1974 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament

The 1974 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the fourth annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of college lacrosse among its Division I members in the United States.

1974 NCAA Division I men's
lacrosse tournament
DatesMay 18–June 1, 1974
Teams8
Finals siteRutgers Stadium
New Jersey Piscataway, New Jersey
ChampionsJohns Hopkins (1st title)
Runner-upMaryland (3rd title game)
SemifinalistsCornell (2nd Final Four)
Washington and Lee (2nd Final Four)
Winning coachBob Scott (1st title)
Attendance[1]7,728 finals
Top scorerFranz Wittlesberger, Johns Hopkins
(15 goals)
NCAA Division I men's tournaments
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Johns Hopkins, in the national championship game for the third straight year, defeated defending champion and top-ranked Maryland, 17–12, to win the title.

The championship game was played at Rutgers Stadium on the campus of Rutgers University in Piscataway, New Jersey and was played in front of a crowd of 7,728 fans.

Overview

The championship game saw Johns Hopkins, 12-2 for the season and led by legendary coach Bob Scott and Hall of Fame attackman Jack Thomas, defeat University of Maryland, led by Hall of Famer Frank Urso.

This was the seventh Johns Hopkins team that Scott had directed to part or all of a national title dating back to prior to the start of NCAA participation in the lacrosse championship playoffs. Scott retired as head coach following this game to become Athletic Director. All American Franz Wittlesberger scored five goals in the final. Hopkins' senior defenseman Bob Barbera scored the only goal of his career in the championship game.

This tournament is also notable for the Johns Hopkins versus Washington and Lee semifinal game won by Hopkins in a close 11 to 10 matchup. Trailing 10 to 7 in the fourth quarter, Hopkins scored four straight goals, including the game winner with two minutes left, to overcome previously unbeaten Washington and Lee. Rich Kowalchuk scored on a feed from Tom Myrick for the game-winning goal with 1:50 to play in the fourth quarter. Hopkins outshot Washington and Lee 21 to 5 in the 4th quarter. With the game tied and 4 minutes left to play, Washington and Lee with the ball went into a stall, where a bad pass turned possession over to Hopkins and leading to the game winning goal.

Washington and Lee, which finished the season 15-1, was coming off their second straight undefeated regular season and had defeated Navy twice, Princeton, Duke, North Carolina, and Virginia before losing to Hopkins. Jack Emmer, who had previously led Cortland State to a tournament appearance coached the Generals to six straight NCAA tournaments from 1973 to 1978.[2][3][4][5]

Bracket
Quarterfinals
May 18, 1974 		Semifinals
May 25, 1974 		Championship
June 1, 1974
         
1 Maryland (6-1) 12
8 Rutgers (8-4) 6
1 Maryland 19
4 Cornell 10
4 Cornell (11-1) 15
5 Virginia 8
1 Maryland (8–2) 12
2 Johns Hopkins (12–2) 17
2 Johns Hopkins 18
7 Hofstra 10
2 Johns Hopkins 11
3 Washington and Lee 10
3 Washington and Lee (14-0) 13
6 Navy (7-4) 10

Box scores

Finals
Team1234Total
Johns Hopkins (12–2)554317
Maryland (8–2)315312
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Franz Wittelsberger 5, Rick Kowalchuk 3, Rich Hirsch 3, Jack Thomas 3, Bill Nolan 2, Bob Barbera
  • Maryland scoring – Frank Urso 3, Dave Dempsey 2, Ed Mullen 2, Kevin Boland 2, Dave Hallock, Bob Mitchell, Roger Tuck
  • Shots: Johns Hopkins 59, Maryland 57
  • Shots: Johns Hopkins 21, Maryland 21

Semi-finals
Team1234Total
Johns Hopkins322411
Washington and Lee414110
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Rick Kowalchuk 3, Jim Cahill 2, Dale Kohler 2, Rich Hirsch, Pat Sinram, Franz Wittelsberger, Bill Nolan.
  • Washington and Lee scoring – Bill Rienhoff 3, Skip Lichtfuss 3, Bryan Chasney 2, Ted Bauer, Dave Warfield
  • Shots: Johns Hopkins 30, Washington and Lee 25
Team1234Total
Maryland357419
Cornell341210
  • Maryland scoring – Ed Mullen 3, Dave Dempsey 3, Roger Tuck 3, Pat O'Meally 2, Frank Urso 2, Dino Mattessich 2, Kevin Boland 2, Bob Mitchell, Doug Radebaugh
  • Cornell scoring – Jim Trenz 3, Mike French 2, Bill Marino 2, Jon Levine 2, Tom Haggerty
  • Shots: Maryland 66, Cornell 30

Quarterfinals
Team1234Total
Maryland250512
Rutgers21216
  • Maryland scoring – Frank Urso 3, Ed Mullen 2, Dave Dempsey 2, Pat O'Meally, Dino Mattessich, Brooks Sleeper, Doug Radebaugh, Mike Hynes
  • Rutgers scoring – Steve Arata 3, John Danowski, Mike Rinck, Pete Dorne
  • Shots: Maryland 63, Rutgers 31
Team1234Total
Cornell413715
Virginia13228
  • Cornell scoring – Mike French 6, Jim Trenz 4, Jon Levine 3, Tom Haggerty, Steve Sanford
  • Virginia scoring – Barry Robertson 4, Greg Montgomery 2, Doug Cooper, Bruce Barker
  • Shots: Cornell 46, Virginia 44
Team1234Total
Johns Hopkins136818
Hofstra152210
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Franz Wittlesberger 7, Jack Thomas 4, Rick Kowalchuk 2, Rich Hirsch, Bill Nolan, Bill McCutcheon, Don Kurz, Mike Perez
  • Hofstra scoring – Kevin Hill 3, Pete Rose 2, Gary White 2, Jeff Fenton, Tom Calder, Teddy Betty
  • Shots: Johns Hopkins 39, Hofstra 26
Team1234Total
Washington and Lee434213
Navy423110
  • Washington and Lee scoring – Dave Warfield 5, Ted Bauer 4, Bryan Chasney 2, Don Carroll, Skip Lichtfuss
  • Navy scoring – Wayne Dunham 2, Pat Meaney 2, Bob DeSimone, Tim Supko, Marty Mason, Dave Bayly, Bill Ayres, Joe Avveduti
  • Shots: Washington and Lee 41, Navy 41

Outstanding players

The NCAA did not designate a Most Outstanding Player until the 1977 national tournament.

See also

References
  1. "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (PDF). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. "NCAA News Archive, JHU - From Bridesmaid to Bride, p. 7" (PDF). NCAA.org. August 1, 1974.
  3. "Maryland Men's Lacrosse Media Guide". UMTerp.com. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17.
  4. "Washington and Lee Media Guide". WLU.edu. 2008. Archived from the original on 2010-06-01.
  5. "Washington and Lee web site". WLU.edu. Archived from the original on 2007-11-04.
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