Kirst scored the final goal into an empty net with 50 seconds to go. It was his 82nd of the season, allowing the NCAA’s all-time leading scorer (247) to tie the single season record of 82.

"He's one of the best of all time," Brendan Staub (Garden City) said of Kirst. "So when he settles into a game it makes everyone else feel a lot more comfortable and gives us the confidence we need."

CJ Kirst was minutes away from three straight halves with no goals for Cornell lacrosse. But when he scored, he couldn't stop, and the Big Red won their first NCAA title since 1977 on Monday.