2011 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

The 2011 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 41st annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs, held at the end of the 2011 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.[2] The tournament was held from May 14–30, 2011.

2011 NCAA Division I men's
lacrosse tournament
DatesMay 14–30, 2011
Teams16
Finals siteM&T Bank Stadium
Maryland Baltimore, Maryland
ChampionsVirginia (5th title)
Runner-upMaryland (10th title game)
SemifinalistsDenver (1st Final Four)
Duke (7th Final Four)
Winning coachDom Starsia (Virginia title)
MOPColin Briggs, Virginia
Attendance[1]45,039 semi-finals
35,661 finals
80,700 total
Top scorerSteele Stanwick, Virginia
(21 goals)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«2010 2012»

Virginia won its fifth NCAA lacrosse championship and seventh college title overall, defeating Maryland in the title game, 9–7. Maryland became only the fourth unseeded team to reach the finals and the second unseeded in a row. This was the first all-ACC title game since the 1986 championship.[3]

The championship game was played at M&T Bank Stadium, the home of the NFL's Baltimore Ravens, in Baltimore, Maryland, with a crowd of 35,661 fans.

Overview

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During the tournament, Virginia head coach Dom Starsia became the winningest coach in Division I men's lacrosse history, earning his 327th career win in the quarterfinals against Cornell, surpassing Jack Emmer's record of 326. In addition, the first-round match between Denver and Villanova, held at Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium on the DU campus on May 15, was historically notable as the first Division I men's tournament game ever to be held west of the Mississippi River.[4]

Qualifying

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Sixteen teams were selected to compete in the tournament based upon their performance during the regular season, and for some, by means of a conference tournament.

Bracket

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First Round
May 14–15
Quarterfinals
May 21–22
Semifinals
May 28
Final
May 30
            
1 Syracuse 10
  Siena 4
1 Syracuse 5
  Maryland 6*
8 North Carolina 6
  Maryland 13
  Maryland 9
5 Duke 4
4 Notre Dame 13
  Penn 6
4 Notre Dame 5
5 Duke 7
5 Duke 15
  Delaware 14
  Maryland 7
7 Virginia 9
3 Johns Hopkins 12
  Hofstra 5
3 Johns Hopkins 9
6 Denver 14
6 Denver 13
  Villanova 10
6 Denver 8
7 Virginia 14
7 Virginia 13*
  Bucknell 12
7 Virginia 13
2 Cornell 9
2 Cornell 12
  Hartford 5
  • * = Overtime

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "LaxPower Mobile". Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 2014-07-13.
  2. ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 7 July 2023.
  3. ^ "Men's Lacrosse: Virginia Upsets Cornell, 13-9, For Final Four Berth". Archived from the original on 2011-05-25. Retrieved 2011-05-22.
  4. ^ Voepel, Mechelle (May 13, 2011). "Defense is key to Pioneers' hopes". ESPN.com. Retrieved May 14, 2011.
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