The 1994 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 24th annual

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hosted by the

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to determine the team champion of men's

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among its Division I programs, held at the end of the 1994 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season. The final match saw

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defeat

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, 9–8, with

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—brother of Hall-of-Fame lacrosse player Darren Lowe converting Jeff MacBean's pass forty-two seconds into overtime to win the game. This was the Tigers' second NCAA national championship and second under head coach Bill Tierney. The championship game was played at Byrd Stadium at the

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, with 24,730 fans in attendance.

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 Division I men's lacrosse tournament debut in 1994.

Bracket

* An asterisk indicates Overtime

Box scores

Finals

#5 Virginia vs. #3 Princeton

Semifinals

#1 Syracuse vs. #5 Virginia

#3 Princeton vs. #7 Brown

Quarterfinals

#1 Syracuse vs. #8 Duke

#4 North Carolina vs. #5 Virginia

#3 Princeton vs. #6 Johns Hopkins

#2 Loyola Maryland vs. #7 Brown

First round

#8 Duke vs. Maryland

#5 Virginia vs. Notre Dame

#6 Johns Hopkins vs. Towson State

#7 Brown vs. Navy

All-Tournament Team

* Scott Bacigalupo, Princeton (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)

Leading scorers

References

External links

YouTube 1994 NCAA Men's Lacrosse National Championship
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