The 1977 Division I NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship

NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship

The annual NCAA Men's Lacrosse Championship tournament determines the top men's field lacrosse team in the NCAA Division I, Division II, and Division III....

game was played at University of Virginia

University of Virginia

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 in front of 10,080 fans. Cornell capped off a 13-0 season with its second-straight NCAA championship as they defeated Johns Hopkins

Johns Hopkins

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, 16-8. Led again by Coach Richard M. Moran

Richard M. Moran

Richard M. "Richie" Moran is a Hall of Fame lacrosse player and coach.His playing career began as an All-County midfielder at Sewanhaka High School in Floral Park, New York from 1951–1955 and helped his team to four consecutive undefeated seasons before heading to the University of Maryland where...

 and Lt. Raymond Enners Award

Lt. Raymond Enners Award

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 winner Eamon McEneaney

Eamon McEneaney

Eamon McEneaney was an All-American lacrosse player at Cornell University from 1975 to 1977 who was killed during the September 11 attacks.-Cornell Big Red:...

, Cornell completed its second undefeated season in a row and would not lose again until the following year's championship game, again versus Johns Hopkins.

McEneaney scored three goals and assisted on five others, while Cornell became the first team to
win back to back championships under the NCAA tournament format. The victory was the 29th straight for Cornell and represented their third title in seven NCAA championships.

Hall of Famer Dan Mackesey

Daniel R. Mackesey

Daniel R. Mackesey was born July 14, 1954 in Ithaca, New York and attended Cornell University where he was a member of the Quill and Dagger society and graduated cum laude in 1977....

 was a stalwart in goal with 13 saves, and Cornell led by as many as 13 to 1 early in the second half. Both of Hopkins' losses during the season were to Cornell, and McEneaney had 25 total points during the tournament eclipsing the old mark of 20 set by Mike French in 1976.

Tournament results

All-Tournament

• Eamon McEneaney
  Eamon McEneaney
  Eamon McEneaney was an All-American lacrosse player at Cornell University from 1975 to 1977 who was killed during the September 11 attacks.-Cornell Big Red:...
  
  , Cornell (Named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player)

Tournament Leading Scorers

Name			GP	G	A	Pts
Eamon McEneaney Eamon McEneaney Eamon McEneaney was an All-American lacrosse player at Cornell University from 1975 to 1977 who was killed during the September 11 attacks.-Cornell Big Red:... , Cornell			3	11	14	25
Mike O’Neill, Johns Hopkins			3	7	8	15
Tom Marino, Cornell			3	12	2	14
Rich Hirsch, Johns Hopkins			3	3	8	11
Brendan Schneck, Navy			2	5	5	10
Mike Hynes, Maryland			3	7	8	15
Steve Page, Cornell			3	12	2	14
Bob Henrickson, Cornell			3	5	3	8
Mike Page, Pennsylvania			1	5	2	7
Peter Hollis, Pennsylvania			1	4	3	7
Bob DeSimone, Johns Hopkins			3	5	2	7