1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

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1998 NCAA Division I Men's
Lacrosse Championship
Teams12
Finals siteRutgers Stadium
ChampionsPrinceton (5th title)
Runner-upMaryland
Attendance[1]17,225 finals
64,850 total
NCAA Division I Men's Championships
«1997 1999»

The 1998 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 28th 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.

The championship game was played at Rutgers Stadium in front of 21,194 fans,[2] The game saw the Princeton University defeat University of Maryland by the score of 15–5.[1] This is Princeton's third consecutive national championship under Head Coach Bill Tierney, and their fifth title since 1992.

Tournament bracket[]

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
            
Georgetown 9
8 UMBC 8
1 Loyola 12
Georgetown 11
1 Loyola 8
5 Maryland 19
4 Johns Hopkins 10
5 Maryland 11*
5 Maryland 18
Butler 10
5 Maryland 5
2 Princeton 15
7 Duke 16
North Carolina 14
2 Princeton 11
7 Duke 9
2 Princeton 11
3 Syracuse 10
3 Syracuse 17
6 Virginia 14
6 Virginia 16
Hobart 10
  • * = Overtime

All-Tournament Team[]

  • Corey Popham, Princeton (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)
  • Christian Cook, Princeton
  • Jesse Hubbard, Princeton
  • Jon Hess, Princeton
  • Josh Sims, Princeton
  • Scott Hochstadt, Maryland
  • Mike Bonnani, Maryland
  • Brian Haggerty, Maryland
  • Casey Powell, Syracuse
  • Ryan Powell, Syracuse
  • Luke Parrott
  • Brian Woody

References[]

  1. ^ a b "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (pdf). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Attendance Figures for the NCAA Men's Championships". LaxPower.com. Archived from the original on 10 June 2008. Retrieved 2008-06-25.
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