1987 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1987 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 17th 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 16,901 fans. The game saw the Johns Hopkins University defeat Cornell University by the score of 11–10. [cite web |url=http://www.ncaa.org/library/records/lacrosse/m_lacrosse_champs_records_book/2005/2005_d1_m_lacrosse_champ_records.pdf |title=Men's Lacrosse Championship Record Book |accessdate=2008-06-25 |author= |date= |work= |publisher=NCAA.org]

This was the seventh NCAA championship for Hopkins since tournament play began in 1971 and the 12th appearance in 16 title matches for the Blue Jays. Hopkins was sparked by goalkeeper Quint Kessenich, while National Hall of Fame member attackman Tim Goldstein tallied two goals and added six assists for Cornell. Cornell had defeated a Syracuse team, 18 to 15 in the semifinals, which featured Paul and Gary Gait, who would go on to capture three straight national title games. [Associated Press. "Lacrosse title to Johns Hopkins". Pacific Stars And Stripes. May 27, 1987. pg. 25] [Rick Bonnell. "Cornell lacrosse has thrived for 19 years with The System". Syracuse Herald Journal. May 22, 1987. pg. D-1]

Tournament results

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1=First Round | RD2=Quarterfinals | RD3=Semifinals | RD4=Final
RD1-seed01= 8
RD1-team01= Penn
RD1-score01= 11
RD1-team02= Massachusetts
RD1-score02= 10
RD1-seed07= 5
RD1-team07= North Carolina
RD1-score07= 21
RD1-team08= Michigan State
RD1-score08= 5
RD1-seed09= 6
RD1-team09= Navy
RD1-score09= 14
RD1-team10= Brown
RD1-score10= 6
RD1-seed15= 7
RD1-team15= Army
RD1-score15= 5
RD1-team16= Adelphi
RD1-score16= 6
RD2-seed01= 1
RD2-team01= Maryland
RD2-score01= 12
RD2-seed02= 8
RD2-team02= Penn
RD2-score02= 8
RD2-seed03= 4
RD2-team03= Johns Hopkins
RD2-score03= 11
RD2-seed04= 5
RD2-team04= North Carolina
RD2-score04= 10
RD2-seed05= 3
RD2-team05= Syracuse
RD2-score05= 19
RD2-seed06= 6
RD2-team06= Navy
RD2-score06= 5
RD2-seed07= 2
RD2-team07= Cornell
RD2-score07= 14
RD2-seed08=
RD2-team08= Adelphi
RD2-score08= 12
RD3-seed01= 1
RD3-team01= Maryland
RD3-score01= 8
RD3-seed02= 4
RD3-team02= Johns Hopkins
RD3-score02= 13
RD3-seed03= 3
RD3-team03= Syracuse
RD3-score03= 15
RD3-seed04= 2
RD3-team04= Cornell
RD3-score04= 18
RD4-seed01= 4
RD4-team01= Johns Hopkins
RD4-score01= 11
RD4-seed02= 2
RD4-team02= Cornell
RD4-score02= 10

* * = Overtime

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