1982 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament | |||||
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Dates | May 19–29, 1982 | ||||
Teams | 8 | ||||
Finals site | Scott Stadium Charlottesville, Virginia | ||||
Champions | North Carolina (2nd title) | ||||
Runner-up | Johns Hopkins (9th title game) | ||||
Semifinalists | Cornell (7th Final Four) Virginia (6th Final Four) | ||||
Winning coach | Willie Scroggs (2nd title) | ||||
MOP | Dave Wingate, Attack, North Carolina | ||||
Attendance[1] | 10,283 finals 22,892 total | ||||
Top scorers | Mike Burnett, North Carolina Dave Wingate, North Carolina (11 goals) | ||||
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The 1982 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 12th annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs at the end of the 1982 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.
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.
Defending champions North Carolina defeated Johns Hopkins in the championship game, 7–5, to claim their second NCAA national title.[1]
The championship game was played at Scott Stadium at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville, Virginia on May 29, with 10,283 fans in attendance.
Overview
This was the second straight defeat of Hopkins by the University of North Carolina in the finals. The Tar Heels carried a 7–3 lead heading into the fourth quarter, with attackman Dave Wingate scoring five goals for Carolina. The Tar Heels won 26th straight games over two seasons, finally losing the first game of the 1983 season against Hobart.
UNC used an aggressive zone defense against Hopkins and UNC goalie Tom Sears made the saves when he had to, finishing with 16 saves. Dave Wingate scored 5 goals for UNC, and Brian Holman finished with 19 saves for Hopkins.[2]
Bracket
Quarterfinals May 19 | Semifinals May 22 | Championship May 29 | ||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 16 | ||||||||||||
8 | Navy | 2 | ||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 15 | ||||||||||||
4 | Cornell | 8 | ||||||||||||
4 | Cornell | 11 | ||||||||||||
5 | Army | 9 | ||||||||||||
1 | North Carolina | 7 | ||||||||||||
2 | Johns Hopkins | 5 | ||||||||||||
3 | Virginia | 15 | ||||||||||||
6 | Adelphi | 7 | ||||||||||||
3 | Virginia | 9 | ||||||||||||
2 | Johns Hopkins | 13 | ||||||||||||
2 | Johns Hopkins | 14 | ||||||||||||
7 | Maryland | 9 |
Box scores
Finals
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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North Carolina | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
Johns Hopkins | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
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Semifinals
- May 22, 1982
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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North Carolina | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 15 |
Cornell | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8 |
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Johns Hopkins | 5 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 13 |
Virginia | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
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Quarterfinals
Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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North Carolina | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
Navy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Cornell | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 11 |
Army | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 9 |
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Virginia | 5 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 15 |
Adelphi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
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Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
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Johns Hopkins | 4 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 14 |
Maryland | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 9 |
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Outstanding players
- Tom Sears, North Carolina (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)
Leading scorers
Leading Scorers | GP | G | A | Pts |
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Dave Wingate, North Carolina | 3 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
Mike Burnett, North Carolina | 3 | 3 | 8 | 11 |
Mike Caravana, Virginia | 2 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
Peter Scott, Johns Hopkins | 3 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Art Lux, Syracuse | 3 | 8 | 2 | 8 |
Dave Desko, Syracuse | 3 | 6 | 2 | 8 |
Peter Scott, Johns Hopkins | 3 | 6 | 1 | 7 |
John Krumenacker, Johns Hopkins | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Henry Ciccarone Jr., Johns Hopkins | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 |
Dave Wingate, North Carolina | 2 | 5 | 1 | 6 |
See also
- 1982 NCAA women's lacrosse tournament (inaugural edition)
- 1982 NCAA Division III lacrosse tournament
References
- ^ a b "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
- ^ Associated Press. Heels top Hopkins, 7–5. Syracuse Herald Journal, May 30, 1982. pg. D-9
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