1981 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
Encyclopedia
The 1981 Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
game was played at Princeton University
in front of 13,943 fans. North Carolina capped off a 12 and 0 season with its first-ever NCAA championship, as they defeated Johns Hopkins
, 14 to 13. The Tar Heels were led by coach Willie Scroggs, formerly Johns Hopkins' top assistant coach. North Carolina had been ranked number two in the USILA poll behind three-time defending national champion Johns Hopkins entering the tournament.
Scroggs who played midfielder at Hopkins, turned the Tar Heels into national champions after only three seasons as coach. North Carolina came back from a late three goal deficit with five straight goals, in halting Hopkins' three season national title run as well as 22 game unbeaten streak. National Player of the Year
Jeff Cook scored six goals for Hopkins. Annapolis native Michael Burnett was selected USILA first team All-America
. The University of North Carolina's leading scorer, Burnett a sophomore, was among the first of a group of high profile Maryland players recruited by Willie Scroggs to North Carolina as
the school quickly built its program into a national power. For Hopkins, the prior four year period included 53 wins against three losses, to go with three national championships.
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
game was played at Princeton University
Princeton University
Princeton University is a private research university located in Princeton, New Jersey, United States. The school is one of the eight universities of the Ivy League, and is one of the nine Colonial Colleges founded before the American Revolution....
in front of 13,943 fans. North Carolina capped off a 12 and 0 season with its first-ever NCAA championship, as they defeated Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins
Johns Hopkins was a wealthy American entrepreneur, philanthropist and abolitionist of 19th-century Baltimore, Maryland, now most noted for his philanthropic creation of the institutions that bear his name, namely the Johns Hopkins Hospital, and the Johns Hopkins University and its associated...
, 14 to 13. The Tar Heels were led by coach Willie Scroggs, formerly Johns Hopkins' top assistant coach. North Carolina had been ranked number two in the USILA poll behind three-time defending national champion Johns Hopkins entering the tournament.
Scroggs who played midfielder at Hopkins, turned the Tar Heels into national champions after only three seasons as coach. North Carolina came back from a late three goal deficit with five straight goals, in halting Hopkins' three season national title run as well as 22 game unbeaten streak. National Player of the Year
Lt. Raymond Enners Award
The Lt. Raymond Enners Award is an award given annually to the NCAA's most outstanding player in men's college lacrosse. The award is presented by the USILA and is named after Raymond Enners, who attended the United States Military Academy, class of 1967, and served in the U.S. Army during the...
Jeff Cook scored six goals for Hopkins. Annapolis native Michael Burnett was selected USILA first team All-America
USILA All-American Team
The USILA All-American Team is an honor given annually to the best American men's college lacrosse players at their respective positions by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association. The term All-American is derived from the same practice in American college football, in which the...
. The University of North Carolina's leading scorer, Burnett a sophomore, was among the first of a group of high profile Maryland players recruited by Willie Scroggs to North Carolina as
the school quickly built its program into a national power. For Hopkins, the prior four year period included 53 wins against three losses, to go with three national championships.