Face-Off Classic
The Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic is an annual college lacrosse event played in Baltimore, Maryland early in the NCAA Division I season. From 2007 to 2009, the event consisted of a doubleheader; in 2010 it was expanded to include a third game. The event takes place in M&T Bank Stadium, the home field of the Baltimore Ravens of the National Football League, and it was first held 2007.[1] The event is hosted by the manufacturer Konica Minolta. The inaugural Face-Off Classic in 2007 set the attendance record for a regular season lacrosse-only event with 20,130 spectators. That was broken by the 2009 Big City Classic.[2] The event was not held in 2014.
Results[edit]
| Year | Date | Winning team | Losing team | Notes | Attendance | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | Saturday, March 23 | Colgate | 11 | Navy | 3 | 10,487[3][4] | |
| Johns Hopkins | 15 | Virginia | 8 | ||||
| 2012 | Saturday, March 10 | North Carolina | 9 | Princeton | 8 | 17,138[5][6][7] | |
| Virginia | 9 | Cornell | 8 | OT | |||
| Johns Hopkins | 12 | UMBC | 5 | ||||
| 2011 | Saturday, March 12 | Syracuse | 9 | Georgetown | 8 | OT | 17,057[8][9][10] |
| Virginia | 11 | Cornell | 9 | ||||
| Johns Hopkins | 16 | UMBC | 5 | ||||
| 2010 | Saturday, March 6 | Maryland | 11 | Duke | 10 | OT | 19,742[11][12][13] |
| Princeton | 11 | Johns Hopkins | 10 | OT | |||
| Notre Dame | 11 | Loyola | 9 | ||||
| 2009 | Saturday, February 28 | Princeton | 14 | Johns Hopkins | 8 | 17,119[14][15] | |
| Maryland | 11 | Duke | 8 | ||||
| 2008 | Saturday, March 1 | Johns Hopkins | 14 | Princeton | 9 | 19,165[16][17] | |
| Virginia | 14 | Syracuse | 13 | OT | |||
| 2007 | Saturday, March 3 | Johns Hopkins | 7 | Princeton | 6 | 2OT | 20,180[18][19] |
| Virginia | 11 | Syracuse | 8 | ||||
See also[edit]
- Big City Classic, an NCAA men's lacrosse tournament held annually at Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
References[edit]
- ^ Inside Lacorsse preview the 2009 Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic, ESPN, February 27, 2009.
- ^ Inside Lacrosse Big City Classic sets attendance record for regular-season lacrosse event Archived 2009-04-13 at the Wayback Machine, Inside Lacrosse, April 6, 2009.
- ^ "Navy Falls Short Against Colgate in Face-Off Classic," United States Naval Academy Athletics, Saturday, March 23, 2013.
- ^ "Early Surge Powers Hopkins Past Virginia, 15–8," Johns Hopkins University Athletics, Saturday, March 23, 2013.
- ^ "Rastivo's MVP Performance Sparks Tar Heels Past Princeton," University of North Carolina Athletics, Saturday, March 10, 2012.
- ^ "Briggs Lifts Cardiac Cavaliers Past Cornell in an Overtime Thriller," University of Virginia Athletics, Saturday, March 10, 2012.
- ^ "Palmer, Benn, Defense Carry Hopkins Past UMBC, 12–5," Johns Hopkins University Athletics, Saturday, March 10, 2012.
- ^ "Georgetown Falls to No. 1 Syracuse in Overtime in Face-Off Classic at M&T Bank Stadium," Georgetown University Athletics, Saturday, March 12, 2011.
- ^ "Briggs Paces No. 2 UVa to Triumph over No. 14 Cornell at the Face-Off Classic, 11–9," University of Virginia Athletics, Saturday, March 12, 2011.
- ^ "Johns Hopkins Races Past UMBC, 16–5, in Face-Off Classic," Johns Hopkins University Athletics, Saturday, March 12, 2011.
- ^ "No. 7 Terps Tame No. 9 Duke In OT," University of Maryland Athletics, Saturday, March 6, 2010.
- ^ "Princeton Slips Past Johns Hopkins, 11–10, in Overtime," Johns Hopkins University Athletics, Saturday, March 6, 2010.
- ^ "#10 Men's Lacrosse Edged By #3 Notre Dame," Loyola University Maryland Athletics, Saturday, March 6, 2010.
- ^ "Princeton Races Past Johns Hopkins, 14–8, in Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic," Johns Hopkins University Athletics, Saturday, February 28, 2009.
- ^ "No. 7 Terps Topple No. 12 Duke, 11–8, in Huge ACC Showdown," University of Maryland Athletics, Saturday, February 28, 2009.
- ^ "Top-Ranked Johns Hopkins Powers Past Princeton, 14–9," Johns Hopkins University Athletics, Saturday, March 1, 2008.
- ^ "Wahoos Down Syracuse in OT Thriller," University of Virginia Athletics, Saturday, March 1, 2008.
- ^ "Rabil's Overtime Game-Winner Lifts Hopkins Past Princeton, 7–6," Johns Hopkins University Athletics, Saturday, March 3, 2007.
- ^ "UVa Men's Lacrosse Downs Syracuse Before NCAA Record Crowd," University of Virginia Athletics, Saturday, March 3, 2007.
External links[edit]
- Face-Off Classic Official Website
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