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1996 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

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Teams
  
12

Champions
  
Princeton (3rd title)

Finals site
  
Byrd Stadium

Runner-up
  
Virginia

Attendance
  
22,102 finals 68,978 total

The 1996 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 26th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.

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The championship game was played at Maryland's Byrd Stadium in front of 22,102 fans. The game saw Princeton defeat Virginia by the score of 13-12 in overtime. Jesse Hubbard scored the game-winning goal for Princeton in overtime. This was Princeton's third national championship under Head Coach Bill Tierney, since 1992.

Tournament bracket

  • * = Overtime

    • All-Tournament Team

  • Michael Watson, Virginia (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)
  • Jesse Hubbard, Princeton
  • David Curry, Virginia
  • Casey Powell, Syracuse
  • Becket Wolf, Princeton
  • Tim Whiteley, Virginia
  • Don McDonough, Princeton
  • Tommy Smith, Virginia
  • Pancho Gutstein, Princeton
  • Chris Massey, Princeton

    • References

    1996 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Wikipedia
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