Prior to the Lockerbie air disaster in December 1988 , the men 's game had not been represented in Scotland since the turn of the 20th century . The tragedy of Pan Am Flight 103 saw many Syracuse University students perish and on a memorial visit one year later the University 's lacrosse team were surprised that there was no Scotland Men 's National Team for them to compete against . The country was challenged to pull together an inaugural and bona fide team ; this was achieved some eight months later and following the 1990 World Championships the men 's team played their first representative match . Scotland has now played memorial games against Syracuse during visits to Lockerbie to pay their respects to those lost in the air disaster , and hope this fixture will continue into the future
Pan Am Flight 103
Pan Am Flight 103
Lacrosse in Scotland