From Press Releases

Westminster College will co-host the inaugural MCLA Vegas Full House Face-Off Tournament on Feb. 19-20 at the Viper Lacrosse Fields at the Thunderbird Family Sports Complex in North Las Vegas, Nev.

The tournament will feature eight NCAA Division II teams representing four conferences. Biola, Cal State Fullerton, UC Santa Cruz, Northern Arizona, Westminster, Utah Valley, Western Oregon and Western Washington are all scheduled to take part.

Four games will be played Friday and five will be played Saturday. The first-round pairings pit Biola vs. Western Oregon; Westminster vs. UC Santa Cruz; Utah Valley vs. Western Washington, and Northern Arizona vs. Cal State Fullerton.

The event is co-hosted by Las Vegas High School Lacrosse, and proceeds will benefit the Las Vegas Lacrosse Association Scholarship Fund in 2010.

“This inaugural event will pit numerous MCLA DII Top 25 teams in head-to-head action right out of the starting blocks in 2010,” Westminster head coach Mason Goodhand said. “We’re excited to have four different conferences represented. With the inexpensive airfares that are often available in and out of Las Vegas and the abundance of accommodations, we are expecting to expand our coverage even further in 2011.”