2008 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 2008 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Tournament was held from May 10 through May 25, 2008. This was the 29th annual Division III NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament. Sixteen NCAA Division III college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a play-in game to advance to the tournament.

The tournament culminated with the finals held on Memorial Day weekend at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts. The championship weekend, which included the Division I and Division II championships, was hosted by Harvard University and the Eastern College Athletic Conference.cite web |url=http://ncaa.com/lacrosse-mens/default.aspx?id=9982 |title=2008 NCAA Division III Men's Lacrosse Championship|accessdate=2008-05-05 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=NCAA.com] [cite web |url=http://library.kraftsportsgroup.com/2008_ncaa_lax_champ.html|title=2008 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships - Official Website|accessdate=2008-05-23 |author= |date=|work=|publisher=KraftSportsGroup.com] The game set an attendance record for the Division III title game of 24,317 fans.cite web |url=http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=11221 |title=Attendance Figures for the NCAA Men's Championships |accessdate=2008-05-28 |author= |date=May 26, 2008 |work= |publisher=LaxPower.com]

The championship featured a third consecutive meeting between perennial powerhouses Cortland State Red Dragone and Salisbury State Sea Gulls. The Sea Gulls victory sealed their 20th straight appearance and 26th overall in the NCAA Division III tournament. [cite web |url=http://www.ncaa.com/lacrosse-mens/article.aspx?id=240920 |title=Salisbury's Perfect Season|accessdate=2008-06-12 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=NCAA.com] They have a record of 45-18 all-time in the tournament and is a new Division III record beating Hobart's old record of 41.

Play-in games

The final four rounds of the tournament were preceded by five play-in games on May 7:
*Springfield 17 – Kean 2
*Bowdoin 11 – Mount Ida 5
*Western New England 14 – Western Connecticut State 4
*Ohio Wesleyan 12 – Kenyon 8
*Denision 19 – Widener 6

Tournament results

16TeamBracket | RD1=First Round
May 10
RD2=Quarterfinals
May 14
RD3=Semifinals
May 18
RD4=Final
May 25
RD1-seed01= N1
RD1-seed02=
RD1-team01= Cortland St.
RD1-team02= Springfield
RD1-score01= 12
RD1-score02= 9
RD1-seed03= N2
RD1-seed04= N11
RD1-team03= Middlebury
RD1-team04= Bowdoin
RD1-score03= 10
RD1-score04= 7
RD1-seed05= N4
RD1-seed06= N10
RD1-team05= Ithaca
RD1-team06= Williams
RD1-score05= 17
RD1-score06= 10
RD1-seed07=
RD1-seed08= N3
RD1-team07= Western New England
RD1-team08= St. Lawrence
RD1-score07= 13
RD1-score08= 9
RD1-seed09= S1
RD1-seed10=
RD1-team09= Salisbury St.
RD1-team10= Ohio Wesleyan
RD1-score09= 13
RD1-score10= 9
RD1-seed11= S4
RD1-seed12= S5
RD1-team11= Cabrini
RD1-team12= Haverford
RD1-score11= 13
RD1-score12= 10
RD1-seed13= S3
RD1-seed14= S6
RD1-team13= Washington (MD)
RD1-team14= Lynchburg
RD1-score13= 12
RD1-score14= 9
RD1-seed15= S10
RD1-seed16= S2
RD1-team15= Denison
RD1-team16= Gettysburg
RD1-score15= 7
RD1-score16= 8*
RD2-seed01= N1
RD2-team01= Cortland St.
RD2-seed02= N2
RD2-team02= Middlebury
RD2-score01= 11*
RD2-score02= 10
RD2-seed03= N4
RD2-team03= Ithaca
RD2-seed04=
RD2-team04= Western New England
RD2-score03= 13*
RD2-score04= 12
RD2-seed05= S1
RD2-team05= Salisbury St.
RD2-seed06= S4
RD2-team06= Cabrini
RD2-score05= 15
RD2-score06= 7
RD2-seed07= S3
RD2-team07= Washington (MD)
RD2-seed08= S2
RD2-team08= Gettysburg
RD2-score07= 5
RD2-score08= 12
RD3-seed01= N1
RD3-team01= Cortland St.
RD3-seed02= N4
RD3-team02= Ithaca
RD3-score01= 16
RD3-score02= 5
RD3-seed03= S1
RD3-team03= Salisbury St.
RD3-seed04= S2
RD3-team04= Gettysburg
RD3-score03= 11*
RD3-score04= 10
RD4-seed01= N1
RD4-team01= Cortland St.
RD4-seed02= S1
RD4-team02= Salisbury St.
RD4-score01= 13
RD4-score02= 19
* * = Overtime

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