The 1994 Tournament

All-Tournament Team

Making their first appearance in the championship game, the Flying Dutchmen of Lebanon Valley defeated the Violets of New York University, 66-59, in overtime, March 19 in Buffalo, New York. Lebanon Valley, with an enrollment of only 850 students, was the smallest school in the 40-team field. New York University (with 49,000 students) was the largest school in the field. The Flying Dutchmen used its aggressive defense to hold New York University to only 35% shooting from the field. Lebanon Valley jumped out to an eight point lead mid-way thru the first half. NYU inched their way back, cutting the lead to three at halftime. The low scoring first half was evident of the tight defense played by both teams. With just under 20 seconds to play, the Violets took a two-point lead. After Lebanon Valley's Mike Rhoades' shot was blocked, Jason Say tipped in the rebound and sent the game into overtime. Co-Outstanding player Mike Rhoades from Lebanon Valley scored seven of his team high 20 points in overtime to lead the Flying Dutchmen to their first NCAA Championship. Adam Crawford, also Co-Outstanding player, scored a game-high 24 points. It was the first time in NCAA Division III tournament history that two players received the award.

Results

Atlantic
First Round at New York, N.Y.: Hunter 79, Montclair State 74; Second Round at Glassboro, N.J., Rowan 70, Hunter 55; at Newark, N.J., Richard Stockton 74, New Jersey Tech. 69;

East
First Round Rochester, N.Y.: St. John Fisher 77, Brockport 72; Second Round at Geneseo, N.Y., New York Univ. 67, Geneseo 55; at Albany, N.Y., Albany 84, St John Fisher 72

Great Lakes
First Round at Westerville, Ohio: Washington & Jefferson 73, Otterbein 71; Second Round at Gambier, Ohio: Washington & Jefferson 75, Kenyon 58; at Springfield, Ohio: Wittenberg 86, Calvin 81.

West
First Round at San Diego, Calif.: UC San Diego 67, Pomona-Pitzer 66; Second Round at San Diego, Calif.: Calif. Lutheran 95, UC San Diego 91; at St. Paul, Minn.: St. Thomas 73, Central 62.

Midwest
First Round at Platteville, Wis.: Wis.-Platteville 78, Cornell (Iowa) 54; Second Round at Manchester, Ind. : Ill. Wesleyan 79, Manchester 77; at Whitewater, Wis.: Wis-Platteville 76, Wis.-Whitewater 68.

South
First round at Atlanta, Ga.: Hampden-Sydney 79, Oglethorpe 63; Second Round at Elizabeth City, Va.: Hampden-Sydney 95, Roanoke 63; at Newport, Va.: Greensboro 90, Chris. Newport 77.

Middle Atlantic
First Round at Radnor, Pa.: Susquehanna 100, Cabrini 74; Second Round at Lancaster, Pa.: Franklin & Marshall 87, Susquehanna 78; at Annville, Pa.: Lebanon Valley 58, Johns Hopkins 48.

Northeast
First Round at Willamstown, Mass.: Williams 108, Worcester State 88; Second Round at North Dartmouth, Mass.: Mass.-Dartmouth 82, Williams 78: at Waterville, Maine: Amherst 80, Colby 77.

Sectionals
Northeast-Middle Atlantic (at Lancaster, Pa.): Amherst 80, Franklin & Marshall 71; Lebanon Valley 83, Mass.-Dartmouth 62.; Championship- Lebanon Valley 87, Amherst 79.
Atlantic-East (at Albany, N.Y.): New York Univ. 80, Rowan 75 (3 OT); Albany 60, Richard Stockton 54; Championship- New York Univ. 67, Albany 65.
South-West (at St. Paul, Minn.): Greensboro 104, Calif. Lutheran 99; St. Thomas 80, Hampden-Sydney 66; Championship- St. Thomas 84, Greensboro 74.
Midwest-Great Lakes (at Springfield, Ohio): Wittenberg 66, Wis.-Platteville 48; Wash. & Jeff. 97, Ill. Wesleyan 82; Championship- Wittenberg 91, Washington & Jefferson 65

National Championship
At Buffalo, N.Y.
Semifinals
New York University 75, St. Thomas 68
Lebanon Valley 93, Wittenberg 83

Third Place
Wittenberg 73, St. Thomas 62

Championship
Lebanon Valley 66, New York U. 59 (OT)