University of California, Los Angeles, Athletics
Post Game Notes
Dec. 12, 2004
• Indiana wins its seventh NCAA title and third back-to-back title (previous back-to-back years were 1982-83, 1998-99)
• Indiana is now 7-6 in championship games.
• This was the third championship game decided by penalty kicks. In 1990, UCLA defeated Rutgers on penalty kicks, and in 1991, Virginia defeated Santa Clara on penalty kicks.
• Last week, the women's championship was decided on penalty kicks, with Notre Dame defeating UCLA.
• The Gauchos lost for the first time in overtime this season - they were previously 6-0-1 in overtime games. Indiana was 4-2 entering the game.
• The 50 fouls between both teams (30 by UCSB and 20 by Indiana) tied the NCAA Tournament record held by Rhode Island and Connecticut in 1979 (4 overtime game)
• The attendance for today's championship game was 13,601, the seventh-highest championship game total in history and the highest since the 1999 final drew 15,439.
• Total attendance for both days was 24,248
All-Tournament Team
Blake Camp - Duke
Jason Garey - Maryland
Andy Iro - UC Santa Barbara
Dan Kennedy - UC Santa Barbara
Tony Lochhead - UC Santa Barbara
John Michael Hayden - Indiana
Jed Zayner - Indiana
Danny O'Rourke - Indiana
Brian Plotkin - Indiana
Offensive Most Outstanding Player - Drew McAthy, UC Santa Barbara
Defensive Most Outstanding Player - Jay Nolly, Indiana