2001 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

2001 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
Finals site	Rutgers Stadium
Champions	Princeton (6th title)
Runner-up	Syracuse
Attendance	21,268 finals 64,489 total
NCAA Division I Men's Championships «2000 2002»

The 2001 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship game was played at Rutgers Stadium in front of 21,268 fans. A Princeton goal with 41 seconds remaining in the first overtime period lifted second-seeded Tigers (14-1) to a 10-9 victory against top-seeded Syracuse (13-3). With the victory, Princeton earned its sixth national championship (1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998) in ten years. This marked the fourth time that the Tigers had won the title game in overtime.

The victory was the 11th straight for Princeton in one-goal games, including all three of its tournament games. Most outstanding player B.J. Prager scored the game-winner, his fourth tally of the day, with 41 seconds left in the five-minute overtime period.

Tournament results

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final
	8	Virginia	14
		Hofstra *	15
						1	Syracuse	18
							Hofstra	13
											1	Syracuse	12
										5	Notre Dame	5
						4	Johns Hopkins	9
						5	Notre Dame	13
	5	Notre Dame	12
		Bucknell	7
																1	Syracuse	9
																2	Princeton *	10
	6	Towson	12
		Duke	10
						3	Maryland	11
						6	Towson	12
											2	Princeton	12
										6	Towson	11
						2	Princeton	8
						7	Loyola	7
	7	Loyola	11
		Georgetown	9

• * = Overtime

External links

• http://www.ncaasports.com/lacrosse/mens/story/arc_story/9640
• http://www.laxpower.com/update02/tournament2001.php
• YouTube 2001 NCAA Men's Lacrosse National Championship