1999 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1999 NCAA Division I tournament championship game was played at University of Maryland's Byrd Stadium with an attendance of 24,135. After building a 9-3 lead in the third quarter, the Virginia Cavaliers were able to hold off the Syracuse Orange, the number eight seed, 12-10. It was Virginia's first NCAA title since 1972 and fourth overall including two pre-NCAA USILA titles. Syracuse was the first number eight seed to make it to the final game.

Virginia's Conor Gill was named the most outstanding player of the tournament. Other notable players included Virginia's Jay Jalbert, Syracuse's Ryan Powell, and Delaware's lacrosse player of the year, John Grant, Jr., who led the Blue Hens to a number six national ranking and only their second ever tournament appearance.

Tournament results

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1=First Round | RD2=Quarterfinals | RD3=Semifinals | RD4=Final
RD1-seed01= 8
RD1-team01= Syracuse
RD1-score01= 7
RD1-team02= Princeton
RD1-score02= 5
RD1-seed07= 5
RD1-team07= Georgetown
RD1-score07= 14
RD1-team08= Notre Dame
RD1-score08= 10
RD1-seed09= 6
RD1-team09= Delaware
RD1-score09= 12*
RD1-team10= UMBC
RD1-score10= 11
RD1-seed15= 7
RD1-team15= Hofstra
RD1-score15= 15
RD1-team16= Navy
RD1-score16= 7
RD2-seed01= 1
RD2-team01= Loyola
RD2-score01= 12
RD2-seed02= 8
RD2-team02= Syracuse
RD2-score02= 17
RD2-seed03= 4
RD2-team03= Duke
RD2-score03= 14
RD2-seed04= 5
RD2-team04= Georgetown
RD2-score04= 17
RD2-seed05= 3
RD2-team05= Virginia
RD2-score05= 17
RD2-seed06= 6
RD2-team06= Delaware
RD2-score06= 10
RD2-seed07= 2
RD2-team07= Johns Hopkins
RD2-score07= 11
RD2-seed08= 7
RD2-team08= Hofstra
RD2-score08= 7
RD3-seed01= 5
RD3-team01= Georgetown
RD3-score01= 10
RD3-seed02= 8
RD3-team02= Syracuse
RD3-score02= 13
RD3-seed03= 2
RD3-team03= Johns Hopkins
RD3-score03= 11
RD3-seed04= 3
RD3-team04= Virginia
RD3-score04= 16
RD4-seed01= 8
RD4-team01= Syracuse
RD4-score01= 10
RD4-seed02= 3
RD4-team02= Virginia
RD4-score02= 12

* * = Overtime

External links

*http://www.ncaasports.com/lacrosse/mens/story/arc_story/17333
*http://www.ncaasports.com/lacrosse/mens/story/arc_story/17335