The First 4 Explained

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 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

Yearwidth=120 colspan=2Winning teamwidth=120 colspan=2Losing teamLocationVenue
2005 Notre Dame 9 7 Home Depot Center
Georgetown 10 7
2006 Duke 9 7 Torero Stadium
Navy 9 5
2007 Yale 12 9 San Diego, California Torero Stadium
Loyola 8 Duke 7
2008 Event not held
2009 Event cancelled

Notes and References

  1. http://media.www.dailyorange.com/media/storage/paper522/news/2005/03/08/Lax2005/Slowly.But.Surely.Lacrosse.Is.Expanding.West-888113.shtml Slowly, but surely, lacrosse is expanding west
  2. http://www.thefirst4.com/history/ History of The First 4
  3. http://www.aegworldwide.co.uk/news/aeg_news_050312.html Georgetown and Notre Dame come away from the Home Depot Center as "First 4" winners
  4. http://thefirst4.com/index.html Welcome to the First 4