1984 NCAA Champion Team Women's Lacrosse (2011) - Hall of Fame

1984 NCAA Champion Team Women's Lacrosse

Induction:
2011
Class:
1984

The NCAA began sponsoring a postseason tournament in lacrosse in 1982, and the Owls were victorious two years later, winning their first of two NCAA Championships in 1984 after winning the AIAW title in 1982.

Boston University's Nickerson Field was the site of the championship game on May 20, 1984. Temple went up against Maryland, the same opponent they had beaten in 1982 for the AIAW Championship, and the Owls were victorious yet again by a score of 6-4. Temple senior Marie Schmucker was named Most Outstanding Player of the tournament after scoring the final three goals to lead the team to a come-from-behind victory.

Temple was coached to both of its NCAA Championships by the legendary Tina Sloan-Green, who led the Owls to a 16-2 mark in 1984 including 12 straight wins to close out the season.

Future two-time All-American and National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee Kathleen Barrett-Geiger was just a sophomore in 1984, but scored for the Owls in the championship and was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team. Another future First Team All-American as well as a Temple Athletics Hall of Fame inductee, Chrissy Muller, was the Owls' starting goalkeeper in 1984 in just her freshman year.

Also scoring for the Owls in the title game was junior Sue Yeager, who provided Temple with offense all season long along with Barrett-Geiger, Schmucker, Monica Mills and Carol Schultz. Senior Sue Shirk was a defensive leader for the Owls, who also relied on Theresa Bono, Sharon Garber, Lise Dela Pelle, Sue Stimmel and Jackie Devenney.