1978_NCAA_Division_I_lacrosse_tournament

1978 NCAA Division I men's
lacrosse tournament
1978 NCAA Division I men's; lacrosse tournament
Dates	May 17–27, 1978
Teams	8
Finals site	Rutgers Stadium; Piscataway, New Jersey
Champions	Johns Hopkins (2nd title)
Runner-up	Cornell (4th title game)
Semifinalists	Maryland (8th Final Four); Navy (5th Final Four)
Winning coach	Henry Ciccarone (1st title)
MOP	Mike O’Neill, Johns Hopkins
Attendance	13,527 finals; 28,587 total
Top scorer	Mike O’Neill, Johns Hopkins; (15 goals)
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1978 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament

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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.

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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.

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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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Johns Hopkins (13–1)	2	5	2	4	13
Cornell (13–1)	2	3	2	1	8
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 - John Griffin 17, Johns Hopkins - Mike Federico 11

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Johns Hopkins	2	7	5	3	17
Maryland	4	3	3	1	11
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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornell	4	4	1	3	12
Washington and Lee	0	0	1	1	2
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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	3	3	6	4	16
Army	2	6	2	3	13
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

1978_NCAA_Division_I_lacrosse_tournament

1978 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament

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Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornell	5	2	3	3	13
Navy	1	2	2	2	7
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

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	5	1	5	4	15
Virginia	1	3	1	5	10
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

Name	GP	G	A	Pts
Mike O'Neill, Johns Hopkins	3	8	7	15
Scott Baugher, Johns Hopkins	3	6	6	12
Bob DeSimone, Johns Hopkins	3	9	2	11
Bob Henrickson, Cornell	3	8	3	11
Mike Buzzell, Navy	2	6	4	10
Mike Hannan, Navy	2	9	1	10
Dave Huntley, Johns Hopkins	3	8	2	10
Terry Kimball, Maryland	2	7	3	10
Steve Page, Cornell	3	3	7	10
John Lamon, Maryland	2	6	3	9