2008 NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament

American college lacrosse tournament Men's 2008 2008NCAALax.PNG May 10–26, 2008 16 Gillette Stadium Massachusetts Foxborough, Massachusetts Syracuse 9th Johns Hopkins 18th Duke 4th Virginia 19th John Desko 4th Mike Leveille Syracuse Mike Leveille Syracuse 19 48,224 48,970 http://www.laxpower.com/mobile/view_news.php?id=35712 LaxPower Mobile 2014-07-13 2014-07-14 https://web.archive.org/web/20140714125958/http://www.laxpower.com/mobile/view_news.php?id=35712 dead The 2008 NCAA Division I lacrosse tournament was the 38th annual tournament hosted by the National Collegiate Athletic Association to determine the team champion of men's college lacrosse among its Division I programs.DIVISION I MEN'S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIPS RECORDS BOOK http://fs.ncaa.org.s3.amazonaws.com/Docs/stats/m_lacrosse_RB/D1ResultsRecs.pdf NCAA.org NCAA 5 July 2023 The tournament was played from May 10–26, 2008. Syracuse beat Johns Hopkins in the championship game, 13–10. The championship game was played at Gillette Stadium, the home of the NFL's New England Patriots, in Foxborough, Massachusetts, with a crowd of 48,970 fans. The first round of the single-elimination tournament was played on May 10–11 at the home field of the top-seeded team. The quarterfinals were held on May 17–18 on two separate neutral fields: the Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium in Annapolis, Maryland, and Schoellkopf Field in Ithaca, New York. The tournament culminated with the semifinals and finals held on Memorial Day weekend. The championship weekend, which included the Division II and Division III championships, was hosted by Harvard University and the Eastern College Athletic Conference.http://ncaa.com/lacrosse-mens/default.aspx?id=9978 2008 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship 2008-05-05 NCAA.comSeptember 2016 medicmedichttp://library.kraftsportsgroup.com/2008_ncaa_lax_champ.html 2008 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championships - Official Website 2008-05-23 KraftSportsGroup.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080512062421/http://library.kraftsportsgroup.com/2008_ncaa_lax_champ.html May 12, 2008 Qualifying The Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Committee was responsible for selecting the teams that competed in the championship tournament. The qualifying teams, along with the seeding for each team in the tournament, were announced on Sunday, May 4, 2008. Seven conferences received automatic bids to the tournament for its top team. The remaining nine teams were selected as "at large" bids by the committee.https://www.ncaa.com/lacrosse-mens/article.aspx?id=228060 D-I Men's Lacrosse Selections Announced 2008-05-05 May 4, 2008 NCAA.com September 2010 H3llBot Five conferences held a conference tournament championship to award the conferences' bid. Canisius earned an automatic bid by winning the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference (MAAC) championship which marked the first time that Canisius College has gained entry to the National Championship tournament.http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189560 Canisius routs VMI, earns MAAC championship and NCAA bid 2008-05-05 May 4, 2008 InsideLacrosse.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080517012928/http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189560 May 17, 2008 Colgate earned an automatic bid by winning its first-ever Patriot League championship.http://patriotleague.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/042708aab.html https://archive.today/20120712045506/http://patriotleague.cstv.com/sports/m-lacros/spec-rel/042708aab.html dead July 12, 2012 Colgate Wins First-Ever Patriot League men's lacrosse tournament Title 2008-05-21 April 27, 2008 Patriotleague.com Hofstra earned an automatic bid by winning Colonial Athletic Association (CAA) championship,http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189542 Dooley nets OT winner as Hofstra steals CAA title from Drexel 2008-05-05 May 3, 2008 InsideLacrosse.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071214032920/http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2 December 14, 2007 dead mdy-all Notre Dame earned an automatic bid by winning Great Western Lacrosse League (GWLL) championship,http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189559 Notre Dame plays outstanding defense in 9–2 GWLL finals win over Ohio State 2008-05-05 May 4, 2008 InsideLacrosse.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071214032920/http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2 December 14, 2007 dead mdy-all and UMBC earned an automatic bid by winning America East Conference championship.http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189544 UMBC mounts massive comeback to grab America East title over Albany 2008-05-05 May 3, 2008 InsideLacrosse.com https://web.archive.org/web/20071214032920/http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2 December 14, 2007 dead mdy-all Two conferences award their bids based on regular season conference records. Loyola earned an automatic bid by winning the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) championship with a 6–1 conference record.http://www.ecacsports.com/lacrosse/2008/news/Loyola_NCAA Loyola to Play Duke in First Round of NCAA Tournament 2008-05-21 May 4, 2008 ECACSports.com 2008-07-06 https://web.archive.org/web/20080706122402/http://www.ecacsports.com/lacrosse/2008/news/Loyola_NCAA dead The Ivy League's automatic bid was awarded to Cornell. Cornell and Brown had identical conference records, but due to a victory by Cornell in head-to-head competition earlier in the season the tiebreaker was given to Cornell.http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/article.asp?intID=6574 Cornell Earns Ivy Automatic NCAA Bid 2008-05-21 May 3, 2008 IvyLeagueSports.comSeptember 2016 medicmedic The Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC) conference tournament champion was Duke.http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-lacros/recaps/042708aaa.html Duke Claims 2008 ACC Men's Lacrosse Title with 11-9 Win Over Host Virginia 2008-05-21 April 27, 2008 TheACC.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080513113522/http://www.theacc.com/sports/m-lacros/recaps/042708aaa.html 2008-05-13 dead However, the ACC does not receive an automatic bid to the NCAA tournament because a conference must have at least six members competing (for 2 years) in order to be awarded an automatic bid.https://www.espn.com/espn/print?id=3366314&type=story Terps look to continue surprising season in ACC tournament 2008-05-21 Driscoll, John April 25, 2008 ESPN.com The following teams were awarded at-large bids by the NCAA Selection Committee: Duke (ACC), Virginia (ACC), Syracuse (Independent), North Carolina (ACC), Johns Hopkins (Independent), Maryland (ACC), Denver (GWLL), Navy (Patriot), and Ohio State (GWLL). Bracket First RoundMay 10–11http://www.insidelacrosse.com/maymadness/DIMenbracket.pdf 2008 NCAA lacrosse tournament Bracket 2008-05-05 InsideLacrosse.comSeptember 2018 InternetArchiveBot yes QuarterfinalsMay 17–18 SemifinalsMay 24 FinalMay 26 25 140 35 high 1   Duke Loyola Maryland 12 7 8   Cornell Ohio State 7 15 5   Johns Hopkins Hofstra 10 4 4   North Carolina Navy 7 8 3   Syracuse Canisius 20 3 6   Notre Dame Colgate 8* 7 7   Maryland Denver 10 7 2   Virginia UMBC 10 9 1 Duke   Ohio State 21 10 5 Johns Hopkins   Navy 10 4 3 Syracuse 6 Notre Dame 11 9 7 Maryland 2 Virginia 7 8* 1 Duke 5 Johns Hopkins 9 10 3 Syracuse 2 Virginia 12* 11 5 Johns Hopkins 3 Syracuse 10 13 * = Overtime Game summaries First round The first round of the 2008 championship tournament saw upsets, an overtime game. Unseeded Ohio State bested #8 Cornell 15–7. The opening goal of this game was scored by Ohio State goaltender Stefan Schroder, who ran the length of the field to put one past the Big Red netminder.http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189790 Ohio State stuns eighth-seeded Cornell on road, 15-7 2008-05-19 May 10, 2008 InsideLacrosse.comSeptember 2016 medicmedic Navy upset #4 seeded North Carolina in Chapel Hill with a final score of 8–7 on the strong play of the Midshipmen defense and the four goal effort of Tim Paul, who was honored with Nike Player of the Week honors.http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=8&id=189935&div=1&hidecontent=yes Nike Player of the Week:Tim Paul (Navy) 2008-05-19 May 13, 2008 InsideLacrosse.comSeptember 2016 medicmedic Notre Dame, who was hosting its first NCAA Tournament game, topped Colgate in a contest that was settled in overtime.http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189884 Notre Dame tops Colgate in overtime to advance to second round 2008-05-19 May 11, 2008 InsideLacrosse.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080518075734/http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189884 May 18, 2008 In a victory over Loyola, Duke's Matt Danowski broke the NCAA career points record, eclipsing Joe Vasta's mark.http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189784 Danowski Sets NCAA Career Scoring Mark As No. 1 Duke Defeats Loyola, 12-7 2008-05-19 May 10, 2008 InsideLacrosse.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080514014946/http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189784 May 14, 2008 Syracuse ended Canisius's first ever appearance in the tournament early with a 20–3 victory.http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189912 Syracuse routs Canisius to earn quarterfinals bid 2008-05-19 May 11, 2008 InsideLacrosse.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080517171128/http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189912 May 17, 2008 Johns Hopkins was led by Paul Rabil's four goals in a 10–4 win over Hofstra.http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189913 Rabil leads Hopkins to first-round win over Hofstra 2008-05-19 May 12, 2008 InsideLacrosse.comSeptember 2016 medicmedic Virginia's Garrett Billings third goal of the game with 6:50 left in the game sealed the Cavaliers win over UMBC.http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189914 Virginia rallies for first-round win over UMBC 2008-05-19 May 12, 2008 InsideLacrosse.comSeptember 2016 medicmedic Maryland beat GWLL's Denver 10–7.http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189774 No. 7 Terps Advance To Quarters With 10-7 Win Over Denver 2008-05-19 May 10, 2008 InsideLacrosse.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080514014942/http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=189774 May 14, 2008 Quarterfinals left|thumb|Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium, location of most highly attended lacrosse quarterfinal in NCAA history The quarterfinals were held at two separate locations the weekend of May 17 and May 18. On Saturday, 17,017 people attended the quarterfinals at Navy–Marine Corps Memorial Stadium. This set an attendance record for the most people to attend the quarterfinal round of the lacrosse championships.http://wjz.com/sports/johns.hopkins.navy.2.726539.html Johns Hopkins Beats Navy In NCAA Quarters 10-4 2008-06-02 May 17, 2008 Associates Press WJZ.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080704193525/http://wjz.com/sports/johns.hopkins.navy.2.726539.html July 4, 2008 dead mdy-all Fans in attendance saw Johns Hopkins defeat Navy 10–4. Navy was held without a goal for both the second and third quarters.http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=190137 Johns Hopkins rallies for final four berth; tops Navy 10–4 in Annapolis 2008-05-19 May 17, 2008 InsideLacrosse.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080521203051/http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=190137 May 21, 2008 The other game played in Annapolis was Maryland versus Virginia, which went into overtime. Ben Rubeor scored the game-winning goal in the extra period to send the Cavaliers to the semifinals.http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=190130 Rubeor's nets OT winner as Virginia tops Maryland to advance to NCAA semifinals 2008-05-19 May 17, 2008 InsideLacrosse.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080521124425/http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=190130 May 21, 2008 On Sunday, at Cornell's Schoellkopf Field, Syracuse defeated Notre Dame 11–9 on the play of midfielder Dan Hardy who recorded four points, including three goals and the game winning score.http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=190197 Syracuse rallies to top Notre Dame; advances to 25th semifinal 2008-05-19 May 18, 2008 InsideLacrosse.comSeptember 2016 medicmedic Also, Duke routed Ohio State 21–10 on the offensive efforts of Zack Greer who recorded a career-high eleven points on six goals and five assists.http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=190193 Duke routs Ohio State to advance to men's lacrosse championship weekend 2008-05-19 May 18, 2008 InsideLacrosse.comSeptember 2016 medicmedic Final Four right|thumb|Gillette Stadium, the location of semifinals and finals of the 2008 Championships On Saturday, May 24, 48,224 fans were spectators for the 2008 Division I Final Four doubleheader held at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts.http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=11221 Attendance Figures for the NCAA Men's Championships 2008-05-28 May 26, 2008 LaxPower.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080529224829/http://www.laxpower.com/laxnews/news.php?story=11221 29 May 2008 live The first game featured Syracuse versus Virginia, and the second was a rematch of last year's championship game between Johns Hopkins and Duke. Syracuse vs. Virginia SU 2 1 3 5 1 UVA 3 3 3 2 0 In the first game of the Final Four doubleheader, Syracuse defeated Virginia 12–11 in a double overtime thriller.http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=190437 Syracuse tops Virginia in overtime to advance to NCAA finals 2008-05-27 May 24, 2008 InsideLacrosse.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080527062743/http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=190437 May 27, 2008 Virginia commanded the first half of the contest due in part to extra-man opportunities resulting from penalties by Syracuse. In the second quarter, the Cavaliers went on a run of five unanswered goals and entered half-time with a 6–3 lead, and the game's momentum. The game remained in Virginia's favor through the third quarter, prior to the Orange fourth quarter comeback. Syracuse's Mike Leveille scored five goals, including a goal with 3:00 remaining in the game to send the game into overtime, and the eventual game-winner in the second overtime period to propel the Orange into the Championship game. Syracuse's come-from-behind victory included scoring six of the final eight goals of the contest. Syracuse's Junior midfielder Matt Abbott, known more for his groundball and clearing game, tallied three goals in the second half for his first career hat trick to spark to second half rally. Extra possessions earned by face-off specialist Danny Brennan, including both opportunities in the overtime periods and 70% total for the game, helped the Orange stage the comeback. While, Syracuse goalkeeper John Galloway settled down in the second half and made a number game saving stops as regulation time expired. Virginia scoring was led by Danny Glading with three goals and one assist, while Garret Billings scored two goals. Ben Rubeor, a Tewaaraton Trophy finalist, was held to one point on an assist. Johns Hopkins vs. Duke JHU 1 3 3 3 Duke 2 0 3 4 Johns Hopkins defeated Duke 10–9 in the second game of the Final Four doubleheader. The heavily favored Duke team, who had beaten the Blue Jays earlier in the season 17–6, were handed only their second loss of the season.http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=190441 Johns Hopkins stuns top-seeded Duke to advance to NCAA final 2008-05-27 May 25, 2008 InsideLacrosse.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080527062748/http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=190441 May 27, 2008 Hopkins controlled the deliberate tempo of the game, and held a 4–2 lead going into halftime. After scoring first after halftime, Hopkins saw Duke pull even with three goals in 45 seconds during the third quarter, including back-to-back goals just 7 seconds apart. In fourth quarter, the speed of the game accelerated as Duke began to push offensively. Johns Hopkins goaltender Michael Gvozden was up to the task. He recorded 7 of his 17 saves in the fourth quarter, including one as time expired to seal the victory. Hopkins was led by Senior Kevin Huntley who netted four goals in the contest. Championship: Syracuse vs. Johns Hopkins thumb|right|250px|The Syracuse University Orange were honored at the White House by President of the United States George W. Bush in June 2008 for their winning the 2008 national championship. SU 2 4 4 3 JHU 4 1 3 2 On Memorial Day, Monday May 26, Syracuse defeated Johns Hopkins in the national championship game 13–10 in front of 48,970 fans at Gillette Stadium. This game set the attendance record for the NCAA lacrosse championship game and for any NCAA outdoor championship. This marks the 10th victory in a national championship game for the Syracuse program.http://archive.boston.com/sports/articles/2008/05/27/mission_accomplished_for_syracuse_lacrosse/ Mission accomplished for Syracuse lacrosse Powers John May 27, 2008 BostonGlobe.com 2008-05-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20080529224822/http://www.boston.com/sports/articles/2008/05/27/mission_accomplished_for_syracuse_lacrosse/ May 29, 2008 live The ten national championships for Syracuse includes the 1990 Championship that was later vacated by the NCAA due to Infractions This is John Desko's, Syracuse's Head coach, fourth championship in his ten-year career at Syracuse.http://www.insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=190487 Syracuse takes 13-10 win over Johns Hopkins for 10th NCAA title 2008-05-27 May 26, 2008 InsideLacrosse.com https://web.archive.org/web/20080528123656/http://insidelacrosse.com/page.cfm?pagerid=2&news=fdetail&storyid=190487 May 28, 2008 The Orange were led by midfielder Dan Hardy with a team-high three goals, fifth-year Senior face-off specialist Danny Brennan who scored his first career goal, and attackman Mike Leveille, the tournament's Most Outstanding Player honoree and 2008 Tewaaraton Trophy winner, who recorded three points on one goal and two assists.http://www.suathletics.com/News/Lacrosse/mLacrosse/2008/5/26/mlax_jhu052608.asp?path=mlacrosse National Champions Again! Syracuse Claims 10th NCAA Title SUAthletics.com 2008-05-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20080529164931/http://www.suathletics.com/News/Lacrosse/mLacrosse/2008/5/26/mlax_jhu052608.asp?path=mlacrosse 2008-05-29 dead Syracuse goalkeeper John Galloway became the first freshman goaltender in NCAA history to record 16 wins in one season, and just the fourth to win an NCAA title. Johns Hopkins' Paul Rabil played an outstanding game leading his team with career-high six goals and one assist in the losing effort.http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/college/general/view/2008_05_27_Rabil-rousing_attack_falls_shy/srvc=home&position=2 Rabil-rousing attack falls shy Clark, Jim Thompson, Rich May 27, 2008 BostonHerald.com 2008-05-27 https://web.archive.org/web/20110522020057/http://www.bostonherald.com/sports/college/general/view/2008_05_27_Rabil-rousing_attack_falls_shy/srvc%3Dhome%26position%3D2 dead May 22, 2011 In addition, Blue Jay netminder Michael Gvozden made 20 saves, the most saves in a Championship game since Maryland's Brian Dougherty in 1995.https://www.baltimoresun.com/2008/05/27/questions-fatigue-gvozden-not-shots/ Questions fatigue Gvozden, not shots 2008-05-27 Lee, Edward May 27, 2008 BaltimoreSun.com https://web.archive.org/web/20110523013336/http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/college/lacrosse/bal-sp.laxnotes27may27,0,2014755.story?track=rss May 23, 2011 live Record by conference Conference # of Bids Record Win % Quarterfinals Final Four Championship Game ChampionsAtlantic Coast Conference 4 5–4.55532--Great Western Lacrosse League 3 2–3.4002---Patriot League 2 1–2.3331---Independent (Hopkins & Syracuse) 2 7–1.8752221America East Conference 1 0–1.000----Colonial Athletic Association 1 0–1.000----Eastern College Athletic Conference 1 0–1.000----Ivy League 1 0–1.000----Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference 1 0–1.000---- Tournament notes 97,194 fans attended the tournament surpassing the previous year's tournament record of 100,447. See also 2008 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament 2008 NCAA Division II men's lacrosse tournament 2008 NCAA Division III men's lacrosse tournament References 2 External links Tournament statistics via NCAA Category:NCAA Division I men's lacrosse tournament NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship Category:College sports in Massachusetts Category:Lacrosse in Massachusetts Category:Sports competitions in Foxborough, Massachusetts