1987 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

1987 NCAA Division I Men's
Lacrosse Championship
Finals site Rutgers Stadium
Champions Johns Hopkins (7th title)
Runner-up Cornell
Attendance[1] 17,077 finals
49,782 total
NCAA Division I Men's Championships
«1986 1988»

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.

Tournament overview

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 1110. Craig Bubier’s goal with 1:51 left in the game gave Hopkins the victory. The title was the seventh NCAA title overall for the Blue Jays and the third in the prior four years.[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  

Tournament boxscores

Tournament Finals

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Johns Hopkins342211
Cornell225110
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Craig Bubier 4, Brian Wood 2, John Dressel, Mike Morrill, John Ciccarone, Larry LeDoyen, John Wilkens
  • Cornell scoring – Tim Goldstein 2, Mike Cummings 2, Bob Cummings 2, John Wurzburger 2, Tim Mulligan, Vince Angotti
  • Shots: Cornell 43, Johns Hopkins 37
  • Saves: Johns Hopkins 21, Cornell 15

Tournament Semi-finals

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Johns Hopkins432413
Maryland22318
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Brian Wood 5, Mike Morrill 3, Brendan Kelly 2, John Dressel, John Wilkens, Craig Bubier
  • Maryland scoring – Brian Willard 3, Mike Smith 2, Mike Mosko 2, Guy Riccardi
  • Shots: Johns Hopkins 39, Maryland 30
  • Saves: Johns Hopkins 10, Maryland 10
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Cornell454518
Syracuse354315
  • Cornell scoring – John Wurzburger 5, Vince Angotti 3, Bob Cummings 2, Tim Goldstein 2, Tim Mulligan, Joe Lizzio, Charlie Caliendo, Bill O’Hanlon, Steve Meyer, Paul Kuehner
  • Syracuse scoring – Gary Gait 5, Tom Nelson 3, John Zulberti 2, Todd Curry 2, Gordie Mapes, Rhett Cavanaugh, Greg Burns
  • Shots: Cornell 39, Syracuse 34
  • Saves: Cornell 13, Syracuse 9

Tournament Quarterfinals

Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Maryland143412
Pennsylvania32218
  • Maryland scoring – Brendan Hanley 4, Tom Worstell 3, Kirk Thurston 2, Phil Willard 2, Mike Smith
  • Pennsylvania scoring – Sean Dougherty 3, Stewart Fisher 3, Chris Flynn, Kevin Nicklas
  • Shots: Pennsylvania 44, Maryland 36
  • Saves: Pennsylvania 13, Maryland 11
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Johns Hopkins522211
North Carolina313310
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Mike Morrill 6, Brendan Kelly, Larry LeDoyen, John Ciccarone, Brian Wood, John Dressel
  • North Carolina scoring – Joey Seivold 3, Rich Crawford 2, Brett Davy 2, Kevin Haus, Steve Huff, Gary Seivold
  • Shots: North Carolina 42, Johns Hopkins 30
  • Saves: Johns Hopkins 21, North Carolina 8
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Syracuse544619
Navy03115
  • Syracuse scoring – Gary Gait 6, Tom Nelson 5, Gordie Mapes 3, John Zulberti 2, Todd Curry, Jim Egan, Rhett Cavanaugh
  • Navy scoring – Paul Basile, Michael Herger, Tim O’Rourke, Max Grant, Robert Wehman
  • Shots: Syracuse 59, Navy 36
  • Saves: Navy 22, Syracuse 18
Team 1 2 3 4 Total
Cornell234514
Adelphi451212
  • Cornell scoring – Tim Goldstein 5, Steve Meyer 2, Todd Francis, Mike Cummings, Bob Cummings, Paul Kuehner, Tim McDevitt, John Wurzburger, Joe Lizzio
  • Adelphi scoring – Gordon Purdie 4, Gary Blohm 3, Scott Reh 2, Barry Greenberg, Sean Keenan, Jeff Reh
  • Shots: Cornell 51, Adelphi 44
  • Saves: Adelphi 19, Cornell 18

All-Tournament Team

References

  1. 1 2 "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (pdf). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. Associated Press. Lacrosse title to Johns Hopkins. Pacific Stars And Stripes. May 27, 1987. pg. 25
  3. 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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