NCAA Lacrosse Tournament 2019: Quarterfinal Bracket, Schedule, Round 1 Results

The 2019 NCAA men's lacrosse championship opened Saturday and continued into Sunday, with eight games spread across the weekend.

Saturday didn't provide any surprises, with the four seeded teams moving on to the quarterfinals. The defending champion Yale Bulldogs are on track to retain their title following a 19-16 victory over the Georgetown Hoyas.

The top-ranked Penn State Nittany Lions headline the teams in action Sunday. Penn State entered the tournament having lost just once, falling to Yale by one goal in February.

Here's a look at the results from the week and a recap of Sunday's play.

First-Round Results

Saturday, May 11

No. 8 Loyola (Maryland) beats Syracuse, 15-13

No. 5 Yale beats Georgetown, 19-16

No. 4 Penn beats Army, 13-8

No. 3 Virginia beats Robert Morris, 19-10

Sunday, May 12

No. 1 Penn State beats UMBC, 25-10

Maryland beats No. 6 Towson, 14-13 (OT)

No. 2 Duke beats Richmond, 12-11

No. 7 Notre Dame beats Johns Hopkins, 16-9

Quarterfinals Schedule

Saturday, May 18

Maryland vs. No. 3 Virginia

No. 7 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Duke

Sunday, May 19

No. 1 Penn State vs. No. 8 Loyola (Maryland)

No. 5 Yale vs. No. 4 Penn

Full tournament bracket is available on NCAA.com

Sunday Results

No. 1 Penn State 25, UMBC 10

The UMBC Retrievers men's basketball team made history in 2018, becoming the first No. 16 seed to upset a No. 1 seed in the NCAA tournament. The men's lacrosse team couldn't pull off a similar upset Sunday.

Penn State rolled to a 25-10 win, with Jack Kelly and Mac O'Keefe each scoring six goals.

UMBC actually drew first blood as Ryan Frawley gave the Terriers a one-goal lead at the 13:11 mark of the first period. Cole Willard didn't let the fun last long as he answered back with an equalizer shortly thereafter, and Nick Spillane gave the Nittany Lions a 2-1 advantage with 3:12 off the clock.

That was part of a four-goal unanswered streak by Penn State that helped the No. 1 seed grab control of the game.

UMBC remained within striking distance after the first period, trailing 7-4. By the end of the second period, though, the Nittany Lions were up 15-6, all but wiping out the chance of a Terriers comeback. They coasted to the finish line by outscoring UMBC 10-4 in the second half.

Maryland 14, No. 6 Towson 13

Maryland pulled off the first upset of the tournament and did so in dramatic fashion, beating sixth-seeded Towson in overtime.

Jared Bernhardt tied the score at 13 with three seconds remaining in regulation, and Louis Dubick scored with 2:21 remaining in overtime to give the Terrapins the win.

Maryland needed Bernhardt's heroics after throwing away a two-goal lead in the fourth period. Bubba Fairman put the team ahead 12-10 at the 5:31 mark. In just under four minutes, Towson not only tied the score but went ahead 13-12 with goals from Timmy Monahan, Brody McLean and Brendan Sunday.

The Terps had little answer for McLean and Sunday, who finished with four goals apiece.

Fairman and Logan Wisnauskas were the top offensive contributors for Maryland, each scoring three goals, but goalie Danny Dolan was the team's best performer. Dolan made 15 saves, including a pair of stops early in the fourth period when the Terrapins trailed 10-8.

No. 2 Duke 12, Richmond 11

A late comeback by Richmond fell short as second-seeded Duke advanced to the quarterfinals with a 12-11 win.

Heading into the final minute of the game, the Spiders trailed by three goals, 12-9. Tate Gallagher and Ryan Lee both scored to make it a one-goal game with 26 seconds left. The Blue Devils won the faceoff after Lee's goal, though, which allowed them to wind the clock down without Richmond getting a chance to complete its improbable turnaround.

Richmond required a miracle after a roughly nine-minute stretch to close out the third period in which Duke turned a tie game into a 12-7 lead. Nakeie Montgomery bookended the offensive explosion, putting Duke ahead 8-7 and then beating Richmond goalie Jack Rusbuldt with 14 seconds on the clock.

Montgomery had a hat trick, while Brad Smith, Joe Robertson, C.J. Carpenter and Joey Manown each scored twice for the Blue Devils.

No. 7 Notre Dame 16, Johns Hopkins 9

Notre Dame jumped out to a 6-1 lead after the first period and didn't look back in a 16-9 win over Johns Hopkins.

The Blue Jays likely thought an upset might be in store after Forry Smith put them ahead 1:01 into the game. However, Bryan Costabile responded 49 seconds later to tie the game, scoring the first of his three goals on the night.

Connor Morin added a second for the Fighting Irish with 11:36 left in the period, kicking off a dominant first half. Notre Dame led by 10 goals after 30 minutes.

Johns Hopkins was better in the second half but had far too high of a mountain to climb against one of the best teams in the country.

Supplementing Costabile's hat trick, Morrison Mirer had a team-high four goals, while Quinn McCahon had one goal and three assists.