1974 NCAA Division II lacrosse tournament

The 1974 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship was the first annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II men's college lacrosse in the United States. That year's championship game was played at the SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex at SUNY Cortland in Cortland, New York.[1]

1974 NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship
Tournament information
SportCollege lacrosse
LocationUnited States
Venue(s)SUNY Cortland Stadium Complex
Cortland, NY
Participants8
Final positions
ChampionsTowson State (1st)
Runner-upHobart
Tournament statistics
Matches played7
Goals scored194 (27.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)Rick Gilbert, Hobart (20)
← 1973
1975 →

Three editions of the NCAA Division I Lacrosse Championship were contested before a separate championship was established for Division II programs. In addition, two USILA "small college" tournaments were held in 1972 and 1973.

Towson State defeated Hobart in the final, 18−17 (in double overtime), to win their only national title. Wayne Eisenhut scored his fifth goal with 6 seconds left in the first overtime to win the game. Towson scored 7 goals in the final period to tie the game and send it into overtime. Eisenhut scored the final two goals in overtime for Towson (there was no sudden death overtime in this final). Hal Draffen scored 8 goals for Hobart in the game, while Hobart all-timer Rick Gilbert finished the DII tournament as the leading scorer with 20 goals. Towson defeated two NCAA Division I tournament teams, #5 seed UVA and #7 seed Hofstra during the regular season.

Qualification

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All Division II men's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship with a total of eight teams invited.

TeamAppearancePrevious
Adelphi1st
Baltimore1st
Hobart1st
Roanoke1st
SUNY Cortland1st
Towson State1st
UMBC1st
Washington College1st

Bracket

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QuarterfinalsSemifinalsChampionship
Cortland, NY
May 25th
         
Adelphi14
Washington College13
Adelphi9
Towson State22
Towson State22
Baltimore11
Towson State18**
Hobart17
SUNY Cortland16
UMBC13
SUNY Cortland10
Hobart14
Hobart15
Roanoke6

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship History" (PDF). NCAA. NCAA.org. Retrieved April 18, 2017.