The 2021 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held from May 1 to May 8. From this year, all six teams participate in the tournament while the top two teams in the regular season standings received first round byes. The first round matches were held on the campus of the higher seed teams, and the semifinals and final matches were held at the Panzer Stadium in University Park, Pennsylvania. The winner of the tournament received the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2021 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. The seeds were determined based on the teams' regular season conference record. Maryland won the tournament, beating Johns Hopkins 12–10.[1]
| 2021 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College lacrosse |
| Location | University Park, Pennsylvania |
| Established | 2015 |
Tournament format(s) | Single elimination |
| Host(s) | Penn State University |
| Venue(s) | Panzer Stadium |
| Teams | 6 |
| Website | 2021 Big Ten Tournament |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Maryland |
| Runner-up | Johns Hopkins |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Attendance | 229 (championship game) |
| MVP | Jared Bernhardt, Maryland |
Regular season standings
editPenn State earned seed #3 via a head-to-head tiebreaker over Ohio State. Michigan and Johns Hopkins were tied after applying all tiebreaking procedures. Michigan earned seed #5 by coin flip.[2]
Not including Big Ten Tournament and NCAA tournament results
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland ‡ | 10-0 | 10-0 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 8-2 | 8-2 |
| 3 | Penn State | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| 4 | Ohio State | 4-6 | 4-6 |
| 5 | Michigan | 2-8 | 2-8 |
| 6 | Johns Hopkins | 2-8 | 2-8 |
| ‡ Big Ten regular season champions. | |||
Schedule
edit| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| First round – Saturday, May 1 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 4:00 pm | #5 Michigan vs. #4 Ohio State | 15-11 | BTN-FOX Sports Go |
| 2 | 6:00 pm | #6 Johns Hopkins vs #3 Penn State | 15-7 | BTN-FOX Sports Go | |
| Semifinals – Thursday, May 6 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 5:00 pm | #1 Maryland vs. #5 Michigan | 16-8 | BTN-FOX Sports Go |
| 4 | 7:30 pm | #6 Johns Hopkins vs #2 Rutgers | 12-10 | BTN-FOX Sports Go | |
| Championship – Saturday, May 8 | |||||
| 3 | 5 | 8:00 pm | #1 Maryland vs. #6 Johns Hopkins | 12-10 | BTN-FOX Sports Go |
| Game times in EST | |||||
Bracket
edit| First-round May 1 | Semifinals May 6 | Championship Game May 8 | ||||||||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 16 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Ohio State | 11 | 5 | Michigan | 8 | |||||||||
| 5 | Michigan | 15 | 1 | Maryland | 12 | |||||||||
| 6 | Johns Hopkins | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Rutgers | 10 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Penn State | 7 | 6 | Johns Hopkins | 12 | |||||||||
| 6 | Johns Hopkins | 15 | ||||||||||||
Awards
edit- MVP: Jared Bernhardt, Maryland
- All-Tournament Team
- Garrett Degnon, Jr., M, Johns Hopkins
- Matt Narewski, Jr., FO, Johns Hopkins
- Jared Reinson, Sr., D, Johns Hopkins
- Jared Bernhardt, Sr., A, Maryland
- Anthony DeMaio, Sr., M, Maryland
- John Geppert, Jr., LSM, Maryland
- Nick Grill, Sr., D, Maryland
- Brett Makar, Jr., D, Maryland
- Josh Zawada, So., A, Michigan
- Brennan Kamish, Sr., SSDM, Rutgers
References
edit- ^ "2021 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament". Big Ten. Archived from the original on May 5, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.
- ^ "2021 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament Bracket Announced". April 25, 2021. Archived from the original on August 13, 2021. Retrieved December 30, 2021.