schreiber, Danny Levy, Donnie McNichol, Steve Muir, Gregg Langhoff
Attendance: 2,000 | |||||
Tournament First Round
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Yale | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 9 |
| Navy | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Attendance: 2,618 | |||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
| Notre Dame | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Brian Piccola 2, Peter Jacobs 1
Mayglothing 1, Rob Snyder 1
Parent 6 Attendance: 1,794 | |||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maryland | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
| Duke | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
Crawford, Dan Reading, Brian Burlace
Droney, Seth McCullough
Attendance: 3,010 | |||||
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brown | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 19 |
| Loyola | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
Steve Sovik
Attendance: 2,251 | |||||
All-Tournament Team
- Scott Bacigalupo, Princeton (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)
| Leading Scorers | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jeff Wills, Syracuse | 3 | 6 | 13 | 19 |
| Jamie Archer, Syracuse | 3 | 8 | 8 | 16 |
| Brian Piccola, Johns Hopkins | 3 | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| Darren Lowe, Brown | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 |
| Oliver Marti, Brown | 2 | 12 | 1 | 13 |
| Brian Lukacz, Johns Hopkins | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Tom Marechek, Syracuse | 3 | 9 | 2 | 11 |
| Justin Tortolani, Princeton | 3 | 8 | 3 | 11 |
| Matt Riter, Syracuse | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Adam Wright, Johns Hopkins | 3 | 8 | 1 | 9 |
References
- "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (pdf). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.