ESPNU Serves Up Wednesday Night Women’s Volleyball into High Definition
ESPNU Serves Up Wednesday Night Women’s Volleyball into High Definition
For the first time, ESPNU will air every Wednesday Night Women’s Volleyball game in high definition beginning with Miami at Florida State on Wednesday, Sept. 15 at 8 p.m. ET. Wednesday Night Women’s Volleyball, which first aired on ESPNU last year, will also feature two doubleheaders and eight of the top 25 ranked NCAA teams according to the American Volleyball Coaches Association’s (AVCA) most recent poll, during the eight-week series.
Coverage of the 2011 women’s volleyball season across ESPNU and ESPN2 will include 17 games, 11 of which feature a ranked team. The regular season schedule showcases six SEC, four Big 12, three Big 10, two ACC games and one game apiece for the BIG EAST and WAC.
In addition to regular season action, fans can watch the nation’s top contenders in the BIG EAST, SWAC and WAC championships on ESPNU HD beginning Sunday, Nov. 20 at 4 p.m.
Regular Season (Schedule subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Wed, Sep 14 | 8 p.m. | Miami @ Florida State | ESPNU HD |
| Wed, Sep 21 | 8 p.m. | #22 Missouri @ #25 Iowa State | ESPNU HD |
| Sun, Sep 25 | 1 p.m. | Villanova @ Notre-Dame | ESPNU HD |
| Sun, Sep 25 | 5 p.m. | #24 Tennessee @ #8 Florida | ESPNU HD |
| Wed, Sep 28 | 8 p.m. | #4 Texas @ #21 Oklahoma | ESPNU HD |
| Sun, Oct 2 | 1 p.m. | #4 Texas @ #25 Iowa State | ESPNU HD |
| 2:30 p.m. | #7 Nebraska @ Michigan (tape delay) | ESPN2 | |
| 5 p.m. | Mississippi State @ Ole Miss | ESPNU HD | |
| Wed, Oct 5 | 7 p.m. | Auburn @ Georgia | ESPNU HD |
| 9 p.m. | Pepperdine @ Loyola Marymount | ESPNU HD | |
| Sun, Oct 9 | 1 p.m. | #23 Indiana @ #7 Nebraska (tape delay) | ESPN2 |
| Wed, Oct 12 | 8 p.m. | #24 Tennessee @ Kentucky | ESPNU HD |
| 10 p.m. | #13 Hawai’i @ New Mexico State | ESPNU HD | |
| Wed, Oct 19 | 6 p.m. | UNC @ #18 Duke | ESPNU HD |
| 8 p.m. | #8 Florida @ South Carolina | ESPNU HD | |
| Sun, Oct 23 | 1 p.m. | Michigan @ #1 Penn State (tape delay) | ESPN2 |
| Wed, Oct 26 | 8 p.m. | LSU @ Arkansas | ESPNU HD |
| Wed, Oct 26 | 10 p.m. | St. Mary’s @ San Diego | ESPNU HD |
| Wed, Nov 2 | 8 p.m. | #25 Iowa State @ #21 Oklahoma | ESPNU HD |
(Rankings reflect the Dec. 21, 2010 final AVCA poll)
Post-Season Championships (Schedule subject to change)
| Sun, Nov 20 | 4 p.m. | BIG EAST championship | ESPNU HD |
| Sun, Nov 20 | 10:30 p.m. | SWAC championship (tape delay) | ESPNU HD |
| Wed, Nov 23 | 9 p.m. | WAC championship | ESPNU HD |
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.
