Longhorn Network to air 10 Texas Soccer Games During 2014 Season
The 2014 soccer season is here, and Longhorn Network, ESPN’s 24-hour network devoted to The University of Texas, will air all UT home games exclusively from Mike A. Myers Stadium and Soccer Field. Coverage begins Friday, Aug. 15 at 7:30 p.m. CT, with a preseason exhibition game against Incarnate Word.
The regular season opener will be played Friday, Aug. 29 at 7:30 p.m. against Arkansas. Other highlights include a matchup with defending national champion UCLA on Friday, Sept. 19 at 7:30 p.m., and Big 12 opponents Texas Tech, West Virginia, Kansas and Oklahoma State. LHN’s NCAA soccer coverage will also include two Stephen F. Austin games, as they take on Nevada on Aug. 29 at 4:30 p.m. and Arkansas on Aug. 31 at 11 a.m., both at Mike A. Myers Stadium and Soccer Field.
Glenn Davis, nationally recognized soccer sportscaster, will provide play by play for LHN, while Monica Gonzalez, sideline reporter for Major League Soccer and a former soccer player for the Mexico women’s national team, will fill the analyst role. Memphis Grizzlies play-by-play announcer Pete Pranica will fill in for Davis as needed.
UT Soccer is coming off an undefeated home season with an overall record of 12-6-2, placing third in the Big 12 Conference with a 5-2-1 mark. The Longhorns return 21 roster players, led by 2013 All Big-12 Conference selections Sharis Lachappelle, Brooke Gilbert, and Abby Smith, and welcome seven incoming freshmen.
Texas Soccer Home Schedule:
| Date | Time (CT) | Opponent |
| Friday, Aug. 15 | 7:30 p.m. | INCARNATE WORD |
| Friday, Aug. 29 | 7:30 p.m. | ARKANSAS |
| Sunday, Aug. 31 | 2 p.m. | NEVADA |
| Sunday, Sept. 7 | 7:30 p.m. | MONTANA |
| Friday, Sept. 19 | 7:30 p.m. | UCLA |
| Friday, Sept. 26 | 7 p.m. | TEXAS TECH |
| Sunday, Sept. 28 | 1 p.m. | WEST VIRGINIA |
| Friday, Oct. 10 | 7 p.m. | KANSAS |
| Monday, Oct. 20 | 7 p.m. | ARKANSAS-LITTLE ROCK |
| Friday, Oct. 31 | 7 p.m. | OKLAHOMA STATE |
Schedule subject to change
Where to Watch
Longhorn Network is available on AT&T U-verse TV, DISH, Time Warner Cable, Suddenlink, and Verizon FiOS TV, as well as Bay City CableVision, Cablevision, Charter Communications, Consolidated Communications, Cox Communications, En-Touch Systems, E-Tex Communications, Grande Communications, Google Fiber (in Kansas City), Mid-Coast CableVision and Texas Mid-Gulf CableVision. Longhorn Network is available online to AT&T U-verse TV, DISH, Charter Communications, Cox Communications, Grande Communications and Verizon FiOS subscribers at LonghornNetwork.com. It is also available at no cost to U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks and on tablets and on smartphones to fans with an affiliated video subscription.
About Longhorn Network
ESPN has a 20-year agreement to own and operate a year-round, 24-hour network dedicated to Texas athletics in partnership with UT and IMG College. Longhorn Network offers a variety of content, highlighted by more than 175 exclusive events annually from 20 sports, original series and studio shows, historical programming and academic and cultural happenings.
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