ESPNU Doubles NCAA Men’s Soccer Coverage; Expands Women’s Matches
ESPNU, the 24-hour college sports network, will double its men’s soccer coverage and showcase the strongest women’s line-up in the network’s six-year history during the 2011 NCAA season. In addition to four more regular season games on its six-week schedule, the network will televise both the men’s and women’s ACC championship matches for the first time.
A total of 10 women’s – up from eight in 2010 – and four men’s regular season games will be televised throughout the fall. Of the featured women’s games, 11 teams rank in the top 25 of the NSCAA 2010 post-season poll and all four men’s games feature ranked teams. The women’s action begins Sunday, Sept. 25, at 3 p.m. ET between No. 9 Virginia at No. 6 North Carolina, while the men get going Tuesday, Oct. 11, at 5 p.m. with Lafayette at No.24 Princeton.
ESPNU’s soccer coverage will feature a total of four SEC, two Big 12, two ACC, two Big East and two West Coast Conference matches a piece in the regular season.
2011 Women’s Soccer on ESPNU (Schedule subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game (site) |
| Sun, Sept 25 | 3 p.m. | #9 Virginia at #6 North Carolina |
| Fri, Sept 30 | 7:30 p.m. | Connecticut at #1 Notre Dame |
| Sun, Oct 2 | 3 p.m. | Vanderbilt at #24 South Carolina |
| Sun, Oct 9 | 3 p.m. | Alabama at #12 Florida |
| Sun, Oct 16 | 2 p.m. | Missouri at Oklahoma |
| Sun, Oct 16 | 4 p.m. | Georgia at Kentucky |
| Fri, Oct 21 | 11 p.m. | #19 Santa Clara at #8 Portland |
| Sun, Oct 23 | 2 p.m. | Louisiana State at #12 Florida |
| Sun, Oct 23 | 4 p.m. | #4 Oklahoma State at #16 Texas A&M |
| Fri, Nov 4 | 9 p.m. | #19 Santa Clara at San Diego |
| Sun, Nov 6 | 1 p.m. | ACC championship |
| Sun, Nov 6 | 3:30 p.m. | SEC championship |
(Rankings reflect the Dec. 7, 2010 NSCAA post season poll)
2011 Men’s Soccer on ESPNU (Schedule subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game (site) |
| Tue, Oct 11 | 5 p.m. | Lafayette at #24 Princeton |
| Tue, Oct 18 | 7 p.m. | South Florida at #2 Louisville |
| Fri, Oct 21 | 5:30 p.m. | #6 Maryland at #3 North Carolina |
| Sun, Nov 13 | Noon | ACC championship |
(Rankings reflect the Dec. 14, 2010 NSCAA post season poll)
ESPNU
The 24-hour college sports television network airs more than 650 live events annually and offers over 600 original studio shows. ESPNU has seen a steady increase since its inception on March 4, 2005 and is now in over 73 million households. The brand is also available in high definition on ESPNUHD, now in over 20 million homes. The network has long-term carriage agreements with all 10 of the top multichannel TV providers – Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV (Channel 208), DISH Network (Channel 141), Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV and AT&T U-verse.
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