1988 NCAA Men's Lacrosse Semifinals Syracuse versus Penn

Syracuse defeat Penn in a close semifinal 11-10 with Gary Gait scoring his famous "Air Gait" goal.

Finals site Syracuse University
Champions Syracuse
Runner-up Cornell
Attendance 20,148 finals

The 1988 tournament championship game was played at Syracuse University in front of 20,148 fans. The Syracuse Orangemen defeated the Cornell Big Red, 13-8 for the first of their three straight NCAA titles. The 1988 national champion Syracuse team is notable for being undefeated, 15-0, and for featuring the Gait brothers Paul and Gary Gait, as well as lacrosse Hall-of-Famer Tom Marechek. This NCAA tournament is also notable for being the tournament where Gary Gait took his famous "Air Gait" shot in a tight semi-final game against University of Pennsylvania. Syracuse won that semifinal game against Penn on a goal by Paul Gait with 3 seconds left. In a 23-5 quarterfinal win over Navy, Gait scored a tournament record of 9 goals.

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