1982 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
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The 1982 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 12th 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 Virginia
, and was played in front of 10,283 fans. The game saw the University of North Carolina
defeat Johns Hopkins University by the score of 7–5.
This was the second straight defeat of Hopkins by the University of North Carolina in the finals. The Tar Heels carried a 7 to 3 lead heading into the fourth quarter, with attackman Dave Wingate scoring five goals for Carolina, in winning their 26th straight game.
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 Virginia
University of Virginia
The University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
, and was played in front of 10,283 fans. The game saw the University of North Carolina
University of North Carolina
Chartered in 1789, the University of North Carolina was one of the first public universities in the United States and the only one to graduate students in the eighteenth century...
defeat Johns Hopkins University by the score of 7–5.
This was the second straight defeat of Hopkins by the University of North Carolina in the finals. The Tar Heels carried a 7 to 3 lead heading into the fourth quarter, with attackman Dave Wingate scoring five goals for Carolina, in winning their 26th straight game.