1985 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
The 1985 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament was the 15th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.
| 1985 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship | |||||
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| Dates | May–June, 1985 | ||||
| Teams | 8 | ||||
| Finals site | Brown University | ||||
| Champions | Johns Hopkins (6th title) | ||||
| Runner-up | Syracuse | ||||
| MOP | Larry Quinn | ||||
| Attendance[1] | 14,455 finals 35,208 total | ||||
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Summary
The championship game was hosted by Brown University and was played in front of 14,455 fans.
The game saw Johns Hopkins University and Syracuse University meeting in the finals for a third straight year and winning by a score of 11–4. Johns Hopkins finished the season with 13 wins and one loss, the lone loss being to 13th ranked North Carolina 11-10. This was Don Zimmerman's second straight national title as head coach.[1]
As in 1984, Larry Quinn was named Tournament Outstanding Player. Quinn and the Hopkins' defense gave up only 21 goals over this three game tournament. Hopkins' defense allowed only one goal to Syracuse for the final three plus quarters. In the regular season Hopkins did lose one close game to UNC, but their defense kept opposing teams under 10 goals in 12 of their 14 games including an early season 8-6 win over Syracuse.
This finals was notable also for being Hopkin's ninth straight appearance in the title game. The Blue Jays had five victories with four defeats in title games during this nine-year period. Hopkins would return to the NCAA finals in 1987.
Bracket
| Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Johns Hopkins | 15 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Adelphi | 9 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Johns Hopkins | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Virginia | 8 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Virginia | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Army | 6 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Johns Hopkins (13–1) | 11 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Syracuse (14–2) | 4 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Brown | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | North Carolina | 13 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Syracuse | 14(i) | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Syracuse | 14 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Penn | 7 | ||||||||||||
- (i) one overtime
Box scores
Finals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins (13–1) | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Syracuse (14–2) | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
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Semifinals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
| Virginia | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT1 | Total |
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| Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 14 |
| North Carolina | 4 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 13 |
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Quarterfinals
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Johns Hopkins | 3 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| Adelphi | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Virginia | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 |
| Army | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| North Carolina | 3 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 16 |
| Brown | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 14 |
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| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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| Syracuse | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 14 |
| Pennsylvania | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
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Outstanding players
- Larry Quinn, Johns Hopkins (Named Tournament's Most Outstanding Player)
| Leading Scorers | GP | G | A | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Bubier, Johns Hopkins | 3 | 8 | 4 | 12 |
| Brian Wood, Johns Hopkins | 3 | 7 | 5 | 12 |
| Tim Nelson, Syracuse | 3 | 4 | 7 | 11 |
| Mac Ford, North Carolina | 2 | 8 | 2 | 10 |
| Brad Kotz, Syracuse | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| Del Dressel, Johns Hopkins | 3 | 7 | 2 | 9 |
| Roddy Marino, Virginia | 2 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
| John Krumenacker, Johns Hopkins | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
| Rhett Cavanaugh, Syracuse | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
See also
References
- "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (pdf). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.