Tournament Overview
Johns Hopkins abandoned its 2-year-old runner-up role, and defeated defending champion Maryland, 17-12, to become the 1974 National Collegiate Lacrosse Champion. The game saw the Johns Hopkins University, 12 and 2 for the season and led by legendary coach Bob Scott and Hall of Fame attackman Jack Thomas, defeat University of Maryland led by Frank Urso which had been number one in the nation.
This tournament is also notable for the Johns Hopkins versus Washington and Lee semifinal game won by Hopkins in a tight 11 to 10 matchup. Trailing 10 to 7 in the fourth quarter, Hopkins scored four straight goals, including the game winner with two minutes left, to overcome previously unbeaten Washington and Lee. Washington and Lee, which finished the season 15 and 1, had defeated Navy twice, Princeton, Duke, North Carolina, and Virginia before losing to Hopkins. Jack Emmer, who had previously led Cortland State to tournament appearances, coached the Generals to six straight NCAA tournaments from 1973 to 1978.
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