1995 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

The 1995 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 25th annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs, held at the end of the 1995 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.

1995 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
Teams	12
Finals site	Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland
Champions	Syracuse (5th title)
Runner-up	Maryland (7th title game)
Semifinalists	Johns Hopkins (19th Final Four) Virginia (11th Final Four)
Winning coach	Roy Simmons Jr. (5th title)
MOP	Brian Dougherty, Maryland
Attendance	26,229 finals 71,978 total
Top scorer	Rob Kavovit, Syracuse (18 goals)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments «1994 1996»

Syracuse defeated Maryland in the final, 13–9.

The championship game was played at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, with 26,229 fans in attendance.

Summary

Despite the loss, Maryland goalie Brian Dougherty was named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player. Dougherty was outstanding in the semi-finals, showing why he earned the award as Division I goalie of the year, making 23 saves on 59 shots. In the first quarter, Hopkins' attack took 19 shots with Dougherty making 12 saves, allowing Maryland to take a 4-1 first-quarter lead.

In the finals, Maryland led 4–2 with a minute left in the first half before the Orange exploded to three straight goals to claim a 5-4 half time lead and that momentum led to the victory. Dougherty again had 23 saves in the finals.

Despite being on the losing side, Maryland goalie Brian Dougherty was named most outstanding player, making 59 total saves in the tournament. Also honored on the All-Tournament team were Syracuse’s Mark Fietta, Nick Licameli, Rob Kavovit, Ric Beardsley and Casey Powell, as well as Dan Radebaugh, Matt Hahn, Peter Hilgartner and Rob Chomo for the Terrapins.

Qualifying

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. No teams made their debut appearance in the Division I lacrosse tournament in 1995.

Bracket

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final May 29, 1995
	8	Loyola Maryland	17
		North Carolina	11
						1	Johns Hopkins	18
						8	Loyola Maryland	5
											1	Johns Hopkins	8
											4	Maryland	16
						4	Maryland	14
							Notre Dame	11
		Notre Dame	12
	5	Duke	10
																4	Maryland	9
																3	Syracuse	13
	6	Princeton	11
		Massachusetts	6
						6	Princeton	11
						3	Syracuse	15
											3	Syracuse	20
											2	Virginia	13
						2	Virginia	16
						7	Brown	13
	7	Brown	17
		Cornell	9

* = Overtime

Box scores

Finals

#3 Syracuse vs. #4 Maryland

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	2	3	3	5	13
Maryland	1	3	2	3	9
Syracuse scoring – Rob Kavovit 4, Mark Fietta 2, Nick Licameli 2, Paul Carcaterra, Paul Sullivan, Casey Powell, Jim Morrisey, Doug Jackson Maryland scoring – Matt Hahn 4, Greg Nelin 2, Rob Chomo, Charles Bullen, Peter Hilgartner Shots: Syracuse 56, Maryland 38 Saves: Maryland Brian Dougherty 23, Syracuse Alex Rosier 17 Attendance: 26,229

Semifinals

#1 Johns Hopkins vs. #4 Maryland

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	4	6	4	2	16
Johns Hopkins	1	3	2	2	8
Maryland scoring – Peter Hilgartner 3, Matt Hahn 3, Todd Evans 3, Rob Chomo 2, Greg Nelin, Chris Farmer, Mike Bordi, Kip Fulks, Andrew Whipple Johns Hopkins scoring – Terry Riordan 2, Mike Noonan 2, Billy Evans, Kevin Kaiser, Milford Marchant, Casey Gordon Shots: Johns Hopkins 59, Maryland 47 Saves: Maryland Brian Dougherty 23, Johns Hopkins Jonathan Marcus 12 Attendance: 30,392

#2 Virginia vs. #3 Syracuse

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	4	4	5	7	20
Virginia	3	3	4	3	13
Syracuse scoring – Nick Licameli 4, Mark Fietta 3, Casey Powell 3, Rob Kavovit 3, Roy Colsey 2, Mike Witek, Kristian Photopoulos, Jim Morrissey, Paul Sullivan, Doug Jackson Virginia scoring – Michael Watson 3, Greg Traynor 2, David Jones 2, Harmar Thompson, Chris Ginter, Doug Knight, Ben Johnson, Tony Nugent, Tim Whiteley Shots: Syracuse 48, Virginia 45 Saves: Syracuse Alex Rosier 17, Virginia Court Durling 16 Attendance: 30,392

Quarterfinals

#1 Johns Hopkins vs. #8 Loyola Maryland

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Johns Hopkins	2	6	5	5	18
Loyola Maryland	3	0	1	1	5
Johns Hopkins scoring – Terry Riordan 6, Milford Marchant 3, Dave Marr 2, Brian Piccola, Chris Steer, Casey Gordon, Todd Kearney, Chris Macon, Werner Krueger, Billy Evans Loyola Maryland scoring – Brian Bacso, Del Halladay, Chris Georgalas, Brian Duffy, Zach Thornton Shots: Johns Hopkins 56, Loyola Maryland 35 Saves: Loyola Maryland Tim McGeeney 19, Brendan Fry 2 - Johns Hopkins Jonathan Marcus 13 Attendance: 4,966

#4 Maryland vs. Notre Dame

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	4	4	2	4	14
Notre Dame	0	1	4	6	11
Maryland scoring – Pat McGuire 2, Peter Hilgartner 2, Kip Fulks 2, Matt Hahn 2, Rob Chomo, Jon Brothers, Andrew Whipple, Charles Bullen, Mike Bordi, Bill Ruhl Notre Dame scoring – Randy Colley 3, Brian Erickson 2, Tim Kearney 2, Willie Sutton, Todd Bialous, Jim Keenan, Burke Hays Shots: Maryland 44, Notre Dame 40 Saves: Notre Dame Alex Cade 15 - Maryland Brian Dougherty 13 Attendance: 3,002

#3 Syracuse vs. #6 Princeton

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	6	0	5	4	15
Princeton	1	4	3	3	11
Syracuse scoring – Casey Powell 4, Ric Beardsley 2, Roy Colsey 2, Mike Witek 2, Jim Morrissey, Rob Kavovit, Chad Smith, Paul Sullivan, Doug Jackson Princeton scoring – Chris Massey 4, Bart Bansbach, Jesse Hubbard, Don McDonough, Jeff MacBean, Scott Conklin, John Hess, Ben Strutt Shots: Syracuse 59, Princeton 37 Saves: Syracuse Alex Rosier 19, Kevin Johnson 2 - Princeton Pat Cairns 18 Attendance: 5,116

#2 Virginia vs. #7 Brown

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	7	2	3	4	16
Brown	4	5	1	3	13
Virginia scoring – Doug Knight 6, David Jones 3, Brad Hoag, Tim Whiteley, Michael Watson, Tony Nugent, Harmar Thompson, Sean Miller, Greg Traynor Brown scoring – Robin Prince 5, James Gaensbauer 3, David Evans 2, Alex Goodman, Thomas Collard, Gregory Rozycki Shots: Brown 56, Virginia 54 Saves: Brown Greg Cattrano 17, Virginia Court Durling 12 - Joe Wilson 2 Attendance: 2,314

All-Tournament Team

• Brian Dougherty, Maryland (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)
• Mark Fietta, Syracuse
• Nick Licameli, Syracuse
• Rob Kavovit, Syracuse
• Ric Beardsley, Syracuse
• Casey Powell, Syracuse
• Dan Radebaugh, Maryland
• Matt Hahn, Maryland
• Peter Hilgartner, Maryland
• Rob Chomo, Maryland

25th anniversary all-time team

For the 25th Division I tournament, a 25th anniversary All-time team was selected. This team was nominated and selected based on the voting of all current and past Division I head coaches and all current and past members of the NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Committee. The members of the team, followed by their last year of competition included: Scott Bacigalupo Princeton 1994, Tom Cafaro Army 1971, John DeTomasso Johns Hopkins 1986, Del Dressel Johns Hopkins 1986, Mike Federico Johns Hopkins 1980, Mike French Cornell 1976, Gary Gait Syracuse 1990, Paul Gait Syracuse 1990, Mark Greenberg Johns Hopkins 1980, Tom Haus North Carolina 1980, Chris Kane Cornell 1979, Brad Kotz Syracuse 1985, Richard Kowalchuk Johns Hopkins 1974, Dan MacKesey Cornell 1977, Eamon McEneaney Cornell 1977, David Morrow Princeton 1993, Tim Nelson Syracuse 1985, Mike O’Neill Johns Hopkins 1978, Dave Pietramala Johns Hopkins 1989, Larry Quinn Johns Hopkins 1985, Jonathan Reese Yale 1990, Brendan Schneck Johns Hopkins 1981, Tom Sears North Carolina 1983, Jack Thomas Johns Hopkins 1974, Frank Urso Maryland 1976.

See also

• 1995 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
• 1995 NCAA Division II lacrosse tournament
• 1995 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament