Moe’s Southwest Grill Classic Feb. 19 at EverBank Field

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The second annual Moe’s Southwest Grill Classic is set for Feb. 19, 2012 at EverBank Field with Final Four participant Denver playing Ohio State while host Jacksonville takes on Navy.

“We are excited to bring this event back with another slate of good teams,” said JU director of athletics Alan Verlander.

“Thanks to our corporate partnership with Moe’s Southwest Grill, we’re able to bring some of the best teams in the country to our great city and expose them to this great game.”

Reserved seat tickets are $20 with club seats available for $35 via Ticketmaster or the Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena box office. There is also a special Family Four Pack available for $85 that includes four tickets, four hot dogs, four drinks and a parking pass.

“Moe’s Southwest Grill is a young and growing company much like the sport of lacrosse and we are excited to be the title sponsor for the event again this year,” said Brett Campbell, director of marketing for Moe’s Southwest Grill. “Moe’s has some deep ties to the lacrosse community and our participation in this event continues our commitment to help in the growth of the game.”

Denver-Ohio State will open the event with a 2 p.m. faceoff, followed by the JU-Navy matchup immediately afterwards.

“Hosting an event of this magnitude with such a young program shows the vision and the commitment to lacrosse in our area,” said JU head coach Guy Van Arsdale. “Having both games televised will make this a special event that will not only help our program, but also help grow the game in Jacksonville and throughout Florida.”

Last year’s event saw Georgetown hold off a late JU rally for a 15-12 win before Notre Dame defeated Duke in a rematch of the 2009 national title game, 12-7.

“This is another national event that we are always looking to bring to Jacksonville,” said Michael Bouda, Director of the Sports & Entertainment Board for the city of Jacksonville. “The growth of lacrosse in our area has been tremendous and their support has made this event a huge success

[copperfiend]

Cool event for this city.

[duvaldude08]

Im glad somewhere in the article mentioned Lacrosse because I really confused on what sport event this was.

[RockStar]

Thread title says it's at EverBank, first line says EverBank, but then it says you can buy tix at the Veteran's Arena box office...so where is the event being held?

[Traveller]

so where is the event being held?

Everbank.  The indoor game hasn't quite caught on at the collegiate level yet.

[Wacca Pilatka]

Im glad somewhere in the article mentioned Lacrosse because I really confused on what sport event this was.

That really threw me off too.  I saw "final four participant Denver" and assumed hockey, then realized that didn't make a lot of sense.

[fieldafm]

Thread title says it's at EverBank, first line says EverBank, but then it says you can buy tix at the Veteran's Arena box office...so where is the event being held?

B/c the Jags aren't hosting it... it's through SMG, whose ticket office is at the arena.

The classic, which drew about 18k last year and was televised nationally on ESPN(with a fair number of out of town guests-high school and club lacross teams from all over the state came to watch last year), is a joint effort of JU and JEDC.