1997 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

none Men's 1997 12 Byrd Stadium Maryland College Park, Maryland Princeton 4th Maryland 8th Duke 1st Syracuse 15th Bill Tierney 4th Jon Hess Princeton Andrew Whipple Maryland 17 25,317 77,170 The 1997 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 27th 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 1997 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season. Princeton defeated Maryland in the final, 19–7.NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_lacrosse_champs_finals_records/2013/D1ResultsRecs.pdf NCAA 24 April 2014 3 (51) This was Princeton's second consecutive national championship under Head Coach Bill Tierney and their fourth title since 1992. This championship was part of the 29 straight games of Princeton over three seasons. The championship game was played at Byrd Stadium at the University of Maryland in College Park, Maryland, with 25,317 fans in attendance.http://www.laxpower.com/common/NCAA-Attendance.php Attendance Figures for the NCAA Men's Championships 2008-06-25 LaxPower.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080610003040/http://www.laxpower.com/common/NCAA-Attendance.php 10 June 2008 live Qualifying 1997 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse season 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. Georgetown made their debut appearance in the Division I lacrosse tournament. Bracket First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 25 150 35 high 8 Massachusetts 6 Hofstra 4 5 Duke 11 Brown 6 6 Loyola Maryland 21 Notre Dame 5 Maryland 14 Georgetown 10 7 1 Princeton 11 8 Massachusetts 9 4 Johns Hopkins 11 5 Duke 12* 3 Syracuse 13 6 Loyola Maryland 12 2 Virginia 9 Maryland 10 1 Princeton 10 5 Duke 9 3 Syracuse 17 Maryland 18 Maryland 7 1 Princeton 19 * = Overtime All-Tournament Team Jon Hess, Princeton (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player) Jesse Hubbard, Princeton Chris Massey, Princeton Becket Wolf, Princeton Pat Cairns, Princeton Matt Hahn, Maryland Andrew Whipple, Maryland Casey Powell, Syracuse John Fay, Duke Rob Kavovit, Syracuse See also 1997 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament 1997 NCAA Division II lacrosse tournament 1997 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament References Category:NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Category:1997 in lacrosse