1977 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament
1977 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament | |||||
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Dates | May 18–28, 1977 | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Finals site | Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||
Champions | Cornell (3rd title) | ||||
Runner-up | Johns Hopkins (4th title game) | ||||
Semifinalists | Maryland (7th Final Four) Navy (4th Final Four) | ||||
Winning coach | Richie Moran (3rd title) | ||||
MOP | Eamon McEneaney, Cornell | ||||
Attendance[1] | 10,080 finals 29,193 total | ||||
Top scorer | Eamon McEneaney, Cornell (25 goals) | ||||
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The 1977 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the seventh annual
Cornell capped off a 13-0 season with its second-straight NCAA championship, defeating Johns Hopkins in the final, 16–8. Cornell completed a second undefeated season, becoming the first team to win back-to-back championships.
The championship game was played at Scott Stadium at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia, with 10,080 fans in attendance.
Overview
Led for the second straight year by Coach
The victory was the 29th straight for Cornell and marked their third title in seven NCAA tournaments. Cornell would not lose again until the following year's championship game again versus Johns Hopkins. Both of Hopkins' losses during the season were to Cornell, and McEneaney had 25 total points during the tournament eclipsing the prior record of 20 set by Mike French in 1976.
Coach Moran earned his second Morris Touchstone Award as the Division I Coach of the Year, while Eamon McEneaney won the Lt. Raymond Enners Award as the most outstanding player in the nation and Chris Kane wins the Schmeisser Cup as the nation's outstanding defenseman. Dan Mackesey repeated as the winner of the Ens. C.M. Kelly, Jr. Award as the nation's most outstanding goaltender, making it the fifth time in a 10-year span that a Big Red player had received the award.
Eamon McEneaney was voted the outstanding player in the 1977 NCAA tournament and also represented the United States in the 1978
Bracket
Quarterfinals May 18 | Semifinals May 21 | Championship May 28 | ||||||||||||
1 | Cornell | 17 | ||||||||||||
8 | Massachusetts
| 13 | ||||||||||||
1 | Cornell | 22 | ||||||||||||
5 | Navy | 6 | ||||||||||||
5 | Navy | 14 | ||||||||||||
4 | Penn | 12 | ||||||||||||
1 | Cornell (13–0) | 16 | ||||||||||||
2 | Johns Hopkins (11–2) | 8 | ||||||||||||
3 | Maryland | 14 | ||||||||||||
6 | Washington & Lee
| 8 | ||||||||||||
3 | Maryland | 12 | ||||||||||||
2 | Johns Hopkins | 22 | ||||||||||||
2 | Johns Hopkins | 16 | ||||||||||||
7 | North Carolina | 9 |
Box scores
Finals
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cornell (13–0) | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 16 |
Johns Hopkins (11–2) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 |
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Semifinals
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cornell | 9 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 22 |
Navy | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Johns Hopkins | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 22 |
Maryland | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 12 |
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First Round
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cornell | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 17 |
Massachusetts | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 13 |
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Navy | 2 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 14 |
Pennsylvania | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Johns Hopkins | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Maryland | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 14 |
Washington and Lee | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 |
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Outstanding players
- Eamon McEneaney, Cornell
Leading scorers
Name | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Eamon McEneaney, Cornell | 3 | 11 | 14 | 25 |
Mike O’Neill, Johns Hopkins | 3 | 7 | 8 | 15 |
Tom Marino, Cornell | 3 | 12 | 2 | 14 |
Rich Hirsch, Johns Hopkins | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
Brendan Schneck, Navy | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
Mike Hynes, Maryland | 3 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Steve Page, Cornell | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Bob Henrickson, Cornell | 3 | 5 | 3 | 8 |
Mike Page, Pennsylvania | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Peter Hollis, Pennsylvania | 1 | 4 | 3 | 7 |
Bob DeSimone, Johns Hopkins | 3 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
Notes
- Cornell the national champion scores 55 total goals, a new tournament record
See also
- 1977 NCAA Division II lacrosse tournament
- Undefeated National Champions
References
- NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ "Eamon McEneaney's Lacrosse Hall of Fame Bio". Archived from the original on 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2023-04-14.
- ^ Eamon McEneaney's Lacrosse Jersey is Officially Retired[permanent dead link]
- ^ "Cornell University Men's Lacrosse Media Guide". CSTV.com. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011.
- ^ "Ivy League Lacrosse Title Chase Heats Up By David Clarke". TheCrimson.com. April 16, 1977.
- ^ "Sports Illustrated article on 1977 title game". SportsIllustrated.com. June 6, 1977. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009.
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: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ United Press International. McEneaney Leads Cornell. THE DAILY MESSENGER. May 31, 1977. pg. 10
- ^ United Press International. Cornell romps, 16-8. The Syracuse Herald Journal. May 29, 1977. pg. 73