The 1987 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 17th 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 1987 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.

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defeated

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in the championship game, 11–10. This was the seventh NCAA championship for Hopkins since tournament play began in 1971–and third in four years–and was also their twelfth appearance out of sixteen title matches. The championship game was played at

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, with 16,901 fans in attendance.

Overview

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. Craig Bubier scored with 1:51 left in the game gave Johns Hopkins the final with the goal coming off a fast break after

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intercepted a long clear by the Cornell goalie. Kessenich had 21 saves for Hopkins. Hopkins was sparked on defense by goalkeeper Kessenich and Dave Pietramala, while National Hall of Fame member attackma
Tim Goldstein
tallied two goals and added six assists for Cornell. Cornell had defeated a Syracuse team in the semifinals, 18–15, in a game which featured

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and

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.Rick Bonnell. ''Cornell lacrosse has thrived for 19 years with The System''. Syracuse Herald Journal. May 22, 1987. pg. D-1 Adelphi upset #7 Army 6-5 in the first round.

Bracket

Box scores

Finals

Semifinals

Quarterfinals

First round

All-Tournament Team

*Tim Goldstein, Cornell (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player) *Brian Wood, Johns Hopkins *Craig Bubier, Johns Hopkins *

, Syracuse *Bob Cummings, Cornell *Vince Angotti, Cornell *Aaron Jones, Cornell * Dave Pietramala, Johns Hopkins *Steve Mitchell, Johns Hopkins *

, Johns Hopkins

References

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