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 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

Year	Winning team		Losing team		Location	Venue
2005	Notre Dame	9	North Carolina	7	Carson, California	Home Depot Center
2005	Georgetown	10	Syracuse	7	Carson, California	Home Depot Center
2006	Duke	9	Loyola	7	San Diego, California	Torero Stadium
2006	Navy	9	Bucknell	5	San Diego, California	Torero Stadium
2007	Yale	12	Air Force	9	San Diego, California	Torero Stadium
2007	Loyola	8	Duke	7	San Diego, California	Torero Stadium
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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[1] Slowly, but surely, lacrosse is expanding west Archived 2008-06-06 at the Wayback Machine, The Daily Orange, March 8, 2005.

[2] History of The First 4 Archived 2007-03-02 at the Wayback Machine, The First 4, retrieved May 14, 2009.

[3] Georgetown and Notre Dame come away from the Home Depot Center as "First 4" winners, AEG, March 12, 2005.

[4] Welcome to the First 4 Archived 2008-05-16 at the Wayback Machine, The First 4, retrieved May 14, 2009.

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