2019 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

The 2019 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship was the 49th annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I men's college lacrosse. This was the last tournament played until 2021 since the 2020 tournament was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

2019 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
Finals site	Lincoln Financial Field, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania[1]
Champions	Virginia (6th title)
Runner-up	Yale (2nd title game)
Semifinalists	Penn State (1st Final Four) Duke (12th Final Four)
MOP	Alex Rode, Virginia
Attendance	31,528 finals
NCAA Division I men's tournaments «2018 2020»

Teams

Seed	School	Conference	Berth Type	RPI	Record	Source
1	Penn State Nittany Lions	Big Ten	Automatic	1	16–2	[2]
2	Duke Blue Devils	ACC	At-large	4	11–4	[3]
3	Virginia Cavaliers	ACC	At-large	2	17–3	[4]
4	Penn Quakers	Ivy League	Automatic	3	12–4	[5]
5	Yale Bulldogs	Ivy League	At-large	5	15–4	[6]
6	Towson Tigers	CAA	Automatic	6	11–5	[7]
7	Notre Dame Fighting Irish	ACC	At-large	9	8–6	[8]
8	Loyola Greyhounds	Patriot League	At-large	7	11–4	[9]
	Johns Hopkins Blue Jays	Big Ten	At-large	8	8–7	[10]
	Syracuse Orange	ACC	At-large	10	9–4	[11]
	Maryland Terrapins	Big Ten	At-large	11	12–5	[12]
	Army Black Knights	Patriot League	Automatic	15	13–4	[13]
	Georgetown Hoyas	Big East	Automatic	16	13–4	[14]
	Richmond Spiders	Southern	Automatic	25	10–6	[15]
	Robert Morris Colonials	Northeast	Automatic	31	9–7	[16]
	Marist Red Foxes	MAAC	Automatic	32	10–6	[17]
	UMBC Retrievers	America East	Automatic	58	6–8	[18]

Bracket

	Play–in game May 8, ESPN3 Poughkeepsie, NY
	Marist		8
	UMBC		14

	First round May 11–12, ESPNU Hosted by seeded team					Quarterfinals May 18–19, ESPNU East Hartford, CT and Hempstead, NY					Semifinals May 25, ESPN2 Philadelphia, PA					National Championship May 27, ESPN2 Philadelphia, PA
	1	Penn State	25
		UMBC	10
						1	Penn State	21
						8	Loyola	14
	8	Loyola	15
		Syracuse	13
											1	Penn State	17
											5	Yale	21
	5	Yale	19
		Georgetown	16
						5	Yale	19*
						4	Penn	18
	4	Penn	13
		Army	8
																5	Yale	9
																3	Virginia	13
	3	Virginia	19
		Robert Morris	10
						3	Virginia	13*
							Maryland	12
	6	Towson	13
		Maryland	14*
											3	Virginia	13**
											2	Duke	12
	7	Notre Dame	16
		Johns Hopkins	9
						7	Notre Dame	13
						2	Duke	14*
	2	Duke	12
		Richmond	11

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Game summaries

All times Eastern.

Play–in game

May 8, 2019 (2019-05-08) 7:00 p.m.

Marist

8–14 4–3, 2–2, 0–4, 2–5

UMBC

Leonidoff Field – Poughkeepsie, NY Attendance: 2,134

Game reference
	Jake MacGregor	Goalies	Jack Morton Tommy Lingner
	Jake Weinman 3 Jamison Embury 2 Jojo Pirreca 2 Evan Gagne 1	Goalscorers	Trevor Patschorke 3 Steven Zichelli 3 Billy Nolan 2 Brett McIntyre 2 Ryan Frawley 2 Michael Zichelli 1 Josh Jordan 1
	35	Shots	40

First round

May 11, 2019 (2019-05-11) 12:00 p.m.

No. 8 Loyola

15–13 5–4, 2–5, 3–3, 5–1

Syracuse

Ridley Athletic Complex – Baltimore, MD Attendance: 2,268

Game reference
	Jacob Stover	Goalies	Drake Porter
	Pat Spencer 3 John Duffy 2 PJ Brown 2 Chase Scanlan 2 Aidan Olmstead 2 Kevin Lindley 2 Dan Wigley 1 Ryan McNulty 1	Goalscorers	Jamie Trimboli 2 Brendan Curry 2 Nate Solomon 2 Stephen Rehfuss 2 David Lipka 1 Peter Dearth 1 Pat Carlin 1 Brett Kennedy 1 Jacob Buttermore 1
	51	Shots	49

May 11, 2019 (2019-05-11) 2:30 p.m.

No. 5 Yale

19–16 9–3, 3–3, 2–5, 5–5

Georgetown

Reese Stadium – New Haven, CT Attendance: 1,689

Game reference
	Jack Starr	Goalies	Chris Brandau
	Matt Brandau 4 Matt Gaudet 4 Jackson Morrill 3 Joseph Sessa 2 John Danigellis 1 Jack Tigh 1 Lucas Cotler 1 Jack Ocken 1 Brian Tevlin 1 Christian Cropp 1	Goalscorers	Daniel Bucaro 8 Jack Carraway 4 Robert Clark 2 Austin McDonald 1 Dylan Watson 1
	50	Shots	46

May 11, 2019 (2019-05-11) 5:00 p.m.

No. 4 Penn

13–8 5–0, 2–5, 3–1, 3–2

Army

Franklin Field – Philadelphia, PA Attendance: 2,218

Game reference
	Reed Junkin	Goalies	AJ Barretto
	Simon Mathias 4 Alex Roesner 3 Adam Goldner 3 Tyler Dunn 1 Mitch Bartolo 1 Sam Handley 1	Goalscorers	Nate Jones 3 Matt Manown 2 Sean O'Brien 2 Miles Silva 1
	45	Shots	32

May 11, 2019 (2019-05-11) 7:00 p.m.

No. 3 Virginia

19–10 4–2, 5–3, 5–2, 5–3

Robert Morris

Klöckner Stadium – Charlottesville, VA Attendance: 1,124

Game reference
	Alex Rode	Goalies	Alex Heger
	Mikey Herring 6 Ryan Conrad 5 Michael Kraus 3 Dox Aitken 2 Matt Moore 2 Ian Laviano 1	Goalscorers	Corson Kealey 4 Tyson Gibson 2 Matt Schmidt 2 Ryan Smith 1 Austin Popovich 1
	74	Shots	28

May 12, 2019 (2019-05-12) 12:00 p.m.

No. 1 Penn State

25–10 7–4, 8–2, 8–1, 2–3

UMBC

Panzer Stadium – State College, PA Attendance: 1,433

Game reference
	Colby Kneese Trevor Scollins	Goalies	Tommy Lingner Jack Morton
	Jack Kelly 6 Mac O'Keefe 6 Dylan Foulds 4 Grant Ament 3 TJ Malone 1 Nick Spillane 1 Dan Reaume 1 Cole Willard 1 Jake Glatz 1 Jack Traynor 1	Goalscorers	Ryan Frawley 6 Brett McIntyre 2 Michael Zichelli 1 Trevor Patschorke 1
	43	Shots	28

May 12, 2019 (2019-05-12) 2:30 p.m.

No. 6 Towson

13–14 (OT) 3–3, 4–3, 3–3, 3–5; OT: 0–1

Maryland

Johnny Unitas Stadium – Towson, MD Attendance: 2,314

Game reference
	Tyler Canto	Goalies	Danny Dolan
	Brody McLean 4 Brendan Sunday 4 Grant Maloof 2 Greg Ey 1 Timmy Monahan 1 Gray Bodden 1	Goalscorers	Bubba Fairman 3 Logan Wisnauskas 3 Anthony Demaio 2 Jared Bernhardt 2 Louis Dubick 2 Matt Rahill 1 Kyle Long 1
	47	Shots	34

May 12, 2019 (2019-05-12) 5:00 p.m.

No. 2 Duke

12–11 1–2, 6–3, 5–2, 0–4

Richmond

Koskinen Stadium – Durham, NC Attendance: 772

Game reference
	Turner Uppgren	Goalies	Jack Rusbuldt
	Nakeie Montgomery 3 Brad Smith 2 Joe Robertson 2 CJ Carpenter 2 Joey Manown 2 Kevin Quigley 1	Goalscorers	Tate Gallagher 4 Mitch Savoca 2 Ryan Lanchbury 2 Ryan Lee 2 Tyler Shoults 1
	35	Shots	32

May 12, 2019 (2019-05-12) 7:30 p.m.

No. 7 Notre Dame

16–9 6–1, 4–1, 3–5, 3–2

Johns Hopkins

Arlotta Family Stadium – Notre Dame, IN Attendance: 894

Game reference
	Matt Schmidt	Goalies	Ryan Darby Jacob Giacalone
	Morrison Mirer 4 Bryan Costabile 3 Ryder Garnsey 3 Quinn McCahon 1 Brian Willets 1 Connor Morin 1 Brendan Gleason 1 Nick Stinn 1 Charles Leonard 1	Goalscorers	Forry Smith 3 Joey Epstein 3 Cole Williams 2 Kyle Marr 1
	38	Shots	34

Quarterfinals

May 18, 2019 (2019-05-18) 12:00 p.m.

Maryland

12–13 (OT) 3–2, 3–3, 4–2, 2–5; OT: 0–1

No. 3 Virginia

James Shuart Stadium – Hempstead, NY Attendance: 8,017

Game reference
	Danny Dolan	Goalies	Alex Rode
	Anthony DeMaio 4 Jared Bernhardt 4 Logan Wisnauskas 2 Louis Dubick 1 Christian Zawadzki 1	Goalscorers	Ryan Conrad 4 Ian Laviano 3 Matt Moore 2 Dox Aitken 1 Michael Kraus 1 Jared Conners 1 Mikey Herring 1
	27	Shots	43

May 18, 2019 (2019-05-18) 2:30 p.m.

No. 2 Duke

14–13 (OT) 4–1, 3–4, 4–3, 2–5; OT: 1–0

No. 7 Notre Dame

James Shuart Stadium – Hempstead, NY Attendance: 8,017

Game reference
	Turner Uppgren	Goalies	Matt Schmidt
	Joe Robertson 3 CJ Carpenter 3 Joey Manown 2 Sean Lowrie 2 Nakeie Montgomery 1 Brad Smith 1 Jake Seau 1 Kevin Quigley 1	Goalscorers	Ryder Garnsey 4 Brian Willets 3 Bryan Costabile 2 Brendan Gleason 2 Wheaton Jackoboice 1 John Hallenbeck 1
	40	Shots	42

May 19, 2019 (2019-05-19) 12:00 p.m.

No. 8 Loyola

14–21 6–5, 1–9, 7–3, 0–4

No. 1 Penn State

Rentschler Field – East Hartford, CT Attendance: 8,568

Game reference
	Jacob Stover	Goalies	Colby Kneese
	Pat Spencer 6 John Duffy 2 Aidan Olmstead 2 Dan Wigley 2 Chase Scanlan 1 Kevin Lindley 1	Goalscorers	Mac O'Keefe 9 Jack Kelly 4 Dylan Foulds 2 Brian Townsend 2 Cole Willard 2 Nick Spillane 1 Grant Ament 1
	41	Shots	54

May 19, 2019 (2019-05-19) 2:30 p.m.

No. 4 Penn

18–19 (OT) 5–7, 6–3, 3–4, 4–4; OT: 0–1

No. 5 Yale

Rentschler Field – East Hartford, CT Attendance: 8,568

Game reference
	Reed Junkin	Goalies	Jack Starr
	Tyler Dunn 3 Mitch Bartolo 3 Adam Goldner 3 Sean Lulley 3 Simon Mathias 3 Joe Licciardi 1 Dylan Gergar 1 Kyle Gallagher 1	Goalscorers	Jackson Morrill 4 Lucas Cotler 4 John Danigellis 3 Matt Gaudet 3 Jack Tigh 2 Will Weitzel 1 Matt Brandau 1 Luke Eschbach 1
	47	Shots	53

Semifinals

May 25, 2019 (2019-05-25) 12:00 p.m.

No. 3 Virginia

13–12 (2OT) 2–1, 0–4, 5–3, 5–4; OT: 1–0

No. 2 Duke

Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, PA

Game reference
	Alex Rode	Goalies	Turner Uppgren
	Ian Laviano 4 Dox Aitken 3 Ryan Conrad 2 Matt Moore 2 Michael Kraus 1 Petey Lasalla 1	Goalscorers	Brad Smith 3 Kevin Quigley 2 Joe Robertson 2 CJ Carpenter 2 Brian Smyth 2 Joey Manown 1
	53	Shots	48

May 25, 2019 (2019-05-25) 2:30 p.m.

No. 1 Penn State

17–21 2–10, 7–2, 4–4, 4–5

No. 5 Yale

Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, PA Attendance: 32,612

Game reference
	Colby Kneese	Goalies	Jack Starr
	Dylan Foulds 4 Grant Ament 3 Mac O'Keefe 3 Gerard Arceri 3 Jack Kelly 2 Nick Spillane 1	Goalscorers	Matt Brandau 7 Jackson Morrill 3 Jack Tigh 2 Matt Gaudet 2 Joseph Sessa 1 John Danigellis 1 Lucas Cotler 1 Brian Tevlin 1 Christian Cropp 1 Brendan Rooney 1 Luke Eschbach 1
	36	Shots	50

National Championship

May 27, 2019 (2019-05-27) 1:00 p.m.

No. 5 Yale

9–13 1–2, 1–4, 3–5, 4–2

No. 3 Virginia

Lincoln Financial Field – Philadelphia, PA Attendance: 31,528

Game reference
	Jack Starr	Goalies	Alex Rode Patrick Burkinshaw
	Matt Brandau 3 Jack Tigh 2 Matt Gaudet 2 John Danigellis 1 Lucas Cotler 1	Goalscorers	Matt Moore 4 Michael Kraus 3 Dox Aitken 2 Petey LaSalla 2 Ryan Conrad 1 Ian Laviano 1
	38	Shots	43