The 1995 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 25th annual

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hosted by the

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to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs, held at the end of the 1995 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season. Syracuse defeated

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in the final, 13–9. The championship game was played at

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at the

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, with 26,229 fans in attendance.

Summary

Despite the loss, Maryland goalie

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was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Dougherty was outstanding in the semi-finals, showing why he earned the award as Division I goalie of the year, making 23 saves on 59 shots. In the first quarter, Hopkins' attack took 19 shots with Dougherty making 12 saves, allowing Maryland to take a 4-1 first-quarter lead. In the finals, Maryland led 4–2 with a minute left in the first half before the Orange exploded to three straight goals to claim a 5-4 half time lead and that momentum led to the victory. Dougherty again had 23 saves in the finals. Despite being on the losing side, Maryland goalie Brian Dougherty was named most outstanding player. Also honored on the All-Tournament team were Syracuse’s Mark Fietta, Nick Licameli, Rob Kavovit, Ric Beardsley and

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, as well as Dan Radebaugh, Matt Hahn, Peter Hilgartner and Rob Chomo for the Terrapins.

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 in 1995.

Bracket

: * = Overtime

Box scores

Finals

#3 Syracuse vs. #4 Maryland

Semifinals

#1 Johns Hopkins vs. #4 Maryland

#2 Virginia vs. #3 Syracuse

Quarterfinals

#1 Johns Hopkins vs. #8 Loyola Maryland

#4 Maryland vs. Notre Dame

#3 Syracuse vs. #6 Princeton

#2 Virginia vs. #7 Brown

All-Tournament Team

, Maryland (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player) *Mark Fietta, Syracuse *Nick Licameli, Syracuse *Rob Kavovit, Syracuse *Ric Beardsley, Syracuse *

, Syracuse *Dan Radebaugh, Maryland *Matt Hahn, Maryland *Peter Hilgartner, Maryland *Rob Chomo, Maryland

25th anniversary all-time team

For the 25th Division I tournament, a 25th anniversary All-time team was selected. This team was nominated and selected based on the voting of all current and past Division I head coaches and all current and past members of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Committee. The members of the team, followed by their last year of competition included: Scott Bacigalupo Princeton 1994, Tom Cafaro Army 1971, John DeTomasso Johns Hopkins 1986, Del Dressel Johns Hopkins 1986, Mike Federico Johns Hopkins 1980, Mike French Cornell 1976,

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Syracuse 1990,

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Syracuse 1990, Mark Greenberg Johns Hopkins 1980, Tom Haus North Carolina 1980, Chris Kane Cornell 1979,

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Syracuse 1985, Richard Kowalchuk Johns Hopkins 1974, Dan MacKesey Cornell 1977, Eamon McEneaney Cornell 1977, David Morrow Princeton 1993, Tim Nelson Syracuse 1985, Mike O’Neill Johns Hopkins 1978, Dave Pietramala Johns Hopkins 1989,

Larry Quinn Lawrence J. Quinn (born March 9, 1963) was an All-American lacrosse goaltender at the Johns Hopkins University from 1982 to 1985, leading the Johns Hopkins Blue Jays to the NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship in 1984 and 1985, and two additional ...

Johns Hopkins 1985, Jonathan Reese Yale 1990, Brendan Schneck Johns Hopkins 1981, Tom Sears North Carolina 1983, Jack Thomas Johns Hopkins 1974,

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References

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