1978 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
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The 1978 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 8th annual Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
tournament. 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 championship game was hosted by Rutgers University
, and was played in front of 13,527 fans. The game saw the Johns Hopkins University defeat Cornell University
by the score of 13–8.. The finals was notable for the defeat by Hopkins of Cornell, which had come into the game riding a 42 game unbeaten streak. Hopkins had lost earlier in the season to Cornell, 16-11, on April 15 at Homewood Field
in Baltimore. A 15-12 setback to Navy in the 1975 NCAA semifinals was the last loss for Cornell prior to this title game.
Mike O'Neill, attackman from Johns Hopkins, who was later named the Division 1 National Player of the Year
, was named the top player in the Division 1 championship game, finishing with one goal and three assists.
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....
tournament. Twelve NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse
College lacrosse
College lacrosse refers to lacrosse played by student athletes at colleges and universities in the United States and Canada. In both countries, men's field lacrosse and women's lacrosse are played in both the varsity and club levels...
teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament.
The championship game was hosted by Rutgers University
Rutgers University
Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey , is the largest institution for higher education in New Jersey, United States. It was originally chartered as Queen's College in 1766. It is the eighth-oldest college in the United States and one of the nine Colonial colleges founded before the American...
, and was played in front of 13,527 fans. The game saw the Johns Hopkins University defeat Cornell University
Cornell University
Cornell University is an Ivy League university located in Ithaca, New York, United States. It is a private land-grant university, receiving annual funding from the State of New York for certain educational missions...
by the score of 13–8.. The finals was notable for the defeat by Hopkins of Cornell, which had come into the game riding a 42 game unbeaten streak. Hopkins had lost earlier in the season to Cornell, 16-11, on April 15 at Homewood Field
Homewood Field
Homewood Field is the athletics stadium of the Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, Maryland. It was built in 1906 and has an official capacity of 8,500 people. The name is taken, as is that of the entire campus, from that of the estate of Charles Carroll of Carrollton. It serves as the home...
in Baltimore. A 15-12 setback to Navy in the 1975 NCAA semifinals was the last loss for Cornell prior to this title game.
Mike O'Neill, attackman from Johns Hopkins, who was later named the Division 1 National Player of the Year
Lt. Raymond Enners Award
The Lt. Raymond Enners Award is an award given annually to the NCAA's most outstanding player in men's college lacrosse. The award is presented by the USILA and is named after Raymond Enners, who attended the United States Military Academy, class of 1967, and served in the U.S. Army during the...
, was named the top player in the Division 1 championship game, finishing with one goal and three assists.