1976 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
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The 1976 NCAA Division I tournament championship game was played at Brown University in front of 7,504 fans. The undefeated Cornell Big Red, led by hall-of-famers, coach Richard M. Moran, and players Mike French and Eamon McEneaney, defeated Maryland with hall-of-famer Frank Urso, 16 to 13 in overtime. Throughout the 70s Cornell University was dominant in lacrosse with four final appearances and three titles.
For the first time in NCAA tournament history, two undefeated teams, No. 1 Maryland and No. 2 Cornell, would meet in the championship game. The game did not disappoint, as the Cornell, down 7-2 at halftime, outscored Maryland, 6-2, in the third period to pull within one goal entering the final stanza. The Terps opened the fourth period with a goal to go up 10-8, but the next four tallies belonged to the Cornell, who led 12-10 with three minutes to play. Maryland, however, would get back-to-back goals, including a buzzer-beater, to knot the game and send the contest into overtime. After an initial tally by the Terps’ Terry Kimball, the Cornell would score four unanswered goals to claim the crown with a 16-13 victory. Mike French tied the then-NCAA tournament single-game scoring record, finishing the day with seven goals and four assists.
[edit] Tournament results
| First Round | Semifinals | Championship | |||||||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 17 | |||||||||||
| 8 | Brown | 8 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 22 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Navy | 11 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Navy | 13 | |||||||||||
| 5 | North Carolina | 9 | |||||||||||
| 1 | Maryland | 13 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Cornell | 16 * | |||||||||||
| 3 | Johns Hopkins | 11 | |||||||||||
| 6 | Massachusetts | 9 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Cornell | 13 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Johns Hopkins | 5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Cornell | 14 | |||||||||||
| 7 | Wash. & Lee | 0 | |||||||||||
- * = Overtime
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[edit] See also
NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship
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