1978 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament
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.
| 1978 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament | |||||
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| 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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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.