1979 NCAA Division II lacrosse tournament

none 1979 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship College lacrosse New York Garden City, New York (final) Adelphi University (final) Motamed Field (final) 12 Adelphi (1st title) UMBC (1st title game) 11 274 7754 Bob Engelke, AU (22)Jay Robertson, UMBC (22) 1978 1980: Div. II or Div. III The 1979 NCAA Division II Lacrosse Championship was the sixth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national champions of NCAA Division II and Division III men's college lacrosse in the United States. This was the final championship before the introduction of a separate Division III men's championship in 1980. As such, this was the final year of the tournament's twelve-team format. The final was played at Motamed Field at Adelphi University in Garden City, New York.NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship History http://fs.ncaa.org/Docs/stats/m_lacrosse_champs_records/2014/d2/D2.pdf NCAA NCAA.org 19 May 2019 Adelphi defeated UMBC in the final, 17–12, to win their first national title. The Panthers (13–3) were coached by Paul Doherty. This was the first Division II championship game without Hobart, who lost to St. Lawrence in the quarterfinals. The defending champions, Roanoke, also fell in the quarterfinal round. Bracket First Round Quarterfinals Semifinals Championship Salisbury State 13 Loyola (MD) 12 UMBC 22 Babson 7 Cortland 11 Ithaca 9 St. Lawrence 14 Ohio Wesleyan 12 Towson State 17 Salisbury State 4 Roanoke 8 UMBC 13 Adelphi 14 Cortland 9 Hobart 11 St. Lawrence 12 Towson State 12 UMBC 16 Adelphi 16 St. Lawrence 13 UMBC 12 Adelphi 17 See also 1979 NCAA Division I Lacrosse Championship References Category:NCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division II Men's Lacrosse