The Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic is an annual
college lacrosse
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event played in
Baltimore, Maryland
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early in the
NCAA
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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
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of the
National Football League
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, and it was first held 2007. 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
The ''Inside Lacrosse'' Big City Classic was an annual college lacrosse triple-header event played in East Rutherford, New Jersey from 2009 to 2013. It was held at first at Giants Stadium and then MetLife Stadium, the home fields of the NFL's New ...
.
Inside Lacrosse Big City Classic sets attendance record for regular-season lacrosse event
, ''Inside Lacrosse
Inside Lacrosse is a lacrosse media entity and ESPN affiliate. It includes many parts including a news website, an 11 times annual magazine, online video streaming, internet forums and an ESPN television show. The company is currently headquarter ...
'', April 6, 2009. The event was not held in 2014.
Results
See also
*Big City Classic
The ''Inside Lacrosse'' Big City Classic was an annual college lacrosse triple-header event played in East Rutherford, New Jersey from 2009 to 2013. It was held at first at Giants Stadium and then MetLife Stadium, the home fields of the NFL's New ...
, an NCAA men's lacrosse tournament held annually at Meadowlands Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey
East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough's population was 10,022, reflecting an increase of 1,109 (+12.4%) from the 8,913 counted in the 2010 census.
References
External links
Face-Off Classic
Official Website
College lacrosse competitions in the United States
NCAA lacrosse
College sports in Maryland
Sports competitions in Baltimore
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