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.Inside Lacorsse preview the 2009 Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic, ESPN, February 27, 2009. 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.Inside Lacrosse Big City Classic sets attendance record for regular-season lacrosse event , Inside Lacrosse, April 6, 2009. The event was not held in 2014.
Results
YearDateWinning teamLosing teamNotesAttendance2013 Saturday, March 23 Colgate 11 Navy 3 10,487"Navy Falls Short Against Colgate in Face-Off Classic," United States Naval Academy Athletics, Saturday, March 23, 2013. Johns Hopkins 15 Virginia 8 2012 Saturday, March 10 North Carolina 9 Princeton 8 17,138"Rastivo's MVP Performance Sparks Tar Heels Past Princeton," University of North Carolina Athletics, Saturday, March 10, 2012. Virginia 9 Cornell 8 OT Johns Hopkins 12 UMBC 5 2011 Saturday, March 12 Syracuse 9 Georgetown 8 OT 17,057"Johns Hopkins Races Past UMBC, 16–5, in Face-Off Classic," Johns Hopkins University Athletics, Saturday, March 12, 2011. Virginia 11 Cornell 9 Johns Hopkins 16 UMBC 5 2010 Saturday, March 6 Maryland 11 Duke 10 OT 19,742 Princeton 11 Johns Hopkins 10 OT Notre Dame 11 Loyola 92009 Saturday, February 28 Princeton 14 Johns Hopkins 8 17,119 Maryland 11 Duke 8 2008 Saturday, March 1 Johns Hopkins 14 Princeton 9 19,165 Virginia 14 Syracuse 13 OT2007 Saturday, March 3 Johns Hopkins 7 Princeton 6 2OT 20,180 Virginia 11 Syracuse 8
See also Big City Classic, an NCAA men's lacrosse tournament held annually at Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
References
External links Face-Off Classic Official Website