2021 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

2021 NCAA Division I men's
lacrosse tournament
Teams16
Finals siteRentschler Field
East Hartford, Connecticut[1]
ChampionsVirginia (7th title)
Runner-upMaryland (15th title game)
SemifinalistsNorth Carolina (14th Final Four)
Duke (13th Final Four)
MOPConnor Shellenberger
Attendance14,816 finals
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«2020 2022»

The 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship was the 50th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college lacrosse. Because the Ivy League did not participate in lacrosse this season, no play-in game was required.

Sixteen teams competed in the tournament based upon their performance during the regular season. For eight teams, entry into the tournament was by means of a conference tournament automatic qualifier and/or play in, while for the remaining eight teams at-large selection was determined by the NCAA selection committee.

Tournament overview

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Virginia took control over an undefeated Maryland team in the Championship Game, at one point leading 16–11. Maryland closed the gap in the fourth quarter scoring a goal with 10.8 seconds left to cut Virginia's lead to 17-16. Terps had an open shot on goal to tie the game with two seconds left off a Luke Weirman face off win, but a save by Alex Rode won the title for UVA. This was Virginia's seventh NCAA lacrosse title and second in the prior two NCAA tournaments (the 2020 NCAA tournament had been cancelled due to covid).

Teams

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Seed School Conference Berth Type RPI Record
1 North Carolina Tar Heels ACC At-large 1 11–2
2 Duke Blue Devils ACC At-large 3 12–2
3 Maryland Terrapins Big Ten Automatic 2 12–0
4 Virginia Cavaliers ACC At-large 5 10–4
5 Georgetown Hoyas Big East Automatic 6 12–2
6 Notre Dame Fighting Irish ACC At-large 4 7–3
7 Denver Pioneers Big East At-large 7 12–4
8 Lehigh Mountain Hawks Patriot League Automatic 8 10–1
Rutgers Scarlet Knights Big Ten At-large 9 8–3
Syracuse Orange ACC At-large 10 7–5
Drexel Dragons CAA Automatic 12 10–2
Loyola Greyhounds Patriot League At-large 12 9–5
Vermont Catamounts America East Automatic 15 8–4
High Point Panthers Southern Automatic 16 8–5
Bryant Bulldogs Northeast Automatic 19 9–3
Monmouth Hawks MAAC Automatic 8–2

Bracket

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First round
May 15–16, ESPNU
Peter Barton Lacrosse Stadium, Klöckner Stadium, Dorrance Field, Maryland Stadium 		Quarterfinals
May 22–23, ESPNU
James Shuart Stadium, Arlotta Stadium 		Semifinals
May 29, ESPN2
Rentschler Field 		National Championship
May 31, ESPN2
Rentschler Field
            
1 North Carolina 16
Monmouth 4
1 North Carolina 12*
Rutgers 11
8 Lehigh 5
Rutgers 12
1 North Carolina 11
4 Virginia 12
5 Georgetown 18
Syracuse 8
5 Georgetown 3
4 Virginia 14
4 Virginia 13
Bryant 11
4 Virginia 17
3 Maryland 16
3 Maryland 17
Vermont 11
3 Maryland 14*
6 Notre Dame 13
6 Notre Dame 10
Drexel 8
3 Maryland 14
2 Duke 5
7 Denver 13
Loyola 14
Loyola 9
2 Duke 10*
2 Duke 16
High Point 10
* Overtime

Tournament boxscores

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Tournament Finals (5/31/2021 at East Hartford, Conn. Pratt & Whitney Stadium)

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia 4 5 5 3 17
Maryland (15-1) 4 3 4 5 16
  • Virginia scoring – Connor Shellenberger 4, Matt Moore 4, Jeff Conner 3, Payton Cormier 2, Dox Aitken, Petey LaSalla, Jared Conners, Peter Garno
  • Maryland scoring – Logan Wisnauskas 5, Jared Bernhardt 2, Anthony DeMaio 2, Daniel Maltz 2, Kyle Long, Bubba Fairman, Griffin Brown, Roman Puglise, Joshua Coffman
  • Shots: Maryland 49, Virginia 39
  • Saves: Virginia Alex Rode 12, Maryland Logan McNaney 11
  • Attendance: 14,816

Tournament Semi-Finals

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia 2 7 3 0 12
North Carolina 3 1 4 3 11
  • Virginia scoring – Payton Cormier 3, Connor Shellenberger 2, Charlie Bertrand 2, Matt Moore, Ian Laviano, Peter Garno, Jared Conners, Jeff Conner
  • North Carolina scoring – William Perry 5, Chris Gray 3, Connor McCarthy, Lance Tillman, Alex Trippi
  • Shots: North Carolina 49, Virginia 39
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Maryland 2 6 3 3 14
Duke 1 2 1 1 5
  • Maryland scoring – Jared Bernhardt 5, Logan Wisnauskas 2, Anthony DeMaio 2, Bubba Fairman, Justin Shockey, Eric Holden, Roman Puglise, Griffin Brown
  • Duke scoring – Michael Sowers 2, Dyson Williams 2, Brennan O'Neill
  • Shots: Maryland 32, Duke 32
  • Attendance: 13,707

Tournament Quarterfinals

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia 2 7 3 0 14
Georgetown 3 1 4 3 3
  • Virginia scoring – Connor Shellenberger 6, Ian Laviano 2, Matt Moore, Payton Cormier, Dox Aitken, Petey LaSalla, Charlie Bertrand, Xander Dickson
  • Georgetown scoring – Dylan Watson, Declan Mcdermott, Gibson Smith
  • Shots: Virginia 45, Georgetown 27
Team 1 2 3 4 OT Total
Maryland 5 2 2 4 1 14
Notre Dame 1 6 4 2 0 13
  • Maryland scoring – Jared Bernhardt 5, Logan Wisnauskas 3, Griffin Brown 2, Bubba Fairman, Anthony DeMaio, Kyle Long, Daniel Maltz
  • Notre Dame scoring – Wheaton Jackoboice 4, Eric Dobson 2, Sean Leahey 2, Will Yorke 2, Griffin Westlin, Pat Kavanagh, David Lipka
  • Shots: Maryland 42, Notre Dame 40
Team 1 2 3 4 OT Total
North Carolina 1 2 4 4 1 12
Rutgers 1 2 4 4 0 11
  • North Carolina scoring – Lance Tillman 4, Justin Anderson 3, Connor McCarthy 2, Alex Trippi, Zac Tucci, Nicky Solomon
  • Rutgers scoring – Adam Charalambides 4, David Sprock 2, Connor Kirst 2, Ross Scott 2, Shane Knobloch
  • Shots: North Carolina 41, Rutgers 38
Team 1 2 3 4 OT Total
Duke 2 3 1 3 1 10
Loyola 3 0 2 4 0 9
  • Duke scoring – Brennan O'Neill 4, Joe Robertson 3, Michael Sowers, Brian Smyth, Aidan Danenza
  • Loyola scoring – Evan James 4, Kevin Lindley 2, Seth Higgins, Dan Wigley, Adam Poitras
  • Shots: North Carolina 41, Rutgers 38

Tournament First Round

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Virginia 2 7 3 0 14
Bryant 3 1 4 3 3
  • Virginia scoring – Payton Cormier 3, Connor Shellenberger 2, Charlie Bertrand 2, Matt Moore, Ian Laviano, Peter Garno, Jared Conners, Jeff Conner
  • North Carolina scoring – William Perry 5, Chris Gray 3, Connor McCarthy, Lance Tillman, Alex Trippi
  • Shots: North Carolina 49, Virginia 39
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Maryland 3 4 4 5 17
Vermont 4 2 1 4 9
  • Maryland scoring – Jared Bernhardt 6, Kyle Long 3, Logan Wisnauskas 2, Griffin Brown 2, Bubba Fairman, Joshua Coffman, Daniel Maltz, Luke Wierman
  • Vermont scoring – Thomas McConvey 4, JJ Levandowski 3, Tommy Burke, Jonas Hunter, Liam Limoges, Michael McCormack
  • Shots: Maryland 40, Vermont 30
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
North Carolina 3 4 4 5 16
Monmouth 0 1 1 2 4
  • North Carolina scoring – Chris Gray 4, Jacob Kelly 2, Nicky Solomon 2, Ryan O'Connell 2, William Perry, Alex Trippi, Brian Cameron, Justin Anderson, Lance Tillman, Cole Herbert
  • Monmouth scoring – Connor Macrae, Dwayne Mattushik, Matt Karsian, Mike McIntyre
  • Shots: North Carolina 43, Monmouth 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
Rutgers 3 4 2 4 12
Lehigh 1 2 2 1 5
  • Rutgers scoring – Connor Kirst 3, Kieran Mullins 3, Adam Charalambides 3, David Sprock, Cole Daninger, Brennan Kamish
  • Lehigh scoring – Justin Tiernan 2, Scott Cole, Ryan Niggeman, Cole Kirst
  • Shots: Rutgers 42, Lehigh 35
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Georgetown 3 5 5 5 18
Syracuse 2 2 0 4 8
  • Georgetown scoring – Declan McDermott 5, Jake Carraway 5, Dylan Hess 4, Graham Bundy Jr. 2, Nicky Petkevich 2
  • Syracuse scoring – Jamie Trimboli 3, Owen Seebold 2, Brett Kennedy, Stephen Rehfuss, Owen Hiltz
  • Shots: Georgetown 43, Syracuse 33
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Notre Dame 4 3 1 2 10
Drexel (10-3) 2 1 4 1 8
  • Notre Dame scoring – Wheaton Jackoboice 3, Morrison Mirer 2, Pat Kavanagh 2, Sean Leahey, David Lipka, Will Yorke
  • Drexel scoring – Reid Bowering 4, Jack Mulcahy, Sean Donnelly, Ryan Genord, Aidan Coll
  • Shots: Notre Dame 47, Drexel 42
  • Saves: Notre Dame Liam Entenmann 17, Drexel Ross Blumenthal 15 - Casey DuBois 0
  • Location: Denver, Colo. (Peter Barton Stadium) - 5/15/2021
  • Attendance: 838
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Loyola 2 7 2 3 14
Denver (12-5) 2 2 6 3 13
  • Loyola scoring – Aidan Olmstead 5, Kevin Lindley 2, Seth Higgins 2, Evan James 2, Liam Bateman, Peter Swindell, Adam Poitras
  • Denver scoring – Jack Hannah 3, Jackson Morrill 3, Lucas Cotler 2, Ethan Walker 2, Kyle Smith, Ted Sullivan, Malik Sparrow,
  • Shots: Denver 48, Loyola 36
  • Saves: Loyola Sam Shafer 16, Denver Jack Thompson 7
  • Location: Denver, Colo. (Peter Barton Stadium) - 5/16/2021
  • Attendance: 970
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Duke 2 7 2 3 16
High Point (12-5) 2 2 6 3 10
  • Duke scoring – Aidan Olmstead 5, Kevin Lindley 2, Seth Higgins 2, Evan James 2, Liam Bateman, Peter Swindell, Adam Poitras
  • High Point scoring – Jack Hannah 3, Jackson Morrill 3, Lucas Cotler 2, Ethan Walker 2, Kyle Smith, Ted Sullivan, Malik Sparrow,
  • Shots: Duke 48, High Point 36
  • Saves: Duke Sam Shafer 16, High Point Jack Thompson 7
  • Location: Denver, Colo. (Peter Barton Stadium) - 5/16/2021
  • Attendance: 970

Record by conference

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Conference # of Bids Record Win % PG R16 QF SF CG NC
America East 1 0–1 .500 1
ACC 5 1-1 .500 5 4 3 1 1
Big East 2 1-2 .333 2 1
Big Ten 2 6-2 .750 2 2 1 1
CAA 1 0–1 .000 1
MAAC 1 0–1 .000 1
NEC 1 0-1 .000 1
Patriot 2 0-1 .000 2 1
SoCon 1 0-1 .000 1

All-Tournament Team

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Connor Shellenberger, Virginia (Most Outstanding Player)
Cade Saustad, Virginia
Alex Rode, Virginia
Petey LaSalla, Virginia
Jared Connors, Virginia
Matt Moore, Virginia
Nick Grill, Maryland
Logan Wisnauskas, Maryland
Jared Bernhardt, Maryland
William Perry, North Carolina

Citations

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References

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  1. ^ "Men's Lacrosse Champ Info | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com.
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