2010 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
2010 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament | |||||
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Baltimore, Maryland | |||||
Champions | Duke (1st title) | ||||
Runner-up | Notre Dame (1st title game) | ||||
Semifinalists | Cornell (12th Final Four) Virginia (21st Final Four) | ||||
Winning coach | John Danowski (1st title) | ||||
MOP | Scott Rodgers, Notre Dame | ||||
Attendance[1] | 44,389 semi-finals 37,126 finals 81,515 total | ||||
Top scorer | Ned Crotty, Duke (18 goals) | ||||
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The 2010 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 40th annual
Duke defeated Notre Dame Fighting in the final, 6–5 in overtime, capturing the Blue Devil's first men's lacrosse championship.
The championship game was played at
Venues
Baltimore, Maryland was selected as the host for the final and semifinals, which were held at M&T Bank Stadium, the home field of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League. The tournament was co-hosted by the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, Johns Hopkins University, Loyola University Maryland, and Towson University.[3] Stony Brook University in Stony Brook, New York and Princeton University in Princeton, New Jersey hosted the quarterfinals.
In order to host the event, Baltimore competed against Boston; Denver; Columbus, Ohio; and East Rutherford, New Jersey. Baltimore promoted its strong lacrosse heritage and M&T Bank Stadium's close proximity to a wide range of hotels, restaurants, and shopping centers.[3][4]
Qualifying
Sixteen teams were selected to compete in the tournament based upon their performance during the regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.[3]
The championship teams of six conferences were granted automatic tournament berths. Five of those were based upon the results of conference tournaments. The
The selection committee granted the other ten tournament teams at-large berths. All four Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) teams received at-large bids for the fourth straight year: Virginia, Maryland, North Carolina, and Duke. Two berths were filled by the Big East Conference: Syracuse and Notre Dame. Ivy League runners-up Cornell, independent Johns Hopkins, Loyola of the ECAC, and Hofstra of the CAA were also selected.[5]
Notable teams considered to be "on the bubble" for selection, but not chosen, included
Bracket
First Round May 15–16 | Quarterfinals May 22–23 | Semifinals May 29 | Final May 31 | ||||||||||||||||
1 | Virginia | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
Mount St. Mary's | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Virginia | 10 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Stony Brook | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
8 | Stony Brook | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
Denver | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 | Virginia | 13 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Duke | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
5 | Duke | 18 | |||||||||||||||||
Johns Hopkins | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Duke | 17 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | North Carolina | 9 | |||||||||||||||||
4 | North Carolina | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
Delaware
| 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
5 | Duke | 6* | |||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Maryland | 11 | |||||||||||||||||
Hofstra | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
3 | Maryland | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
6 | Princeton | 5 | |||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 8 | ||||||||||||||||||
Notre Dame | 12 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Cornell | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
7 | Cornell | 11‡ | |||||||||||||||||
Loyola | 10 | ||||||||||||||||||
7 | Cornell | 14 | |||||||||||||||||
Army | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 | Syracuse | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
Army | 9† |
- * = Overtime
- † = Double Overtime
- ‡ = Triple Overtime
Game summaries
First round
The biggest surprise of the first round was Army's double-overtime upset of No. 2 seed Syracuse at the
Quarterfinals
Notre Dame pulled off a second straight upset over No. 3 Maryland 7-5 after ousting No. 6 Princeton in the first round. The Irish qualified for the semifinals for only the second time in school history. Their only other appearance came in 2001.[13] Duke ran away with a 17–9 win over rival North Carolina after a 6-goal spurt in the second half. It marks the fourth consecutive semifinal appearance for the Blue Devils and third NCAA quarterfinal victory over North Carolina in the last four years.[14] Cornell quickly put an end to Army's hopes of another upset, racing out to a 4–0 lead in an eventual 14–5 victory. With the victory, the Big Red advanced to the Final Four for the second consecutive year.[15]
Semifinals
Notre Dame vs. Cornell
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Notre Dame | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
Cornell | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
In the first semifinal, Notre Dame once again used its stifling defense led by goalie Scott Rodgers to beat a third straight seeded opponent in No. 7 Cornell. The Irish led 6–3 at half time but two straight goals in the third quarter pulled Cornell to within two at 7–5. It was as close as the Big Red would get, however, as the Irish finished with a flurry to win 12–7. The win marked the first time that an unseeded team had reached the championship game since
Duke vs. Virginia
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total | |
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Duke | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
Virginia | 4 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 |
In the second semifinal, No. 5 Duke upset No. 1 Virginia. After leading 7–5 at halftime, Virginia scored first in the second half to take an 8–5 lead, but Duke responded with a seven-goal blitz that made it 12–8 in favor of the Blue Devils early in the fourth quarter. Virginia would not go quietly, however, as the Cavaliers tied the game at 13 with just over a minute to play. With just 12 seconds left, Duke scored with the familiar combination of Ned Crotty to Max Quinzani to send Duke to its third championship game in six years.[16]
Championship
Notre Dame vs. Duke
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | OT | Total | |
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Notre Dame | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Duke | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
The championship game featured two schools who had never won a national title before, the first time that had happened since
Post-tournament honors
After the championship, Duke attackman Ned Crotty was honored with the
Player | Position | School | Class |
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Zach Howell | Attackman | Duke | Junior |
Max Quinzani | Attackman | Duke | Senior |
Chris Bocklet | Attackman | Virginia | Sophomore |
Steele Stanwick | Attackman | Virginia | Sophomore |
Steve Mock | Attackman | Cornell | Freshman |
Zach Brenneman | Midfielder | Notre Dame | Junior |
CJ Costabile | Long Stick Midfielder | Duke | Sophomore |
Mike Manley | Defense | Duke | Junior |
Kevin Ridgway | Defense | Notre Dame | Junior |
Scott Rodgers | Goalie | Notre Dame | Senior |
See also
- 2010 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament
- 2010 NCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament
- 2010 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament
References
- ^ Lax Power News [dead link]
- ^ "DIVISION I MEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK" (PDF). NCAA.org. NCAA. Retrieved 5 July 2023.
- ^ a b c Baltimore to host lacrosse final four in 2010, 2011[permanent dead link], The Baltimore Sun, February 7, 2009.
- ^ NCAA Decision on Lacrosse Championship Weekend Sites Coming Today Archived 2009-02-07 at the Wayback Machine, Inside Lacrosse, February 6, 2009.
- ^ a b c Warrior May Madness: NCAA Division I Bracket is here Archived 2010-05-11 at the Wayback Machine, Inside Lacrosse, May 9, 2010.
- ^ Mark Dixon, Mark Dixon's Truth or Fiction: Tournament Selection Edition Archived 2010-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, Inside Lacrosse, May 11, 2010.
- ^ Geoff Shannon, Snubs and Surprises from Men's DI NCAA Tournament Field Archived 2010-05-12 at the Wayback Machine, Inside Lacrosse, May 9, 2010.
- ^ Trish Lamonte, Big East Lacrosse: Syracuse ranked No. 2 in final poll; NCAA tournament committee snubs Georgetown, The Post-Standard, May 10, 2010.
- ^ Sean Burns, May Madness: Is Army's win over Syracuse the biggest NCAA tournament upset ever? Archived 2010-05-20 at the Wayback Machine, Inside Lacrosse, May 17, 2010.
- ^ Patrick Stevens, Putting Army's upset into context (or, yep, it's pretty big), D1Scourse, May 17, 2010.
- ^ Edward Lee, Q&A with ESPN's Quint Kessenich, The Baltimore Sun, May 18, 2010.
- ^ Men's Lacrosse: Army stuns defending champions Syracuse to advance to NCAA quarterfinals Archived 2010-05-21 at the Wayback Machine, Inside Lacrosse, May 17, 2010.
- ^ Men's Lacrosse: Notre Dame tops Maryland 7-5 to advance to second ever NCAA semifinals Archived 2010-06-04 at the Wayback Machine, Inside Lacrosse, May 22, 2010.
- ^ Men's Lacrosse: Duke Runs away with NCAA semifinals bid with 17-9 win over North Carolina Archived 2010-05-24 at the Wayback Machine, Inside Lacrosse, May 22, 2010.
- ^ Army-Cornell Game Recap Archived 2010-05-27 at the Wayback Machine, Inside Lacrosse, May 23, 2010.
- ^ Notre Dame to face Duke in final, ESPN, May 30, 2010.
- ^ Duke, Notre Dame roll toward a historic title game Archived 2010-06-02 at the Wayback Machine, Inside Lacrosse, May 29, 2010.
- ^ Duke edges Irish for first lacrosse title, ESPN, May 31, 2010.
- ^ Crotty Captures 2010 Tewaaraton Trophy, Go Duke, June 3, 2010.
- ^ Men's Lacrosse: 2010 NCAA All-Tournament Team Announced Archived 2010-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, Inside Lacrosse, May 31, 2010.
External links
- Tournament statistics via NCAA
- Men's lacrosse at NCAA.com