The 2017 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship was played on Memorial Day weekend in May 2017 at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.
This was the 47th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college lacrosse.
Seventeen teams competed in the tournament, based upon their performance during the regular season. For nine teams entry into the tournament was by means of a conference tournament automatic qualifier, eight teams received at-large selections.
Maryland won their 3rd NCAA title, defeating Ohio State 9–6. This was Maryland's first national title since 1975.
Matt Rambo led the Terps to their long delayed next national title, in the Terps third straight championship game.
Teams
Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record1 Maryland Big TenAutomatic112–32 Syracuse ACC At-large212–23 Ohio State Big TenAt-large613–44 Notre Dame ACC At-large48–55 Denver Big East At-large811–36 Johns Hopkins Big TenAt-large78–67 Penn State Big TenAt-large512–38 Albany America East Automatic314–2 Duke ACC At-large912–4 North Carolina ACC At-large108–7 Towson CAA Automatic1110–4 Yale Ivy Automatic1310–5 Loyola Patriot Automatic1710–5 Marquette Big East Automatic218–7 Air Force Southern Automatic2412–5 Bryant Northeast Automatic3510–7 Monmouth MAAC Automatic3814–3
Bracket
Tournament boxscores
Tournament Finals Team 1 2 3 4 Total Maryland 3 2 1 3 9 Ohio State 2 0 1 3 6 Maryland scoring – Tim Rotanz 3, Dylan Maltz 2, Adam DiMillo 2, Matt Rambo, Connor Kelly Ohio State scoring – Tre Leclaire, Johnny Pearson, Austin Shanks, Jake Withers, Logan Maccani, Colin Chell 1 Shots: Maryland 41, Ohio State 25
Tournament Semi-Finals Team 1 2 3 4 Total Maryland 3 2 3 1 9 Denver 1 2 3 2 8 Maryland scoring – Connor Kelly 3, Dylan Maltz 2, Colin Heacock 2, Matt Rambo, Tim Rotanz Denver scoring – Nate Marano 2, Ethan Walker 2, Connor Donahue, Connor Cannizzaro, Colton Jackson, Joe Reid Shots: Maryland 32, Denver 22 Team 1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 2 6 3 3 11 Towson 2 5 2 1 10 Ohio State scoring – Tre Leclaire 3, Eric Fannell 2, Austin Shanks 2, Johnny Pearson, JT Blubaugh, Jack Jasinski, Logan Maccani Towson scoring – Ryan Drenner 3, Joe Seider 3, Jon Mazza, Mike Lynch, Tyler Young, Brian Bolewicki Shots: Towson 40, Ohio State 35 Saves: Ohio State 10, Towson 6
Tournament Quarterfinals Team 1 2 3 4 Total Maryland 6 6 5 1 18 Albany 2 2 1 4 9 Maryland scoring – Connor Kelly 5, Matt Rambo 4, Tim Rotanz 2, Dylan Maltz 2, Jared Bernhardt, Ben Chisolm, Colin Heacock, Tim Muller, Bryce Young Albany scoring – Connor Fields 3, Adam Osika 2, Sean Eccles, John Glance, Jack Burgmaster, Troy Reh Shots: Maryland 41, Albany 29 Team 1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 2 7 4 3 16 Duke 1 3 1 6 11 Ohio State scoring – Eric Fannell 5, Jack Jasinski 2, Johnny Pearson 2, JT Blubaugh 2, Lukas Buckley 2, Tre Leclaire, Freddy Freibott, Austin Shanks Duke scoring – Jack Bruckner 3, Justin Guterding 2, Sean Cerrone, Brad Smith, Mitch Russell, Sean Lowrie, Joey Manown, John Prendergast Shots: Duke 45, Ohio State 31 Team 1 2 3 4 Total Denver 2 6 5 3 16 Notre Dame 1 0 1 2 4 Denver scoring – Austin French 4, Tyler Pace 3, Ethan Walker 3, Connor Cannizzaro 2, Trevor Baptiste, Colton Jackson, Colin Rutan, Nate Marano Notre Dame scoring – Mikey Wynne 3, Sergio Perkovic Shots: Denver 39, Notre Dame 16 Team 1 2 3 4 Total Towson 6 2 1 1 10 Syracuse 0 2 1 4 7 Towson scoring – Joe Seider 4, Mike Lynch 2, Matt Wylly 2, Tyler Konen, Jon Mazza Syracuse scoring – Nate Solomon 4, Ryan Simmons, Brendan Bomberry, Sergio Salcido Shots: Towson 40, Syracuse 31 Shots: Towson 12, Syracuse 12 Tournament First Round Team 1 2 3 4 Total Maryland 4 2 5 2 13 Bryant 2 2 1 5 10 Maryland scoring – Tim Rotanz 5, Matt Rambo 2, Colin Heacock 2, Dylan Maltz, Jared Bernhardt, Matt Neufeldt, Adam DiMillo Bryant scoring – Tucker James 4, Cam Ziegler 3, Tom Forsberg, Brett Baker, Ryan Sharpe Shots: Bryant 35, Maryland 28 Team 1 2 3 4 Total Ohio State 2 1 3 1 7 Loyola 0 2 2 0 4 Ohio State scoring – Tre Leclaire 3, Eric Fannell, Jack Jasinski, Colin Chell, Austin Shanks Loyola scoring – Romar Dennis, Pat Spencer, Zack Sirico, Jared Mintzlaff Shots: Loyola 44, Ohio State 22 Team 1 2 3 4 Total Denver 3 3 7 4 17 Air Force 2 1 4 3 10 Denver scoring – Austin French 3, Max Planning 3, Connor Cannizzaro 3, Trevor Baptiste 2, Connor Donahue 2, Ethan Walker 2, Colton Jackson, Jeremy Bosher Air Force scoring – Grant Gould 3, Matthew Schwartz 2, Chet Dunstan 2, Austin Smith, Trent Harper, Cameron Carter Shots: Denver 43, Air Force 35 Team 1 2 3 4 Total Duke 4 6 3 3 16 High Point 1 4 2 3 10 Duke scoring – Michael Sowers 4, Sean Lowrie 3, Owen Caputo 2, Brennan O'Neill 2, Garrett Leadmon, Nakeie Montgomery, JPBasile, Dyson Williams, Jake Naso High Point scoring – Jack Vanoverbeke 2, Brayden Mayea 2, Kevin Rogers 2, Koby Russell, Asher Nolting, Tyler Stinson, Colin Clothier Shots: Duke 43, High Point 34 Team 1 2 3 4 Total Towson 1 2 4 5 12 Penn State 1 3 1 3 8 Towson scoring – Joe Seider 4, Ryan Drenner 2, Mike Lynch 2, Tyler Konen, Tyler Young, Alex Woodall, Dylan Kinnear Penn State scoring – Grant Ament 3, Mac O'Keefe 3, Nick Aponte 2 Shots: Towson 43, Penn State 23 Saves: Penn State 16, Towson 9 Team 1 2 3 4 Total Syracuse 3 1 5 2 11 Yale 3 3 2 2 10 Syracuse scoring – Jamie Trimboli 2, Nick Mariano 2, Brad Voigt, Nate Solomon, Ryan Simmons, Jordan Evans, Stephen Rehfuss, Brendan Bomberry, Sergio Salcido Yale scoring – Ben Reeves 4, Lucas Cotler 2, Matt Gaudet 2, Joseph Sessa, Jackson Morrill Shots: Yale 42, Syracuse 29 Team 1 2 3 4 Total Albany 7 7 0 1 15 North Carolina 2 1 6 3 12 Albany scoring – Bennett Drake 5, Adam Osika 3, Kyle McClancy 3, Connor Fields, Sean Eccles, Mitch Laffin, Eli Lasda North Carolina scoring – Chris Cloutier 5, Luke Goldstock 2, Jack Rowlett 2, Timmy Kelly, Justin Anderson, William McBride Shots: Albany 46, North Carolina 43 Team 1 2 3 4 Total Notre Dame 3 4 5 3 15 Marquette 1 3 3 2 9 Notre Dame scoring – Brendan Gleason 5, Brendan Collins 4, Mikey Wynne 2, Ryder Garnsey, Bryan Costabile, Brian Willetts, Timmy Phillips Marquette scoring – John Wagner 3, Ryan McNamara 2, Andy Demichiei 2, Tanner Thomson, Joseph Dunn Shots: Notre Dame 35, Marquette 35
All-Tournament Team Tim Muller, Maryland (Most Outstanding Player) Tom Carey, Ohio State Ryan Drenner, Towson Connor Kelly, Maryland Tre Leclaire, Ohio State Dylan Maltz, Maryland Dan Morris, Maryland Matt Rambo, Maryland Tim Rotanz, Maryland Ethan Walker, Denver
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