1989 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
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The 1989 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 19th 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 1989 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.
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1989 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament | |||||
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Dates | May 1989 | ||||
Teams | 12 | ||||
Finals site | Byrd Stadium College Park, Maryland | ||||
Champions | Syracuse (3rd title) | ||||
Runner-up | Johns Hopkins (14th title game) | ||||
Semifinalists | Maryland (12th Final Four) North Carolina (8th Final Four) | ||||
Winning coach | Roy Simmons Jr. (3rd title) | ||||
MOP | Paul Gait, Syracuse | ||||
Attendance[1] | 23,893 finals 63,836 total | ||||
Top scorer | Paul Gait, Syracuse (16 goals) | ||||
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Syracuse defeated Johns Hopkins in the championship game, 13–12. The final was a battle of #1 versus #2, with both teams coming into the finals with just one loss.[1]
The championship game was played at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, with 23,893 fans in attendance.