1981 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1981 Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship game was played at Princeton University in front of 13,943 fans. North Carolina capped off a 12 and 0 season with its first-ever NCAA championship, as they defeated Johns Hopkins, 14 to 13. The Tar Heels were led by coach Willie Scroggs, formerly Johns Hopkins' top assistant coach. North Carolina had been ranked number two in the USILA poll behind three-time defending national champion Johns Hopkins entering the tournament.
Scroggs who played midfielder at Hopkins, turned the Tar Heels into national champions after only three seasons as coach. North Carolina came back from a late three goal deficit with five straight goals, in halting Hopkins' three season national title run as well as 22 game unbeaten streak. [1] National Player of the Year Jeff Cook scored six goals for Hopkins. [2] Annapolis native Michael Burnett was selected USILA first team All-America. The University of North Carolina's leading scorer, Burnett a sophomore, was among the first of a group of high profile Maryland players recruited by Willie Scroggs to North Carolina as the school quickly built its program into a national power. For Hopkins, the prior four year period included 53 wins against three losses, to go with three national championships. [3]
[edit] Tournament results
| First Round | Semifinals | Championship
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| 1 | Johns Hopkins | 19 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Maryland | 14 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Johns Hopkins | 10 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Virginia | 6 | |||||||||||
| 5 | Virginia | 16 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Massachusetts | 12 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Johns Hopkins | 13 | |||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 14 | |||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 13 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Syracuse | 6 | |||||||||||
| 2 | North Carolina | 17 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Navy | 8 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Navy | 16 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Army | 10 | |||||||||||
[edit] References
- ^ Associated Press. Coach Scroggs keeps his promise at UNC. The Capital. June 1, 1981. pg. 17
- ^ Looney, Douglas S. (June 08, 1981). "The Heels Get Their Feet In The Door". sportsillustrated. http://vault.sportsillustrated.cnn.com/vault/article/magazine/MAG1124534/index.htm.
- ^ Associated Press. First team All-Americas. The Capital. June 4, 1981. pg. 23
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