▁on ▁scoring ▁a ▁rare ▁a ▁ 1 4 – 0 ▁swe ep ▁of ▁the ▁elim ination ▁round ▁when ▁they ▁were ▁stopped ▁by ▁the ▁Map ú a ▁Card inals ▁in ▁their ▁tw elf th ▁game ▁of ▁the ▁elimin ations ▁Let ran ▁and ▁Map ú a ▁would ▁split ▁their ▁games ▁in ▁subsequent ▁seasons . In ▁ 2 0 0 9 ▁Let ran ▁finally ▁end ▁its ▁ 2 nd - round ▁losing ▁stre ak ▁against ▁Map ú a ▁and ▁its ▁first ▁swe ep ▁against ▁their ▁In tr am u ros ▁riv als ▁in ▁league ▁history ▁ ▁Although ▁the ▁only ▁instance ▁where ▁Let ran ▁and ▁Map ú a ▁met ▁in ▁the ▁Final s ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 7 9 ▁season ▁where ▁the ▁Kn ights ▁pre va iled , ▁the ▁championship ▁won ▁by ▁the ▁Card inals ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 1 ▁( the ▁games ▁were ▁susp ended ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁La ▁S alle – Let ran ▁f rac as ) ▁proved ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁spo iler ▁once ▁again ▁as ▁it ▁denied ▁Let ran ▁the ▁b rag ging ▁rights ▁to ▁the ▁un pre ced ented ▁honor ▁of ▁being ▁the ▁first ▁ever ▁NCAA ▁team ▁to ▁win ▁five ▁consecutive ▁sen iors ▁champion ships ▁( Let ran ▁also ▁won ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 2 , ▁ 1 9 8 3 , ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 4 ▁crow ns ), ▁a ▁fe at ▁that ▁would ▁later ▁on ▁be ▁achieved ▁by ▁the ▁San ▁Sebastian ▁St ags ▁from ▁ 1 9 9