page_title: Face-off
section_title: Women's lacrosse
hierarchical_section_title: Face-off / Lacrosse / Women's lacrosse
caption_attribution_description: English: First-half action during the Rutgers Scarlet Knights vs. Michigan Wolverines women's lacrosse game at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan (United States). Rutgers won 7–6.
context_page_description: A face-off is the method used to begin and restart play after goals in some sports using sticks, primarily ice hockey, bandy and lacrosse. The two teams line up in opposition to each other, and the opposing players attempt to gain control of the puck or ball after it is dropped or otherwise placed between their sticks by an official.
context_section_description: In women's lacrosse, a procedure similar to a face-off is also used, although it is called a draw. The two players taking the draw stand at the center of the field, and hold their sticks together at waist level while the referee places the ball between the heads, which face each other. Four other players from each team stand on the outside of a 30-foot (9.1 m) center circle. At the whistle, the two center players both lift their sticks, tossing the ball in the air, while the players on the outside attempt to gain possession when it comes down.
caption: Players preparing for a draw in a college women's lacrosse game
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