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 |
| 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.