1987 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

1987 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament
Finals site	Rutgers Stadium
Champions	Johns Hopkins (7th title)
Runner-up	Cornell
Attendance	17,077 finals 49,782 total
NCAA Division I men's tournaments «1986 1988»

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.

Tournament overview

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. Craig Bubier’s goal with 1:51 left in the game gave Hopkins the victory. The title was the seventh NCAA title overall for the Blue Jays and the third in the prior four years.

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.

Tournament results

	First Round					Quarterfinals					Semifinals					Final May 26
	8	Penn	11
		Massachusetts	10
						1	Maryland	12
						8	Penn	8
											1	Maryland	8
											4	Johns Hopkins	13
						4	Johns Hopkins	11
						5	North Carolina	10
	5	North Carolina	21
		Michigan State	5
																4	Johns Hopkins	11
																2	Cornell	10
	6	Navy	14
		Brown	6
						3	Syracuse	19
						6	Navy	5
											3	Syracuse	15
											2	Cornell	18
						2	Cornell	14
							Adelphi	12
	7	Army	5
		Adelphi	6

Tournament boxscores

Tournament Finals

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Johns Hopkins	3	4	2	2	11
Cornell	2	2	5	1	10
Johns Hopkins scoring – Craig Bubier 4, Brian Wood 2, John Dressel, Mike Morrill, John Ciccarone, Larry LeDoyen, John Wilkens Cornell scoring – Tim Goldstein 2, Mike Cummings 2, Bob Cummings 2, John Wurzburger 2, Tim Mulligan, Vince Angotti Shots: Cornell 43, Johns Hopkins 37 Saves: Johns Hopkins 21, Cornell 15

Tournament Semi-finals

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Johns Hopkins	4	3	2	4	13
Maryland	2	2	3	1	8
Johns Hopkins scoring – Brian Wood 5, Mike Morrill 3, Brendan Kelly 2, John Dressel, John Wilkens, Craig Bubier Maryland scoring – Brian Willard 3, Mike Smith 2, Mike Mosko 2, Guy Riccardi Shots: Johns Hopkins 39, Maryland 30 Saves: Johns Hopkins 10, Maryland 10

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornell	4	5	4	5	18
Syracuse	3	5	4	3	15
Cornell scoring – John Wurzburger 5, Vince Angotti 3, Bob Cummings 2, Tim Goldstein 2, Tim Mulligan, Joe Lizzio, Charlie Caliendo, Bill O’Hanlon, Steve Meyer, Paul Kuehner Syracuse scoring – Gary Gait 5, Tom Nelson 3, John Zulberti 2, Todd Curry 2, Gordie Mapes, Rhett Cavanaugh, Greg Burns Shots: Cornell 39, Syracuse 34 Saves: Cornell 13, Syracuse 9

Tournament Quarterfinals

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Maryland	1	4	3	4	12
Pennsylvania	3	2	2	1	8
Maryland scoring – Brendan Hanley 4, Tom Worstell 3, Kirk Thurston 2, Phil Willard 2, Mike Smith Pennsylvania scoring – Sean Dougherty 3, Stewart Fisher 3, Chris Flynn, Kevin Nicklas Shots: Pennsylvania 44, Maryland 36 Saves: Pennsylvania 13, Maryland 11

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Johns Hopkins	5	2	2	2	11
North Carolina	3	1	3	3	10
Johns Hopkins scoring – Mike Morrill 6, Brendan Kelly, Larry LeDoyen, John Ciccarone, Brian Wood, John Dressel North Carolina scoring – Joey Seivold 3, Rich Crawford 2, Brett Davy 2, Kevin Haus, Steve Huff, Gary Seivold Shots: North Carolina 42, Johns Hopkins 30 Saves: Johns Hopkins 21, North Carolina 8

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Syracuse	5	4	4	6	19
Navy	0	3	1	1	5
Syracuse scoring – Gary Gait 6, Tom Nelson 5, Gordie Mapes 3, John Zulberti 2, Todd Curry, Jim Egan, Rhett Cavanaugh Navy scoring – Paul Basile, Michael Herger, Tim O’Rourke, Max Grant, Robert Wehman Shots: Syracuse 59, Navy 36 Saves: Navy 22, Syracuse 18

Team	1	2	3	4	Total
Cornell	2	3	4	5	14
Adelphi	4	5	1	2	12
Cornell scoring – Tim Goldstein 5, Steve Meyer 2, Todd Francis, Mike Cummings, Bob Cummings, Paul Kuehner, Tim McDevitt, John Wurzburger, Joe Lizzio Adelphi scoring – Gordon Purdie 4, Gary Blohm 3, Scott Reh 2, Barry Greenberg, Sean Keenan, Jeff Reh Shots: Cornell 51, Adelphi 44 Saves: Adelphi 19, Cornell 18

All-Tournament Team

• Tim Goldstein, Cornell (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)
• Brian Wood, Johns Hopkins
• Craig Bubier, Johns Hopkins
• Gary Gait, Syracuse
• Bob Cummings, Cornell
• Vince Angotti, Cornell
• Aaron Jones, Cornell
• Dave Pietramala, Johns Hopkins
• Steve Mitchell, Johns Hopkins
• Quint Kessenich, Johns Hopkins