1979 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship

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.

1979 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship
Tournament information
SportCollege lacrosse
Location 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)

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  
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See also

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