1987 NCAA Division I women's lacrosse tournament explained

Gender:Women's
Year:1987
Dates:May 1987
Teams:6
Finalsfield:Byrd Stadium
Finalscity:College Park, MD
Champions:Penn State
Titlecount:1st
Runnerup:Temple
Gamecount:2nd
Attendfinals:1,169

The 1987 NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship was the sixth annual single-elimination tournament to determine the national championship for Division I National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) women's college lacrosse. The championship game was played at Byrd Stadium in College Park, Maryland during May 1987.

Penn State defeated Temple, 7–6, in the final to win their first championship.

The leading scorers for the tournament, both with 9 goals, were Karen Geromini, from New Hampshire, and Tami Worley, from Penn State. The Most Outstanding Player trophy was not awarded this year.

Qualification

All NCAA Division I women's lacrosse programs were eligible for this championship. In the end, 6 teams contested this tournament, an increase of two from the previous year.

Team AppearancePreviousRecord
Maryland5th198613-4
New Hampshire4th198612-3
Northwestern4th198611-3
Penn State5th198615-2
Temple5th198615-0
Virginia2nd198612-2

Tournament outstanding players

See also