1988 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1988 tournament championship game was played at Syracuse University in front of 20,148 fans. The Syracuse Orangemen defeated the Cornell Big Red, 13-8 for the first of their three straight NCAA titles.

This Syracuse team is notable for being undefeated and for featuring the Gait brothers, Paul and Gary Gait, as well as lacrosse Hall-of-Famer Tom Marechek. It is also significant for being the NCAA tournament where Gary Gait took his famous "Air Gait" shot in a tight semi-final game against University of Pennsylvania.

Tournament results

4RoundBracket-Byes | RD1=First Round | RD2=Quarterfinals | RD3=Semifinals | RD4=Final
RD1-seed01= 8
RD1-team01= Navy
RD1-score01= 10
RD1-team02= Harvard
RD1-score02= 9
RD1-seed07= 5
RD1-team07= Loyola
RD1-score07= 19
RD1-team08= Air Force
RD1-score08= 8
RD1-seed09= 6
RD1-team09= Cornell
RD1-score09= 13
RD1-team10= Massachusetts
RD1-score10= 11
RD1-seed15= 7
RD1-team15= Virginia *
RD1-score15= 10
RD1-team16= Yale
RD1-score16= 9
RD2-seed01= 1
RD2-team01= Syracuse
RD2-score01= 23
RD2-seed02= 8
RD2-team02= Navy
RD2-score02= 5
RD2-seed03= 4
RD2-team03= Penn
RD2-score03= 12
RD2-seed04= 5
RD2-team04= Loyola
RD2-score04= 9
RD2-seed05= 3
RD2-team05= North Carolina
RD2-score05= 4
RD2-seed06= 6
RD2-team06= Cornell
RD2-score06= 6
RD2-seed07= 2
RD2-team07= Johns Hopkins
RD2-score07= 10
RD2-seed08= 7
RD2-team08= Virginia *
RD2-score08= 11
RD3-seed01= 1
RD3-team01= Syracuse
RD3-score01= 11
RD3-seed02= 4
RD3-team02= Penn
RD3-score02= 10
RD3-seed03= 6
RD3-team03= Cornell
RD3-score03= 17
RD3-seed04= 7
RD3-team04= Virginia
RD3-score04= 6
RD4-seed01= 1
RD4-team01= Syracuse
RD4-score01= 13
RD4-seed02= 6
RD4-team02= Cornell
RD4-score02= 8

* * = Overtime

External links

* [http://www.ncaasports.com/lacrosse/mens/history/divi NCAA lacrosse history]
* [http://www.laxpower.com/gallery/88/p88/airgait/airgait3.htm "Air Gait" picture link]
* [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C0CE6DC1139F931A25757C0A966958260&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all "Air Gait" writeup]