1979 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

1979 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship
Dates	May 16–26, 1979
Teams	8
Champions	Johns Hopkins (3rd title)
Runner-up	Maryland
MOP	Mike Federico, Goalie, Johns Hopkins
Attendance	16,166 finals 25,241 total
NCAA Division I Men's Championships «1978 1980»

The 1979 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Tournament was the 9th 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.

Tournament overview

The championship game was hosted by University of Maryland, and was played in front of 16,166 fans. The game saw the Johns Hopkins University defeat University of Maryland by the score of 15–9, with five unanswered goals in the second period.

This tournament was notable as the only entry for North Carolina State, led by Stan Cockerton, in the NCAA tournament. The lacrosse program at North Carolina State was discontinued shortly afterwards. Johns Hopkins using a stingy defense and led by Dave Huntley and Jeff Cook, defeated the Terrapins for the second time this season in winning their second consecutive NCAA title.

The number one seeding in the tournament went to the Blue Jays with a 10 and 0 record and winners of 17 in a row, since a mid-season defeat in 1978 by Cornell. Syracuse appeared for the first time in the NCAA tournament, while Maryland was making its ninth straight tournament appearance. Following this title game, Hopkins had won or tied for 34 national championships, more than twice as many as any other school.

Hopkins had also handed the Terrapins five of their losses over the prior three seasons, including consecutive defeats in the semifinals of the Division I tournaments in 1977 and 1978. During the 1970s, Maryland participated in six NCAA title games, including four in a row from 1973 to 1976. During that span, the Terps won two national titles and lost four.

Tournament results

	First Round					Semifinals					Championship May 26
	1	Johns Hopkins	20
	8	N.C. State	6
						1	Johns Hopkins	16
						4	Virginia	7
	4	Virginia	15
	5	Cornell	8
											1	Johns Hopkins	15
											2	Maryland	9
	3	Navy	16
	6	Massachusetts	14
						3	Navy	10
						2	Maryland	15
	2	Maryland	16
	7	Syracuse	13

Tournament boxscores

Tournament Finals

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Johns Hopkins	3	5	4	3	15
Maryland	4	0	3	2	9
Johns Hopkins scoring – Jeff Cook 3, Dave Huntley 3, Ned Radebaugh 2, Wayne Davis 2, Scott Baugher 2, Steve Wey, Jim Bidne, Joe Garavante Maryland scoring–Bob Boneillo 3, Terry Kimball 2, Barry Mitchell 2, Ron Martinello, John Lamon Shots: Johns Hopkins 46, Maryland 33

Tournament Semi-Finals

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Johns Hopkins	3	2	7	4	16
Virginia	2	1	1	3	7
Johns Hopkins scoring – Scott Baugher 4, Wayne Davis 3, Jeff Harris 2, Mike Donnelly 2, Dave Huntley, Bob Teasdall, Ned Radebaugh, Jim Bidne Virginia scoring–Ray Giusto 2, Sonny Esposito, Paul O’Brien, John Driscoll, Bill Seery, Randy Natoli Shots: Johns Hopkins 42, Virginia 29

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	5	2	5	3	15
Navy	2	2	4	2	10
Maryland scoring – Barry Mitchell 3, Terry Kimball 3, Bob Boneillo 2, Ron Martinello 2, Mike Farrell 2, Klay Johnson 2, John Lamon Navy scoring – Mike Hannan 3, Mike Buzzell 2, David Guill 2, Roger Sexauer 2, Mike Chanenchuk Shots: Navy 54, Maryland 49

Tournament First Round

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Johns Hopkins	5	8	2	5	20
North Carolina St.	2	2	2	0	6
Johns Hopkins scoring – Jim Bidne 4, Wayne Davis 4, Ned Radebaugh 2, Bob Teasdall 2, Joe Garavente, Dave Huntley, Kevin Kilner, Jeff Harris North Carolina St. scoring – Dan Wilson 3, Walter Hein 2, Ted Manos Shots: Johns Hopkins 50, North Carolina St. 34

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Virginia	5	8	2	5	15
Cornell	3	2	1	2	8
Virginia scoring – Bato Pellington 4, John Driscoll 2, Paul O’Brien 2, Bill Seery 2, Rick Giusto 2, Tom Holman, Matt Rainis, Sonny Esposito Cornell scoring – John Mutch 2, Charlie Wood 2, Joe Szombathy, Jim DeNicola, Reiley McDonald, Wade Bollinger Shots: Cornell 43, Virginia 31

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Navy	2	7	4	3	16
Massachusetts	3	3	5	3	14
Navy scoring – Mike Hannan 5, Mike Buzzell 3, Mike Chanenchuk 2, Roger Sexauer 2, Sid Abernathy 2, Bill Anderson, Charlie Mark Massachusetts scoring – Jim Weller 4, Ed Murray 2, Brooks Sweet 2, Lee Vosburgh 2, Peter Schmitz 2, Mike Lewis, Tom Walters Shots: Navy 53, Massachusetts 52

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	4	2	2	8	16
Syracuse	3	4	3	3	13
Maryland scoring – Barry Mitchell 4, Ron Martinello 4, John Lamon 2, Bob Boneillo 2, Bob Ott, Mike Duffy, Mike Farrell, Nick Manis Syracuse scoring – Kevin Donahue 5, Ralph Spinola 2, Tim O’Hara 2, Greg Cunningham 2, Tom Donahue, Brad Short Shots: Maryland 54, Syracuse 41

Tournament outstanding players

• Mike Federico, Goalie, Johns Hopkins, tournament Most Outstanding Player

Leading Scorers

Name	GP	G	A	Pts
Barry Mitchell, Maryland	3	8	7	14
Bob Boneillo, Maryland	3	6	6	12
Wayne Davis, Johns Hopkins	3	9	2	11
Scott Baugher, Johns Hopkins	3	8	3	11
Mike Buzzell, Navy	2	6	4	10
Dave Huntley, Johns Hopkins	2	9	1	10
Ron Martinello, Maryland	3	8	2	10
John Lamon, Maryland	2	7	3	10
Ned Radebaugh, Johns Hopkins	3	5	4	9
Mike Chanenchuk, Navy	2	3	6	9

External links

• Sports Illustrated, June 4, 1979, Nobody Does It Better Than They Do