The 1989 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 19th 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 1989 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.

Syracuse defeated Johns Hopkins in the championship game, 13–12. The final was a battle of #1 versus #2, with both teams coming into the finals with just one loss.

The championship game was played at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, with 23,893 fans in attendance.

Overview 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.

This was the second straight national title for Syracuse behind the Gait brothers, Paul and Gary, and John Zulberti. In addition to the Gaits, a number of stars played in this final, including Dave Pietramala, Quint Kessenich, Tom Marechek.

A wild, back and forth, athletic affair, the game was not decided until one final desperation shot by John Dressel with two seconds left. Matt Palumb made the stop and finished the game with 13 saves. Paul Gait had 4 goals and 2 assists for Syracuse. Johns Hopkins got the ball back for a final possession on a tremendous over the head check on Gary Gait by Dave Pietramala, followed by a mad scramble with Hopkins securing the ball with 12 seconds remaining.

Bracket

(i) one overtime

Box scores Finals Team 1 2 3 4 TotalSyracuse513413Johns Hopkins443112 Syracuse scoring – Paul Gait 4, John Zulberti 2, Gary Gait 2, Rodney Dumpson 2, Tom Marechek, Greg Burns, Joe Bonacci Johns Hopkins scoring – Matt Panetta 5, John Wilkens 2, Mike Morrissey, John Dressel, Greg Kelly, Jay Clarke, Brian Lukacz Shots: Johns Hopkins 40, Syracuse 39 Saves: Johns Hopkins Quint Kessenich 17, Syracuse Matt Palumb 13 Attendance: 23,893

Semifinals Team 1 2 3 4 TotalSyracuse923418Maryland23218 Syracuse scoring – Gary Gait 5, Paul Gait 3, Greg Burns 3, Tom Marechek 3, Dan Caughey 2, Rodney Dumpson, John Zulberti Maryland scoring – Mark Douglas 2, Rob Wurzburger 2, Pat Gugerty, Tim Corcoran, Brian Burlace, David Willard Shots: Syracuse 55, Maryland 29 Saves: Syracuse – Matt Palumb 10, Jerry DeLorenzo 0; Maryland – Mike McCanna 4, Matt Herrold 7 Attendance: 20,263

Team 1 2 3 4 TotalJohns Hopkins222410North Carolina32016 Johns Hopkins scoring – Matt Panetta 3, Mike Morrissey 2, Brian Lukacz, Adam Wright, Jeff Ihm, Greg Kelly, John Wilkens North Carolina scoring – Dennis Goldstein 3, Neill Redfern, Chip Mayer, Dan Donnelly Shots: Johns Hopkins 38, North Carolina 28 Saves: North Carolina – Pat Olmert 8; Johns Hopkins – Quint Kessenich 8 Attendance:

Quarterfinals Team 1 2 3 4 TotalSyracuse354618Navy107311 Syracuse scoring – Greg Burns 4, Tom Marechek 4, Gary Gait 3, John Zulberti 3, Paul Gait 2, Joe Bonacci, Jim Egan. Navy scoring – Brian Keith 4, Paul Basile 2, John Quinn 2, David Ellison, Dennis Nealon, Tim O’Rourke Shots: Syracuse 50, Navy 39 Saves: Syracuse – Matt Palumb 21; Navy – Louis Brown 11 Attendance: 4,572 Team 1 2 3 4 OT1 TotalMaryland3323112Adelphi2612011 Maryland scoring – Rob Wurzburger 4, Mark Douglas 3, Phil Willard 2, Chris Conner 2, Mike Frick Adelphi scoring – Jeff Reh 4, Dave Reilly 2, Gordon Purdie 2, Mike Muscarella 2, Tom Aiello Shots: Maryland 41, Adelphi 36 Saves: Adelphi – Jim Cheeseman 12; Maryland – Mike McCanna 6, Matt Herrold 3 Attendance: 2,725

Team 1 2 3 4 TotalNorth Carolina125412 Loyola 2 1 0 2 5 North Carolina scoring – Neill Redfern 4, Michael Thomas 3, Dan Donnelly 2, Dennis Goldstein, David Kelly, John Szczypinski, Lars Pedersen, Joe Breschi Loyola Maryland scoring – Brian Kroneberger 3, Mike Ruland, Jim Blanding Shots: North Carolina 48, Loyola Maryland 30 Saves: Loyola Maryland – Charlie Toomey 17, Tim Dunnigan 0; North Carolina – Pat Olmert 12 Attendance: 3,200 Team 1 2 3 4 TotalJohns Hopkins14229Massachusetts03014 Johns Hopkins scoring – Jay Clarke 2, Matt Panetta 2, Greg Kelly 2, Brian Lukacz, John Dressel, Brendan Kelly Massachusetts scoring – Scott Hiller, Rob Codignotto, Tim Soudan, Michael Cain Shots: Johns Hopkins 52, Massachusetts 31 Saves: Massachusetts – Sal LoCascio 26; North Carolina – Quint Kessenich 14 Attendance: 4,100

First round Team 1 2 3 4 Total Navy 2 4 3 3 12 Penn 2 1 5 3 11 Navy scoring – Brian Keith 4, Mike Herger 3, Paul Basile 2, Dennis Nealon 2, Brian Sullivan 1 Penn scoring – John Dick 2, Stewart Fisher 2, Peter Smith 2, Tom Burns 1, Michael Kelly 1, John Lyons 1, Bill Quill 1, Chris Shoemaker 1 Shots: Penn 54, Navy 43 Saves: Navy Louis Brown 23, Penn Jeremy Sigler 10 - Kevin Lopez 9 Attendance: 2,025 Team 1 2 3 4 Total Adelphi 4 5 4 3 16 Michigan State 0 1 3 6 11 Adelphi scoring – Tom Aiello 5, Scott Reh 4, Jeff Reh 3, Chris McKeough 1, Gordon Purdie 1, Brad Sahlstrom 1, Paul Vlachos 1 Michigan State scoring – Mike Siegenthaler 3, Wayne Sansiviero 2, Mike Ferguson 1, Rich Montalbano 1, Adam Mueller 1, Brad Smaha 1, Dave Stein 1 Shots: Adelphi 66, Michigan State 39 Saves: Adelphi Jim Cheeseman 18, Michigan State Chris Barber 27 Attendance: 750 Team 1 2 3 4 Total North Carolina 4 5 6 4 19 Towson State 4 1 1 2 8 North Carolina scoring – David Kelly 5, Neill Redfern 5, John Szczypinski 2, Mark Tummillo 2, Jim Buczek 1, Scott Cox 1, Dan Donnelly 1, Chris Galgano 1, Michael Thomas 1 Towson State scoring – Tony Millon 4, John Blatchley 1, Lindsay Dixon 1, David Shoul 1, Glenn Smith 1 Shots: North Carolina 47, Towson State 39 Saves: North Carolina Pat Olmert 16 - Lars Pedersen 3, Towson David Linthieum 14 - Marc Lamantia 1 Attendance: 392

Team 1 2 3 4 Total Massachusetts 5 1 5 5 16 Cornell 1 3 1 2 7 Massachusetts scoring – Chris Tyler 5, Paul Ganci 4, Scott Hiller 2, Bill Begien, Michael Cain, Rob Codignotto, John Gonzalez, Tim Soudan Cornell scoring – Vince Angotti 2, Steve Meyer 2, Todd Adler, Greg Boyce, John Heil Shots: Massachusetts 48, Cornell 38 Saves: Massachusetts Sal LoCascio 19, Cornell Paul Schimoler 16 Attendance: 2,392

See also 1989 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament 1989 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament

References

External links Title Game video from NCAA on Demand