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.
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).
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
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
For box scores, refer to individual university, college athletic web sites
External linksedit
Virginia Wins Its Seventh NCAA National Title with 17-16 Win Over Maryland
Referencesedit
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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 2021 NCAA Division I men slacrosse tournamentTeams16Finals siteRentschler FieldEast Hartford Connecticut 1 ChampionsVirginia 7th title Runner upMaryland 15th title game SemifinalistsNorth Carolina 14th Final Four Duke 13th Final Four MOPConnor ShellenbergerAttendance14 816 finalsNCAA Division I men s tournaments 2020 2022 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 Contents 1 Tournament overview 2 Teams 3 Bracket 4 Tournament boxscores 5 Record by conference 6 All Tournament Team 7 Citations 8 External links 9 ReferencesTournament overview editVirginia 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 editSeed 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 2Bracket editFirst roundMay 15 16 ESPNUPeter Barton Lacrosse Stadium Klockner Stadium Dorrance FieldQuarterfinalsMay 22 23 ESPNUJames Shuart StadiumSemifinalsMay 29 ESPN2Rentschler FieldNational ChampionshipMay 31 ESPN2Rentschler Field 1North Carolina16Monmouth41North Carolina12 Rutgers118Lehigh5Rutgers121North Carolina114Virginia125Georgetown18Syracuse85Georgetown34Virginia144Virginia13Bryant114Virginia173Maryland163Maryland17Vermont113Maryland14 6Notre Dame136Notre Dame10Drexel83Maryland142Duke57Denver13Loyola14Loyola92Duke10 2Duke16High Point10 OvertimeTournament boxscores editTournament Finals 5 31 2021 at East Hartford Conn Pratt amp 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 970Record by conference editConference 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 0 1 000 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 1All Tournament Team editConnor 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 CarolinaCitations editFor brackets scores seedings All Tournament teams refer to NCAA com https www ncaa com history lacrosse men d1 For box scores refer to individual university college athletic web sitesExternal links editVirginia Wins Its Seventh NCAA National Title with 17 16 Win Over MarylandReferences edit Men s Lacrosse Champ Info NCAA com www ncaa com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 2021 NCAA Division I men 27s lacrosse tournament amp oldid 1171942147, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,