1981 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
The 1981 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 11th annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs at the end of the 1981 NCAA Division I lacrosse season.
| 1981 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dates | May 20–30, 1981 | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site | Palmer Stadium Princeton, New Jersey | ||||
| Champions | North Carolina (1st title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Johns Hopkins (8th title game) | ||||
| Semifinalists | Navy (7th Final Four) Virginia (5th Final Four) | ||||
| Winning coach | Willie Scroggs (1st title) | ||||
| MOP | Jeff Cook, Attack, Johns Hopkins | ||||
| Attendance | 13,943 finals 29,387 total | ||||
| Top scorer | Mike Burnett, North Carolina (15 goals) | ||||
| |||||
North Carolina capped off a 12-0 season with its first-ever NCAA championship, defeating undefeated three-time defending champion Johns Hopkins in the final, 14–13.
The championship game was played at Palmer Stadium at Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey on May 30, with a crowd of 13,943 fans in attendance.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.