The 1978 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship was the fifth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II and Division III men's college lacrosse in the United States.
| Tournament information | |
|---|---|
| Sport | College lacrosse |
| Location |  Geneva, New York (final) |
| Host(s) | Hobart and William Smith Colleges (final) |
| Venue(s) | Boswell Field (final) |
| Participants | 12 |
| Final positions | |
| Champions | Roanoke (1st title) |
| Runner-up | Hobart (5th title game) |
| Tournament statistics | |
| Matches played | 11 |
| Goals scored | 293 (26.64 per match) |
| Attendance | 9,043 (822 per match) |
| Top scorer(s) | Richard Graham, Roanoke (20) |
A separate Division III men's championship would not be introduced until 1980.
This year's final was played at Boswell Field at the Hobart College in Geneva, New York.[1]
Roanoke defeated two-time defending champion Hobart in the final, 14–13, to win their first national title. This was also Hobart's fifth consecutive appearance in the tournament's championship final.
The Maroons (12–2) were coached by Paul Griffin.
Bracket edit
| First Round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Championship | ||||||||||||||||
| Hobart | 29 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Ithaca | 15 | Ithaca | 6 | ||||||||||||||||
| Salisbury State | 9 | Hobart | 24 | ||||||||||||||||
| Cortland | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cortland | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Towson State | 24 | Towson State | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| New Haven | 5 | Hobart | 13 | ||||||||||||||||
| Roanoke | 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Roanoke | 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Adelphi | 23 | Adelphi | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| Baltimore | 15 | Roanoke | 12 | ||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| UMBC | 16 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Washington College | 10 | Washington College | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| Ohio Wesleyan | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship History" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 12 May 2019.