1973 NCAA Division I Men's Lacrosse Championship

The 1973 NCAA Division I tournament championship game was played at Franklin Field in Philadelphia in front of 5,965 fans. The undefeated Maryland Terrapins, led by coach Bud Beardmore and Hall of Fame midfielder Frank Urso defeated Johns Hopkins 10 to 9 in two overtimes, with Urso scoring the winning goal 1:18 into the second overtime.

1973 NCAA Division I Men's
Lacrosse Championship
DatesMay–June 1973
Teams8
Finals siteFranklin Field
Philadelphia
ChampionsMaryland (1st title)
Runner-upJohns Hopkins
MOPJack Thomas, Johns Hopkins
Attendance[1]5,965 finals
NCAA Division I Men's Championships
«1972 1974»

Tournament overview

The top eight teams in the season-ending lacrosse coaches poll were selected to play in the 1973 tournament.

Johns Hopkins defeated Virginia 12-9 and Maryland beat Washington and Lee 18-5 to reach the national championship game. The win represented Maryland's eighth overall men's lacrosse National Title, but first under the newly instituted NCAA lacrosse tournament format. Bud Beardmore was named USILA Coach of the Year.

Prior to the Hopkins overtime win, the Terrapins closest game was a five-goal victory against UMBC. Maryland had beaten Hopkins 17 to 4 in the regular season about a month prior to the finals. In the Terps' ten games, they averaged 17 goals per game and held opponents to 6 goals per game.

Johns Hopkins used a possession game to counter the Terrapins' top rated offense, which resulted in over fifteen minutes of limited-shooting possessions by the Blue Jays in the first half. Maryland countered with patient and mistake-free defensive play to offset the stall tactic though Frank Urso was able to get free to score three goals. Hopkins held the ball for the first 10:45 of the game, with the first shot of the game not being taken until over eight minutes had passed. Hopkins' tactics worked initially as the Blue Jays took a 5-2 lead at halftime.

Maryland overcame Johns Hopkins' possession game in the second half, outscoring the Jays 8-4 in the second half, with the winning goal coming in the second overtime for the 10-9 victory. Urso scored the game-winner taking a solo run at goal and converting a 15-yard bounce shot. Since this was not a sudden-death overtime period, Maryland held for the final three minutes to win the contest.

The Terps had encountered little resistance on their way to the title as they downed Brown 16-4 and Washington and Lee 18-7 in the first two rounds. Johns Hopkins had disposed of Army 11-5 and the defending national champion Virginia 12-9.

Washington and Lee goalie Skeet Chadwick had 52 saves in two tournament games. Washington and Lee, a recent addition to the top tier of teams, beat Navy in a three overtime marathon 13-12 in the first round.

Jack Thomas of Johns Hopkins had 11 tournament assists.[2] [3] [4]

Tournament results
Quarterfinals
May 19 		Semifinals
May 26 		Championship
June 2
         
1 Maryland (7-0) 16
8 Brown (10-1) 4
1 Maryland 18
4 Washington and Lee 7
4 Washington and Lee (13-0) 13(iii)
6 Navy (8-4) 12
1 Maryland (10–0) 10(ii)
2 Johns Hopkins (11–2) 9
3 Hofstra (12-1) 5
5 Virginia 12
5 Virginia 9
2 Johns Hopkins 12
2 Johns Hopkins 11
7 Army 5
(ii) two overtimes
(iii) three overtimes

Tournament boxscores

Tournament Finals

Team1234OT1OT2Total
Maryland (10–0)02430110
Johns Hopkins (11–2)2322009
  • Maryland scoring – Frank Urso 3, Gary Besosa 2, Pat O’Meally 2, Dino Mattessich, Brooks Sleeper, Doug Schreiber
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Rick Kowalchuk 3, Mike Perez 2, Ken Winegrad 2, Jack Thomas, Franz Wittelsberger
  • Shots: Maryland 50, Johns Hopkins 35

Tournament Semi-Finals

Team1234Total
Maryland552618
Washington and Lee33107
  • Maryland scoring – Ed Mullen 3, Pat O’Meally 3, Frank Urso 3, Dino Mattessich 2, Doug Radebaugh 2, Doug Schreiber 2, Dave Hallock, Larry Hubbard, Roger Tuck
  • Washington and Lee scoring – Sam Englehart 2, Skip Lichtfuss 2, Ted Bauer, Bryan Chasney, Dave Warfield
  • Shots: Maryland 74, Washington and Lee 30
Team1234Total
Johns Hopkins233412
Virginia21429
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Rick Kowalchuk 4, Franz Wittelsberger 3, Jack Thomas, Dale Kohler, Don Krohn, Ken Winegrad, Bill Nolan
  • Virginia scoring – Barry Robertson 2, Doug Cooper 2, Rich Werner 2, Tom Duquette, Jim Ulman, Owen Daly
  • Shots: Virginia 59, Johns Hopkins 49

Tournament Quarterfinals

Team1234Total
Maryland257216
Brown11114
  • Maryland scoring – Bob Mitchell 4, Frank Urso 3, Doug Schreiber 3, Gary Besosa, Harmon Levine, Ed Mullen, Pat O’Meally, Doug Radebaugh, Brooks Sleeper
  • Brown scoring – Scott Cummings 2, Bob Rubeor, Jeff Wagner
  • Shots: Maryland 62, Brown 27
Team1234OT1OT2OT3Total
Washington and Lee251220113
Navy312420012
  • Washington and Lee scoring – Dave Warfield 4, Sam Englehart 4, Skip Lichtfuss 2, Don Carroll 2, Chip Tompkins
  • Navy scoring – Bill Kordis 4, Dave Bayly 3, Joe Avviduti 2, Tom Venier, Marty Mason, Kim McCauley
  • Shots: Navy 64, Washington and Lee 47
Team1234Total
Virginia451212
Hofstra01135
  • Virginia scoring – Barry Robertson 5, Rich Werner 2, Owen Daly, Doug Cooper, Jeff Clute, Jim Ulman, Greg Montgomery
  • Hofstra scoring – Kevin Hill, Bob Auguste, Jim Merryman, Bob Miller, Bill Reid
  • Shots: Virginia 50, Hofstra 35
Team1234Total
Johns Hopkins522211
Army21115
  • Johns Hopkins scoring – Don Krohn 4, Mike Perez 2, Bill Nolan 2, Jack Thomas, Franz Wittelsberger, Rick Kowalchuk
  • Army scoring – Joe Hennessy 3, George Reynolds, Rick Goodhand
  • Shots: Johns Hopkins 44, Army 41

Tournament outstanding players

Jack Thomas, Johns Hopkins, 14 pts (3g, 11a), leading tournament scorer

  • The NCAA did not designate a Most Outstanding Player until the 1977 national tournament. The Tournament outstanding player is listed here as the tournament leading scorer.

References
  1. "NCAA Lacrosse Division I Results / Records" (pdf). NCAA. p. 3 (51). Retrieved 24 April 2014.
  2. "NCAA Spring Sports News Archive" (PDF). NCAA.com. July 15, 1973. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2005-11-09.
  3. "Maryland Mens Lacrosse Media Guide". UMTerps.com. 2007. Archived from the original on 2007-10-17.
  4. Associated Press. Terps gain stick title. THE CAPITAL. June 4, 1973. pg. 33
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