1978 NCAA Division I men's
lacrosse tournament
DatesMay 17–27, 1978
Teams8
Finals siteRutgers Stadium
New Jersey Piscataway, New Jersey
ChampionsJohns Hopkins (2nd title)
Runner-upCornell (4th title game)
SemifinalistsMaryland (8th Final Four)
Navy (5th Final Four)
Winning coachHenry Ciccarone (1st title)
MOPMike O’Neill, Johns Hopkins
Attendance[1]13,527 finals
28,587 total
Top scorerMike O’Neill, Johns Hopkins
(15 goals)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
«1977 1979»

The 1978 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the eighth annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs at the end of the 1978 NCAA Division I lacrosse season.

Johns Hopkins defeated Cornell in the championship game, 13–8, using a three-goal performance by midfielder Bob DeSimone. This was the Blue Jays' second national title. Before this loss, Cornell had come into the game on a 42-game unbeaten streak and had not lost a game since May 24, 1975, a 15–12 setback to Navy in the 1975 NCAA tournament semifinals.

The championship game was hosted at Rutgers Stadium on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey. The game grew a crowd of 13,527 fans.

Overview

Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.

The finals was a showdown of the #1 and #2 ranked teams, with Johns Hopkins lone loss coming on April 15 to Cornell (16–11) at Homewood Field in Baltimore.

Before their finals loss, Cornell set the NCAA consecutive victories record of 42 games, not losing a game from March 20, 1976, to May 20, 1978. During this win streak, Cornell was 16-0 in 1976, 13-0 in 1977 and 13-1 in 1978. This was the first game since 1975 in which Cornell had been limited to less than 10 goals.

Mike O'Neill, attackman from Johns Hopkins, was later named the Division 1 National Player of the Year and was named the tournament outstanding player, finishing with one goal and three assists in the finals. Johns Hopkins would go on to win three straight national titles and appear in an unprecedented nine straight NCAA finals, from 1977 through 1985, finishing with five national titles against four losses during that stretch. Ned Radebaugh dominated at face off winning 20 of 22 draws, with Radebaugh's dominance contributing to the NCAA's decision for the 1979 season to eliminate faceoffs.[2][3][4]

Bracket

Quarterfinals
May 17 		Semifinals
May 20 		Championship
May 27
         
1 Cornell 12
8 Washington and Lee 2
1 Cornell 13
4 Navy 7
4 Navy 16
5 Army 13
1 Cornell (13–1) 8
2 Johns Hopkins (13–1) 13
3 Maryland 15
6 Virginia 10
3 Maryland 11
2 Johns Hopkins 17
2 Johns Hopkins 20
7 Hofstra 8

Box scores

Finals

Team1234Total
Johns Hopkins (13–1)252413
Cornell (13–1)23218
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Bob DeSimone 3, Wayne Davis 2, Scott Baugher 2, Jim Bidne 2, Dave Huntley, Joe Devlin, Mike O’Neill, Frank Cutrone
  • Cornell scoring – Bob Henrickson 3, Steve Page 2, Keith Reitenbach, Tom Marino, John Sierra
  • Shots: Cornell 41, Johns Hopkins 48
  • Saves: Cornell 17, Johns Hopkins - Mike Federico 11

Semifinals

Team1234Total
Johns Hopkins275317
Maryland433111
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Mike O’Neill 4, Dave Huntley 4, Bob DeSimone 3, Joe Devlin 3, Jim Zaffuto 2, Scott Baugher
  • Maryland scoring – John Lamon 4, Barry Mitchell 2, Terry Kimball 2, Bob Ott, Bob Boneillo, Rich Moyer
  • Shots: Johns Hopkins 56, Maryland 47
Team1234Total
Cornell523313
Navy12227
  • Cornell scoring – Tom Marino 4, Steve Page 3, Bob Henrickson 3, Ned Gerber 2, John Sierra
  • Navy scoring – Mike Hannan 3, Mike Buzzell, Brendan Schneck, Jim Shulson, John Holmes
  • Shots: Cornell 44, Navy 34

Quarterfinals

Team1234Total
Cornell441312
Washington and Lee00112
  • Cornell scoring – Steve Page 2, Bob Henrickson 2, Tom Marino 2, Charlie Wood 2, Craig Jaeger, John Sierra, Chris Kane, Keith Reitenbach
  • Wash. & Lee scoring – Jay Foster, John Kemp
  • Shots: Cornell 44, Wash. & Lee 35
Team1234Total
Navy336416
Army262313
  • Navy scoring – Mike Hannan 6, Mike Buzzell 5, Brendan Schneck 2, Roger Sexauer, Jim Hamill, Mike Chanenchuk
  • Army scoring – Jim Pappafotis 3, Scott Finley 3, Ted Harkin 2, Joe Fetzer, Dave Reeves, Tom Endres, Ken Curley, Pete Linskey
  • Shots: Army 45, Navy 45
Team1234Total
Maryland515415
Virginia131510
  • Maryland scoring – Terry Kimball 5, Pete Worstell 3, Bob Ott 2, John Lamon 2, Barry Mitchell, Drew Tyrie, Rick Moyer
  • Virginia scoring – Emmett Voekel 4, Paul O’Brien 2, Tom Holman, Mark Dorney, Kris Snider, John Driscoll
  • Shots: Maryland 42, Virginia 39
Team1234Total
Johns Hopkins645520
Hofstra12238
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Bob DeSimone 3, Dave Huntley 3, Scott Baugher 3, Mike O'Neill 3, Jeff Blomquist 2, Joe Devlin, Jim Bidne, Ned Radebaugh, Wayne Davis, Jim Zaffuto
  • Hofstra scoring – Kevin Smith 2, Richard Stoecker 2, Vince Sembrotto 2, Gary Burton, Kevin Huff
  • Shots: Johns Hopkins 49, Hofstra 34

Outstanding players

Leading scorers

NameGPGAPts
Mike O'Neill, Johns Hopkins38715
Scott Baugher, Johns Hopkins36612
Bob DeSimone, Johns Hopkins39211
Bob Henrickson, Cornell38311
Mike Buzzell, Navy26410
Mike Hannan, Navy29110
Dave Huntley, Johns Hopkins38210
Terry Kimball, Maryland27310
Steve Page, Cornell33710
John Lamon, Maryland2639

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ↑ "The Harvard Crimson". thecrimson.com. Retrieved 2008-06-28.
  3. ↑ Associated Press. Hopkins Stuns Cornell. The Syracuse Herald Journal. May 28, 1978. pg. 17
  4. ↑ Associated Press. Cornell, Hopkins square off. The Capital. May 26, 1978. pg. 20
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