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The victory gave Virginia its first NCAA championship in lacrosse and its third overall (including USILA titles in 1952 and 1970). The victory also gave Virginia its first official NCAA national title in any sport. The championship game was played at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in front of a crowd of 7,001 fans.
Virginia–Syracuse lacrosse rivalry, Syracuse leads 20–18, but Virginia has a 7–3 edge in NCAA Tournaments. Virginia–Johns Hopkins lacrosse rivalry, Virginia leads 20–13 since 1994 but trails the overall series 61–32–1. Virginia–Maryland lacrosse rivalry, Virginia leads 38–18 since 1980 but trails the overall series 47–46.
The top eight teams in the season-ending lacrosse coaches poll were selected to play in the 1973 tournament. Johns Hopkins defeated Virginia 12-9 and Maryland beat Washington and Lee 18–5 to reach the national championship game.
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At this time, lacrosse was not recognized as a varsity sport at Virginia. [7] A 22 year gap would follow before playing again during the second "official" year of lacrosse for the Cavs. [ 7 ] These six early games all resulted in large Hopkins victories, as the Jays outscored UVA by a margin of 72–4.
With the advent of the ACC postseason lacrosse tournament in 1989, the two teams would meet even more frequently. The programs would meet 14 times in the ACC postseason, with UVA holding a 8–6 lead in these games. [7] In the NCAA tournament, the Cavaliers hold the series lead at four victories to three, winning each of the last four matchups. [8]
(a) The NCAA does not recognize Syracuse's participation in the 1990 tournament and therefore recognizes them as participating in 29 tournaments, having a win–loss record of 59–20 (.747 win percentage), and having 10 championships. (b) No third-place game is held, semifinal losers credited with third-place finish
This tournament has determined the national champion since the inaugural 1971 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. From 1936 through 1970, the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA) awarded the Wingate Memorial Trophy annually to the collegiate champion based on regular season records.