The 1991 tournament championship game was played at the

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in front of 8,293 fans.

Tournament overview

North Carolina completed a perfect 16 and 0 season by defeating Towson 18-13, to win the NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship, the fourth overall for the Tar Heels. Towson, coached by

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, became the first unseeded team to reach the NCAA Division I lacrosse finals. Towson got as close as 12 to 11 at the start of the 4th quarter, after scoring 5 straight goals. But Carolina controlled the remainder of the game in winning the national title for the first time since 1986.

Tournament results

: * = Overtime

Tournament boxscores

Tournament Finals
May 27, 1991 Tournament Semi-finals Tournament Quarterfinals

Tournament notes

* Syracuse sets a new tournament record scoring 28 goals in their first round victory over Michigan State.

References

External links

* http://www.ncaasports.com/lacrosse/mens/history/divi
1991 NCAA Men's Lacrosse National Championship YouTube
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