1979 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship
Tournament information
SportCollege lacrosse
LocationNew York (state) Garden City, New York (final)
Host(s)Adelphi University (final)
Venue(s)Motamed Field (final)
Participants12
Final positions
ChampionsAdelphi (1st title)
Runner-upUMBC (1st title game)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored274 (24.91 per match)
Attendance7,754 (705 per match)
Top scorer(s)Bob Engelke, AU (22)
Jay Robertson, UMBC (22)

The 1979 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship was the sixth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II and Division III men's college lacrosse in the United States.

This was the final championship before the introduction of a separate Division III men's championship in 1980. As such, this was the final year of the tournament's twelve-team format.

The final was played at Motamed Field at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York.[1]

Adelphi defeated UMBC in the final, 17–12, to win their first national title. The Panthers (13–3) were coached by Paul Doherty.

This was the first Division II championship game without Hobart, who lost to St. Lawrence in the quarterfinals. The defending champions, Roanoke, also fell in the quarterfinal round.

Bracket

First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship
Towson State 17
Salisbury State 13 Salisbury State 4
Loyola (MD) 12 Towson State 12
UMBC 16
Roanoke 8
UMBC 22 UMBC 13
Babson 7 UMBC 12
Adelphi 17
Adelphi 14
Cortland 11 Cortland 9
Ithaca 9 Adelphi 16
St. Lawrence 13
Hobart 11
St. Lawrence 14 St. Lawrence 12
Ohio Wesleyan 12

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship History" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved 19 May 2019.
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