Finals site Syracuse University Runner-up Cornell | Champions Syracuse (2nd title) | |
Attendance 20,148 finals
46,141 total | ||
The 1988 tournament championship game was played at Syracuse University in front of 20,148 fans. The Syracuse Orangemen defeated the Cornell Big Red, 13-8 for the first of their three straight NCAA titles.
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Tournament overview
The 1988 national champion Syracuse team is notable for being undefeated, 15-0, and for featuring the Gait brothers Paul and Gary Gait, as well as lacrosse Hall-of-Famer Tom Marechek. This NCAA tournament is also notable for being the tournament where Gary Gait took his famous "Air Gait" shot in a tight semi-final game against University of Pennsylvania. Syracuse won that semifinal game against Penn on a goal by Paul Gait with 3 seconds left.
In a 23-5 quarterfinal win over Navy, Gait scored a tournament record of 9 goals.
Tournament results
(i) one overtimeTournament boxscores
Tournament Finals
Tournament Semi-Finals
Tournament Quarterfinals