1979 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
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The 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 9th 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 University of Maryland
, and was played in front of 16,166 fans. The game saw the Johns Hopkins University defeat University of Maryland
by the score of 15–9. This tournament was also notable for the only entry of North Carolina State
, led by Stan Cockerton
, in the NCAA championships. The lacrosse program at NC State was discontinued shortly afterwards. Johns Hopkins using a stingy defense and led by Dave Huntley and Jeff Cook, defeated the Terrapins for the second time this season in winning their second consecutive NCAA title.
The number one seeding in the tournament went to the Blue Jays with a 10 and 0 record and winners of 17 in a row, since
a mid-season defeat in 1978 by Cornell. Syracuse appeared for the first time in the NCAA tournament, while Maryland was making its ninth straight tournament appearance. Following this title game, Hopkins had won or tied for 34 national championships, more than twice as many as any other school. Hopkins had also handed the Terrapins five of their losses over the prior three seasons, including consecutive defeats in the semifinals of the Division I tournaments in 1977 and 1978. During the 1970s, Maryland participated in six NCAA title games, including four in a row from 1973 to 1976. During that span, the Terps won two national titles and lost four.
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 University of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
, and was played in front of 16,166 fans. The game saw the Johns Hopkins University defeat University of Maryland
University of Maryland, College Park
The University of Maryland, College Park is a top-ranked public research university located in the city of College Park in Prince George's County, Maryland, just outside Washington, D.C...
by the score of 15–9. This tournament was also notable for the only entry of North Carolina State
NC State Wolfpack men's lacrosse
The North Carolina State men's lacrosse team represented NC State University in National Collegiate Athletic Association Division I men's lacrosse from 1973-1982. The team was disbanded after the 1982 season.- :...
, led by Stan Cockerton
Stan Cockerton
Stan Cockerton was an All-American lacrosse player for the NC State Wolfpack men's lacrosse team from 1977 to 1980, leading the Wolfpack to its only NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament appearance in 1979. He is ranked third all-time in NCAA career goals with 193. He led the Wolfpack to 30...
, in the NCAA championships. The lacrosse program at NC State was discontinued shortly afterwards. Johns Hopkins using a stingy defense and led by Dave Huntley and Jeff Cook, defeated the Terrapins for the second time this season in winning their second consecutive NCAA title.
The number one seeding in the tournament went to the Blue Jays with a 10 and 0 record and winners of 17 in a row, since
a mid-season defeat in 1978 by Cornell. Syracuse appeared for the first time in the NCAA tournament, while Maryland was making its ninth straight tournament appearance. Following this title game, Hopkins had won or tied for 34 national championships, more than twice as many as any other school. Hopkins had also handed the Terrapins five of their losses over the prior three seasons, including consecutive defeats in the semifinals of the Division I tournaments in 1977 and 1978. During the 1970s, Maryland participated in six NCAA title games, including four in a row from 1973 to 1976. During that span, the Terps won two national titles and lost four.