| 2016 | |
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College lacrosse |
| Location | Baltimore, Maryland |
| Established | 2015 |
| Tournament format(s) | Single elimination |
| Host(s) | Johns Hopkins University |
| Venue(s) | Homewood Field |
| Teams | 4 |
| Website | Hopkins Sports 2016 Big Ten Lacrosse Tournament |
| Final positions | |
| Champion | Maryland |
| Runner-up | Rutgers |
| MVP | Matt Rambo |
| ← 20152017 → | |
The 2016 Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held May 5 to May 7 at Homewood Field in Baltimore, Maryland. The winner of the tournament received the Big Ten Conference's automatic bid to the 2016 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship. Four teams from the Big Ten conference competed in the single elimination event. The seeds were based upon the teams' regular season conference record with Penn State winning the head-to-head tie breaker over Ohio State to earn the #4 seed and final spot in the field. In the final, Maryland beat Rutgers 14–8.
Standings
Only the top four teams in the Big Ten Conference advanced to the Big Ten Conference Tournament.
Not including Big Ten Tournament and NCAA tournament results
| Seed | School | Conference | Overall |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Maryland ‡ | 5–0 | 12-2 |
| 2 | Rutgers | 3–2 | 10-4 |
| 3 | Johns Hopkins | 3–2 | 8–5 |
| 4 | Penn State | 2–3 | 8–6 |
| DNQ | Ohio State | 2–3 | 7–8 |
| DNQ | Michigan | 0–5 | 3–10 |
| ‡ Big Ten regular season champions | |||
Schedule
| Session | Game | Time | Matchup | Score | Television |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Semifinals – Thursday, May 5 | |||||
| 1 | 1 | 5:30 pm | #1 Maryland vs. #4 Penn State | 16–9 | Big Ten Network |
| 2 | 8:00 pm | #2 Rutgers vs. #3 Johns Hopkins | 14–12 | Big Ten Network | |
| Championship – Saturday, May 7 | |||||
| 2 | 3 | 6:00pm | #1 Maryland vs. #2 Rutgers | 14–8 | ESPN2 |
| Game times in EST | |||||
Bracket
Homewood Field – Baltimore, Maryland
| Semifinals May 5 | Championship Game May 7 | ||||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 16 | |||||||
| 4 | Penn State | 9 | |||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 14 | |||||||
| 2 | Rutgers | 8 | |||||||
| 2 | Rutgers | 14 | |||||||
| 3 | Johns Hopkins | 12 | |||||||
Awards
- MVP: Matt Rambo
- All-Tournament Team
- Ryan Brown, Johns Hopkins
- Kyle Bernlohr, Maryland
- Bryan Cole, Maryland
- Greg Danseglio, Maryland
- Connor Kelly, Maryland
- Matt Rambo, Maryland
- Nick Aponte, Penn State
- Scott Bieda, Rutgers
- Adam Charalambides, Rutgers
- Zachary Franckowiak, Rutgers
References
- Lee, Edward (May 4, 2016). "Blue Jays, Terps view Big Ten men's lacrosse tourney differently". Baltimore Sun.
- "Big Ten Announces Men's Lacrosse Tournament Bracket". Big Ten Conference. April 30, 2016. Archived from the original on May 6, 2016. Retrieved May 1, 2016.
- Mills, Kate (May 7, 2016). "Men's Lacrosse: Terps win first Big Ten championship". WMAR Baltimore.
- "Maryland downs Rutgers to win Big Ten men's lacrosse tourney". Big Ten Network.
- "Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament Release". Big Ten Conference. May 4, 2016. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017. Retrieved October 25, 2017.
- "Big Ten Men's Lacrosse Tournament". Johns Hopkins University. Archived from the original on October 26, 2017.
External links
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