The First 4
The First 4 men's lacrosse invitational was an annual college lacrosse event held in California with the feature event being a double-header involving four NCAA Division I men's lacrosse teams. The event is representative of the recent expansion of the sport far afield from its traditional strongholds of Maryland and New York.[1] The inaugural event took place at the Home Depot Center, now known as Dignity Health Sports Park, in Carson, California on March 12, 2005.[2] It drew a crowd of 7,182 spectators.[3] An event was planned for 2009, but cancelled due to a scheduling conflict and never resumed.[4]
Results[]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/3c/Navy-Bucknell_lacrosse.jpg/250px-Navy-Bucknell_lacrosse.jpg)
Navy plays Bucknell during the 2006 First 4
Year | Winning team | Losing team | Location | Venue | ||
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2005 | Notre Dame | 9 | North Carolina | 7 | Carson, California | Home Depot Center |
Georgetown | 10 | Syracuse | 7 | |||
2006 | Duke | 9 | Loyola | 7 | San Diego, California | Torero Stadium |
Navy | 9 | Bucknell | 5 | |||
2007 | Yale | 12 | Air Force | 9 | San Diego, California | Torero Stadium |
Loyola | 8 | Duke | 7 | |||
2008 | Event not held | |||||
2009 | Event cancelled |
References[]
- ^ Slowly, but surely, lacrosse is expanding west Archived 2008-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Orange, March 8, 2005.
- ^ History of The First 4 Archived 2007-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, The First 4, retrieved May 14, 2009.
- ^ Georgetown and Notre Dame come away from the Home Depot Center as "First 4" winners, AEG, March 12, 2005.
- ^ Welcome to the First 4 Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine, The First 4, retrieved May 14, 2009.
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- NCAA lacrosse
- Recurring sporting events established in 2005
- Recurring sporting events disestablished in 2009
- College lacrosse competitions in the United States
- Lacrosse in California
- 2005 establishments in California
- 2009 disestablishments in California
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