The First 4

For the First Four of the NCAA Division I men's basketball tournament, see First Four.

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]

  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.