1988 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship

1988 NCAA Division I Women's
Lacrosse Championship
Dates May 1988
Teams 6
Finals site Walton Field
Haverford, PA
Champions Temple (2nd title)
Runner-up Penn State (3rd title game)
Attendance 2,570 finals
NCAA Division I Women's Championships
«1987 1989»

The 1988 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the seventh annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Walton Field in Haverford, Pennsylvania during May 1988.

The Temple Owls won their second championship by defeating the Penn State Nittany Lions in the final, 15–7. This was a rematch of the previous year's final, won by Penn State. Furthermore, Temple's win secured an undefeated season (19–0) for the Owls.

The leading scorers for the tournament, all with 8 goals, were Gail Cummings (Temple), Denise Bourassa (Temple), Mandee Moore (Temple), and Tami Worley (Penn State). The Most Outstanding Player trophy was not awarded this year.

Qualification

All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. In the end, 6 teams contested this tournament, an increase of two from the previous year.

Team Appearance Previous
Harvard 3rd 1984
Lafayette 1st Never
Northwestern 5th 1987
Penn State 6th 1987
Temple 6th 1987
William & Mary 2nd 1983

Tournament bracket

  First Round     Semifinals     Finals
Walton Field
Haverford, MD
                           
         Temple 13  
   Harvard 7      Harvard 8    
   William & Mary 6          Temple 15
       Penn State 7
         Lafayette 6    
   Penn State 12      Penn State 8  
   Northwestern 6  

Tournament outstanding players

See also

References

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