The Faceoff Academy

The Cup Series

THE 2025 I95 CUP

The i95 Cup is the original and only team-based FaceOff Championship comprised of the top 54 FaceOff men in the rising junior class. Every summer 6-man teams of FaceOff men from 9 different regions all come together in NJ.

The Competition is a round robin battle with a format like that of a team wrestling meet. The top 6 FO men from the following regions are selected, outfitted by our Sponsors Cascade Lacrosse, and Pro Athletics and trained to battle for bragging rights and class ranking in front of a massive collection of NCAA Coaches:

New England - Coached by FOA NE Director Colby Cohen
Connecticut - Coached by Towson all-conference FaceOff man Matt Constantinides
New York - Coached by former MLL MVP & Team USA member Greg Gurenlian as well as PLL All-Star and NLL Champion Connor Farrell
New Jersey - Coached by former MLL/PLL Veteran Jerry Ragonese
PA - Coached by former Princeton and current Villanova FO man Tyler Sandoval
DMV - Coached by former MLL FO man, NCAA D1 assistant & current FOA Advantage Recruiting Coordinator Corey Bulken
Carolina - Coached by Syracuse All-American Jake Phaup
SEC - Coached by FOAdvantage evaluator & former Villanova FO Zack Ornstein
Pangea - Coached by former 3x D1 All-American Tommy Burke

WHY THE
I95 CUP?

The FaceOff position is a lonely one. We battle on our own and very few coaches/teammates are in our corner to help us along the way during our career. The i95 cup is the original and only team based national FaceOff competition hosted by The FOA since 2016. With 54 of the top rising Juniors on one field and a sideline filled with NCAA coaches.

You will be on a team of other fellow FaceOff man from your region and you will do battle vs 8 other squads with FOA coaches at the helm in a wrestling tournament style round robin battle. Which area of the country has the top FaceOff men? We’ll find out.

War Is Coming.

EVENT INFO

LOCATION:

MSK MANALAPAN (Formerly Sportika)

150 Woodward Rd

Manalapan, NJ 07726

DATE:

July 30/31st, 2025

TIME:

July 30th - 6-8pm

July 31 - 8am-5pm

MEDIA:

Brian Hood

FORMAT

Wednesday July 30th 6-8pm Team Practice

6pm Check-in: Athletes will be given their full player packs sponsored by Cascade helmets and Pro Athletics.

Teams will train and strategize with their coaches and then begin taking reps amongst the other players in attendance.

Thursday July 31st 8am-5pm (Approx. end time based on pace of play)

8am Check-in: Athletes will take team and individual photos, interviews with media team. Followed by warm up and live rep training.

10am: Tournament begins.

Each head to head matchup will be best of 5. Each player will compete one time per team match-up. NCAA level officials on staff will officiate each faceoff with NCAA rules. Athletes are expected to wear helmet, gloves and elbow pads and bring 2 LEGAL sticks. Sticks will be checked before every matchup.

Each FaceOff win is a point for their respective team. 4 teams with the most total points at the end of the tournament make the playoffs. Tie breaker goes to head to head team winner from the round robin.

EXPOSURE

This year NCAA coaches will be in attendance. We will have a full list as we get closer to the summer. All coaches will be provide with full rosters and contact info as well as the raw footage of every faceoff from the event.
Pour Media will be on site to take photos and interviews for athletes which will be shared on social media and will be shared for no additional cost to all players.
Every FaceOff from the event will be shot with broadcast level cameras and highlight packages will be available to athletes post event. Details here: