2001 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 2001 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship game was played at Rutgers Stadium in front of 21,268 fans.[2] A Princeton goal with 41 seconds remaining in the first overtime period lifted second-seeded Tigers (14-1) to a 10-9 victory against top-seeded Syracuse (13-3). With the victory, Princeton earned its sixth national championship (1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998) in ten years. This marked the fourth time that the Tigers had won the title game in overtime.

2001 NCAA Division I Men's
Lacrosse Championship
Finals siteRutgers Stadium
ChampionsPrinceton (6th title)
Runner-upSyracuse
Attendance[1]21,268 finals
64,489 total
NCAA Division I Men's Championships
«2000 2002»

Tournament overview

The victory was the 11th straight for Princeton in one-goal games, including all three of its tournament games. Most outstanding player B.J. Prager scored the game-winner, his fourth tally of the day, with 41 seconds left in the five-minute overtime period.

Tournament results
  First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
                                     
8 Virginia 14  
  Hofstra * 15  
  1 Syracuse 18  
    Hofstra 13  
     
       
  1 Syracuse 12  
  5 Notre Dame 5  
       
       
  4 Johns Hopkins 9
    5 Notre Dame 13  
5 Notre Dame 12
  Bucknell 7  
  1 Syracuse 9
  2 Princeton * 10
6 Towson 12  
  Duke 10  
  3 Maryland 11
    6 Towson 12  
     
       
  2 Princeton 12
  6 Towson 11  
       
       
  2 Princeton 8
    7 Loyola 7  
7 Loyola 11
  Georgetown 9  
  • * = Overtime

References
  1. "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (pdf). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. "Attendance Figures for the NCAA Men's Championships". LaxPower.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-25.


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