The 2005 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 35th annual

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hosted by the

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to determine the team champion of men's

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among its Division I programs, held at the end of the 2005 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.

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won the championship with a 9–8 win over

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. The Blue Jays, led by senior Kyle Harrison and sophomore goalie Jesse Schwartzman, won their eighth NCAA championship and first since 1987. All the while, Johns Hopkins allowed just one goal the entire second half of the game. Schwartzman was named the tournament's outstanding player. In an exciting national semi-final game, Hopkins won against Virginia in overtime on a goal by defensive short stick midfielder Benson Erwin. Virginia seemingly had the game locked up in regulation after scoring the go ahead goal with 12.9 seconds remaining. But Hopkins won the ensuing face off and raced down the field tying the game with 1.5 seconds to go, setting up Erwin's overtime heroics. The championship game was played at

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, with an audience of 44,920 fans, the 4th highest total for an NCAA lacrosse final.

Qualifying

Sixteen NCAA Division I college men's lacrosse teams met after having played their way through a regular season, and for some, a conference tournament. Marist made their debut appearance in the Division I men's lacrosse tournament.

Bracket

* * = Overtime

References

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Benson Erwin's OT Game-Winner Lifts Hopkins Past Virginia, 9-8
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Qualifying

Bracket

See also

References

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