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2013 NCLL Teams of the Year Baltimore, MD- The National College Lacrosse League announced today that Penn State University was awarded the Division I Team of the Year. After three straight Final Four appearances, the Nittany Lions earned the 2013 Division I National Championship, their first in 12 years. With an overall record of 11-2, Penn State's senior class recorded a 45-9 collegiate record while beating three Top 5 teams at the National Championships which included wins in OT at the Elite Eight over #4 seeded UVA, overall seed #1Maryland and Salisbury to claim the program's 5th National Championship.
In Division II, the University of Cincinnati was awarded Team of the Year honors. The Bearcats (13-1) senior class appeared in four Final Fours and three National Championships, earning their first Frederick Cup in 2012. With a collegiate record of 49-9, Cincinnati earned a historical first by beating both Division I Michigan and Ohio State in the same year as well as repeating as Midwest Conference Champions for the 6th consecutive year on the way to posting a 20 game consecutive win streak. The University of Cincinnati as of May 28 has been voted for approval to the NCLL Division I and will join the University of Michigan and Ohio State as the Division I Midwest Conference members. Division I National Tournament Results May 11 at University
of Maryland Elite 8
#1 Maryland 14 vs.
Sacred Heart 7
#4 Virginia 11 vs. Penn State 12 OT
#2 Cornell 9 vs.
Michigan 4
#3 Rutgers 5 vs.
Salisbury 7
May 11 at University
of Maryland Final Four
#1 Maryland 7 vs. Penn
State 12
#2 Cornell 8 vs.
Salisbury 12
May 12 National
Championship at University of Maryland
Penn State 11 vs. Salisbury 7 Tournament videos can be found by following NCLL YouTube Link to the right. Divison II National Tournament Results
May 11
at University of Maryland Elite Eight
#4 Slippery
Rock 11 vs. Ithaca 12
#1 Cincinnati
12 vs. UMBC 11 OT
#2 West
Chester 14 vs. UTC 2
#3 Columbia 3 vs. VMI 13
May 11
at University of Maryland Final Four
#1 Cincinnati 15 vs. Ithaca 5 #2 West Chester 10 vs. VMI 5
May 12
National Championship at University of Maryland
West Chester 8 vs.
Cincinnati 6
Tournament videos can be found by following NCLL YouTube Link to the right. Smartlink Division I Top 20 End of Season
1. Penn State (11-2) 2. Salisbury (13-5) 3. Maryland (10-3) 4. Cornell (10-1) 5. Virginia (11-3) 6. Rutgers (12-4) 7. Towson (11-4) 8. James Madison (6-3) 9. Sacred Heart (11-3) 10. Hofstra (6-4) 11. Michigan (6-6) 12. UMass (5-3-1) 13. Fordham (5-4) 14. Fairfield (6-2) 15. Delaware (2-6) 16. Albany (5-2) 17. Bucknell (4-4) 18. Syracuse (7-5) 19. Loyola (4-8) 20t. Villanova (4-8) 20t. Cortland (2-5)
Others considered: Princeton, Penn, Ohio State Smartlink Division II Top 25 End of Season 1. West Chester (17-2)
2. Cincinnati (13-1)
3. Ithaca (8-3)
4. Niagara (11-1)
5. St. Joseph’s (5-3)
6. UMBC (5-5)
7. Slippery Rock (10-2)
8. Virginia Military Institute VMI (8-1)
9. Rensselear Polytechnic Institute RPI (6-2)
10. Moravian (7-2)
11. St. Mary’s (5-1)
12. Temple (12-5)
13. Columbia (6-3)
14. Monmouth (9-2)
15. Lock Haven (6-4)
16. Millersville (10-5)
17. Binghamton (5-6)
18. Connecticut College (5-2)
19. Pitt-Johnstown (4-1)
20. Eastern Kentucky EKU (6-5)
21. Bowling Green (7-3)
22. University of Tennessee-Chattanooga UTC (5-6)
23. Johns Hopkins (5-3)
24. Akron (10-5)
25. LaSalle (7-4-1)
Others Considered: Radford, Lynchburg, Franklin & Marshall, Mississippi State, Dickinson, Saginaw Valley, Le Moyne, Penn College, Indiana University (Pa), Rowan, Memphis, Williamson, George Mason, Tennessee Tech, Christopher Newport, Trinity, New Paltz, Morgan State
Division II National Championships Recap 2013 Division I All Tournament Name School
Ben Mank Penn State
Zack Swerdloff Maryland
Taylor Giordano Maryland
Nick Cheney Cornell
Billy Donovan Cornell
Brian Drobisch Salisbury
Joe Thomas Maryland
Matthew Logeman Penn State
Jamie Froehlich Penn State
Ian Previti Salisbury
TJ Robinson Penn State
Tim McLaughlin Salisbury
Jamie McNulty Penn State
Cory Hubbard Maryland
Tournament MVP Ben Mank Penn State-Attack 2013 NCLL Division II All-Tournament Team Division II
Position
Attack
Attack
Attack
Attack
Attack
Attack/Midfield
Midfield
Midfield Joe Werner
Midfield Tyler Jernigan
Defense Colin Kelley
Defense
Defense
Goal
Goal
Final Four MVP Joe Kelly
NCLL Playoff Pairings Division I Division I Playoffs 1st Round May 3, 4 & 5
#1 Maryland Bye
#2 Cornell Bye
Salisbury 10 Towson 7
Rutgers 14 Hofstra 1
Michigan 11 Ohio State 8
Penn State 20 Albany 2
Sacred Heart 8 Fairfield 5
May 11 at University of Maryland Elite 8
1pm #1 Maryland (9-2) vs. Sacred Heart (11-2)
1pm #4 Virginia (11-2) vs. Penn State (8-2)
3pm #2 Cornell (9-0) vs. Michigan (6-5)
3pm #3 Rutgers (12-3) vs. Salisbury (11-4)
7pm Final Four
May 12 National Championship at University of Maryland
11:00 am Division II
1:00 pm Division I NCLL Playoff Brackets Division II The National Tournament will be held on May 11 and 12 at the University of Maryland. For Division II, Conference Championships will be held below:
Deep South Conference Champions: UTC
UTC 9 Memphis 7
UTC 9 Mississippi State 8 OT
NY Metro/New England Conference Champions: Columbia
New Paltz 9 Binghamton 10
Binghamton 2 Columbia 9 Blue Ridge/Tidewater Conference Champions: VMI
ODU 9 Radford 10
VMI 14 Christopher Newport 4
VMI 7 Radford 4
Chesapeake Conference Champions: UMBC
UMBC 9 Morgan State 3
UMBC 12 GMU 3
Keystone Conference Champions: Slippery Rock
Millersville 7 Lock Haven 14
SRU 14 Lock Haven 8
Liberty Conference Champions: West Chester
SJU 7 Temple 5
West Chester 9 LaSalle 3
West Chester 7 St. Joseph's 5
Midwest Conference Champions: Cincinnati
Cincinnati 16 Akron 7
Eastern Kentucky 12 Bowling Green 11 OT
Cincinnati 15 Eastern Kentucky 2
Empire Conference Champions: Ithaca
Ithaca 13 Niagara 10
RPI 12 Buffalo State 4
Ithaca 10 RPI 7
May 11 at University of Maryland Elite 8
9am #1 Cincinnati (11-0) vs. UMBC (5-4)
9am #4 Slippery Rock (10-1) vs. Ithaca (7-2)
11am #2 West Chester (14-2) vs. UT-Chattanooga (5-5)
11am #3 Columbia (6-2) vs. Virginia Military Institute VMI (7-0)
5pm Final Four
May 12 National Championship at University of Maryland
11:00 am Division II
1:00 pm Division I  2012 National Championships held on May 5 & 6 in Annapolis, MD.
Follow this link for all games and images from the 2012 National Tournament.
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