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The 1988 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 18th annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs, held at the end of the 1988 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season.
Hosts Syracuse defeated Cornell in the final, 13–8, for the first of three straight NCAA titles for the Orangemen.
The championship game was played at the Carrier Dome at Syracuse University in Syracuse, New York , with 20,148 fans in attendance.
Syracuse's 1988 team is noted for finishing undefeated, 15-0, and featuring the Gait brothers, Paul and Gary Gait . Syracuse was ranked number one in the nation for most of this year, averaged just under 18 goals a game, and had only one close game—an overtime win over North Carolina—during the regular season. They had also defeated the second seed in the tournament, Johns Hopkins, 19–7 early in the season.
This NCAAs is also notable for being the tournament where Gary Gait took his famous "Air Gait" shot in a close semi-final game against Tony Seaman's Penn team. Penn played a tough zone defense to try to contain the Gaits and Syracuse. Gary Gait saw a way around the zone, by running directly at the goal from behind and slam dunking the ball into the goal past the shocked goaltender. At that time, a player was allowed to both touch the goal and land in the crease, provided the ball had first crossed the goal line. Gait scored on two "Air Gait" plays in that game. The NCAA outlawed that type of play a short while later. Syracuse won this semifinal game against Penn on a goal by Paul Gait with three seconds left in the game.
In a 23–5 quarterfinal win over Navy, Gary Gait scored a tournament record 9 goals.
Team
1
2
3
4
Total
Syracuse 2
6
3
2
13
Cornell
1
0
4
3
8
Syracuse scoring – Greg Burns 3, Gary Gait 2, Brook Chase 2, Paul Gait 2, Jim Egan 2, Rodney Dumpson, Keith Owens
Cornell scoring – Tim Goldstein 3, John Wurzburger 2, Mike Cummings, Steve Meyer, Vince Angotti
Shots: Syracuse 50, Cornell 48
Saves: Syracuse 21, Cornell 19
Team
1
2
3
4
Total
Syracuse 1
2
6
2
11
Penn
2
2
3
3
10
Syracuse scoring – Gary Gait 3, John Zulberti 3, Paul Gait 2, Jim Egan 2, Greg Burns
Penn scoring – Sean Dougherty 3, Chris Flynn 2, Stewart Fisher 2, John Lyons, Peter Smith, Chris Conforti
Shots: Syracuse 46, Pennsylvania 29
Saves: Pennsylvania 20, Syracuse 15
Team
1
2
3
4
Total
Cornell 2
6
4
5
17
Virginia
3
2
1
0
6
Cornell scoring – Steve Meyer 4, Vince Angotti 3, John Wurzburger 2, Mike Cummings 2, Tony Morgan 2, John Heil, Tim Goldstein , Kevin Moran, Geoff Hall
Virginia scoring – Steve Anderson, Doug Amacher, Andy Kraus, Tom Burt, Tom Engelke, David Smith
Shots: Virginia 48, Cornell 37
Saves: Cornell 23, Virginia 15
Team
1
2
3
4
Total
Syracuse 7
2
5
9
23
Navy
1
3
1
0
5
Syracuse scoring – Gary Gait 9, Paul Gait 7, Brad Roos, John Zulberti , Rick Cramer, Keith Owens, Jim Egan, Neil Alt, James Poli
Navy scoring – Mike Herger 2, Rich Schwarz, Tim Andrews, Tom Hanzsche
Shots: Syracuse 50, Navy 20
Saves: Navy 14, Syracuse 10
Team
1
2
3
4
Total
Penn 4
4
1
3
12
Loyola
1
3
3
2
9
Penn scoring – Bob Scheetz 3, Mike Kelly 3, Stewart Fisher 2, Peter Smith 2, Sean Dougherty, Ted Nyman
Loyola Maryland scoring – Brian Kroneberger 3, Mike Ruland 2, Rusty Pritzlaff, Andy Wilson, Chris Colbeck, Brian Lutz
Shots: Penn 39, Loyola Maryland 33
Saves: Loyola 17, Penn 16
Team
1
2
3
4
Total
Cornell 2
3
0
1
6
North Carolina
1
0
1
2
4
Cornell scoring – John Wurzburger 4, Bill O’Hanlon, Tim Goldstein
North Carolina scoring – Michael Thomas, Mark Tummillo, John Szczypinski, Chris Hein
Shots: Cornell 44, North Carolina 42
Saves: Cornell 27, North Carolina 15
Team
1
2
3
4
OT1
Total
Virginia 3
1
5
1
1
11
Johns Hopkins
0
4
3
3
0
10
Virginia scoring – Chase Monroe 5, Doug Amacher, Andy Kraus, Mike Smith, Chris Wakely, Tom Burt, Rob Schmalz
Johns Hopkins scoring – Matt Panetta 3, Mike Morrill 2, Pat Russell 2, Jeff Ihm, Greg Kelly, Jack Crawford
Shots: Johns Hopkins 50, Virginia 40
Saves: Virginia 26, Johns Hopkins 17
Team
1
2
3
4
Total
Navy 3
4
0
3
10
Harvard
3
1
3
2
9
Navy scoring – Paul Basile 2, Mike Herger 2, John Wade 2, Tim O’Rourke, Frank Snyder, Brian Keith, Rich Schwarz
Harvard scoring – Rob Griffith 3, Brad Raymond 2, Mickey Cavuoti 2, Neil Garfinkel, David Kramer
Shots: Harvard 48, Navy 36
Saves: Navy 19, Harvard 12
Team
1
2
3
4
Total
Loyola 5
6
6
2
19
Air Force
1
2
2
3
8
Loyola scoring – Andy Wilson 5, Rusty Pritzlaff 4, Brian Lutz 4, Mike Ruland 2, Scott Oslislo 2, Ted Nichols, Mike Heffernan
Air Force scoring – Tom Kelly 3, Tom Sexton 2, Mike Dimento 2, Jim Daronco
Shots: Loyola Maryland 51, Air Force 26
Saves: Loyola Maryland 12, Air Force 11
Team
1
2
3
4
Total
Cornell 2
3
4
4
13
Massachusetts
3
3
1
4
11
Cornell scoring – Bill O’Hanlon 5, John Wurzburger 3, Charlie Caliendo, Tim Goldstein, Vince Angotti, Paul Shea, Joe Lizzio
Massachusetts scoring – Scott Hiller 4, Kelley Carr 3, Tim Soudan 2, Paul Ganci 2
Shots: Cornell 51, Massachusetts 36
Saves: Massachusetts 18, Cornell 16
Tournaments Records & statistics
1987–88 NCAA Division I championships
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