1987 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 17th 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 played at Rutgers Stadium in front of 16,901 fans. The game saw the Johns Hopkins University defeat Cornell University by the score of 11–10.^[1]

This was the seventh NCAA championship for Hopkins since tournament play began in 1971 and the 12th appearance in 16 title matches for the Blue Jays. Hopkins was sparked by goalkeeper Quint Kessenich, while National Hall of Fame member attackman Tim Goldstein tallied two goals and added six assists for Cornell. Cornell had defeated a Syracuse team, 18 to 15 in the semifinals, which featured Paul and Gary Gait, who would go on to capture three straight national title games. ^[2] ^[3]

Tournament results

First Round			Quarterfinals			Semifinals			Final May 26

8	Penn	11
	Massachusetts	10
			1	Maryland	12

			8	Penn	8



						1	Maryland	8

						4	Johns Hopkins	13



			4	Johns Hopkins	11

			5	North Carolina	10
5	North Carolina	21

	Michigan State	5
									4	Johns Hopkins	11

									2	Cornell	10
6	Navy	14

	Brown	6
			3	Syracuse	19

			6	Navy	5



						3	Syracuse	15

						2	Cornell	18



			2	Cornell	14

				Adelphi	12
7	Army	5

	Adelphi	6

* = Overtime

All-Tournament Team

Tim Goldstein, Cornell (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)
Brian Wood, Johns Hopkins
Craig Bubier, Johns Hopkins
Gary Gait, Syracuse
Bob Cummings, Cornell
Vince Angotti, Cornell
Aaron Jones, Cornell
Dave Pietramala, Johns Hopkins
Steve Mitchell, Johns Hopkins
Quint Kessenich, Johns Hopkins

References

^ "Men's Lacrosse Championship Record Book". NCAA.org. http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/lacrosse/m_lacrosse_champs_records_book/2005/2005_d1_m_lacrosse_champ_records.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
^ Associated Press. Lacrosse title to Johns Hopkins. Pacific Stars And Stripes. May 27, 1987. pg. 25
^ Rick Bonnell. Cornell lacrosse has thrived for 19 years with The System. Syracuse Herald Journal. May 22, 1987. pg. D-1

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