ESPNU Presents 2014 NCAA Women’s Volleyball and Men’s and Women’s Soccer Schedule
Weekly Wednesday Women’s Volleyball, Sunday Women’s Soccer Slate; Five Conference Championship Games
ESPNU will televise more than 35 NCAA women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s soccer games this season, leading into coverage of each sport’s NCAA Championship. Villanova vs. Princeton (Sept. 14, at 4 p.m. ET) will begin a weekly, season-long Sunday slate of women’s soccer which concludes with the ACC, American, and SEC Championship games (Nov. 9). In addition to regular season matchups featuring No. 6 Georgetown (Sept. 17) and No. 4 Notre Dame vs. No. 15 Virginia (Sept. 21), ESPNU will also televise the men’s soccer American and ACC Championship games (Nov. 16).
A 24-game women’s volleyball schedule, which includes a weekly, 10-week Wednesday slate, will begin with a double-header on September 24: No. 2 Texas vs. West Virginia (7 p.m.) and No. 16 Kentucky vs. LSU (9 p.m.). An additional 16 ranked teams are scheduled, including No. 1 Stanford, No. 3 Penn State, No. 4 Wisconsin, and No. 5 Washington. A top 25, cross-town rivalry – No. 25 UCLA vs. No. 6 USC – will conclude the regular season (Nov 28).
A complete schedule of each sport’s NCAA Championship coverage will be announced at a later date.
ESPNU Volleyball Analysts
- Dain Blanton: Gold medalist in beach volleyball at 2000 Olympics
- Nell Fortner: Won a National Championship at Texas; a Texas Sports Hall of Famer
- Jennifer Hoffman: All-American at Louisville
- Karch Kiraly: Four-time gold medalist; only player to win gold in both beach and indoor volleyball
- Holly McPeak: Bronze medalist in beach volleyball at 2004 Olympics
- Maria Taylor: Three-time All-SEC at Georgia
- Hannah Werth: Two-time All-Big Ten at Nebraska
- Missy Whittemore: Three-time Academic All-American at Florida
ESPNU Soccer Analysts
- Richard Broad: Former collegian coach; a George Mason Soccer Hall of Fame inductee
- Tony DiCicco: Former head coach of United States Women’s National Team, including the 1999 World Cup Championship squad
- Julie Foudy: Member of the World Cup-winning 1999 United States Women’s National Team
- Monica Gonzalez: Former member of the Mexican Women’s National Team
- Shannon MacMillan: Member of the World Cup-winning 1999 United States Women’s National Team
- Kate Markgraf: Member of the World Cup- winning 1999 United States Women’s National Team
- Cat Whitehill: Former member of United States Women’s National Team
NCAA Women’s Volleyball Programming Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup |
| Sept. 24, 2014 | 7 p.m. | No. 2 Texas vs. West Virginia |
| 9 p.m. | No. 16 Kentucky vs. LSU | |
| Sept. 28, 2014 | 1 p.m. | No. 3 Penn State vs. Minnesota**^ |
| Sept. 30, 2014 | 9 p.m. | No. 9 BYU vs. Pepperdine |
| Oct. 1, 2014 | 9 p.m. | Georgia vs. Auburn |
| Oct. 3, 2014 | 10 p.m. | No. 18 Oregon vs. No. 1 Stanford |
| Oct. 5, 2014 | 2 p.m. | No. 7 Florida State vs. Miami |
| Oct. 8, 2014 | 9 p.m. | Mississippi State vs. LSU |
| 11 p.m. | No. 13 San Diego vs. St. Mary’s | |
| Oct. 12, 2014 | 2:30 p.m. | Oklahoma vs. Iowa State |
| Oct. 15, 2014 | 6 p.m. | No. 10 Florida vs. South Carolina |
| Oct. 19, 2014 | 1 p.m. | No. 17 North Carolina vs. No. 20 Duke |
| 1 p.m. | No. 12 Illinois vs. No. 11 Nebraska**^^ | |
| Oct. 22, 2014 | 7 p.m. | No. 24 Kansas vs. Iowa State |
| 9 p.m. | Alabama vs. Auburn | |
| Oct. 26, 2014 | 5 p.m. | No. 11 Nebraska vs. No.4 Wisconsin** |
| Oct. 29, 2014 | 8 p.m. | Tennessee vs. No. 16 Kentucky |
| Nov. 2, 2014 | 3 p.m. | No. 2 Texas vs. Iowa State |
| Nov. 5, 2014 | 6 p.m. | Ole Miss vs. Mississippi State |
| Nov. 7, 2014 | 10:30 p.m. | No. 18 Oregon vs. No. 5 Washington |
| Nov. 12, 2014 | 6 p.m. | Mississippi State vs. Alabama |
| Nov. 19, 2014 | 6 p.m. | South Carolina vs. Tennessee |
| Nov. 26, 2014 | 9 p.m. | SEC Wildcard Selection^^^ |
| Nov. 28, 2014 | 11:30 p.m. | No. 25 UCLA vs. No. 6 USC |
^Live on ESPN3 on Sept. 27, 2014, at 8 p.m. ET
^^ Live on ESPN3 on Oct. 18, 2014, at 4 p.m. ET
^^^ Matchup to be decided at a later date
Rankings are from American Volleyball Coaches Association (Sept. 8)
NCAA Women’s Soccer Programming Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup |
| Sept. 14, 2014 | 4 p.m. | Villanova vs. Princeton |
| Sept. 28, 2014 | 2 p.m. | Missouri vs. No. 6 Florida |
| 4 p.m. | No. 2 Virginia vs. No. 5 Florida State | |
| Oct. 5, 2014 | 12 p.m. | Kentucky vs. No. 12 Texas A&M |
| Oct. 19, 2014 | 3 p.m. | LSU vs. Georgia |
| Oct. 26, 2014 | 4 p.m. | Missouri vs. Tennessee |
| Nov. 2, 2014 | 5 p.m. | No. 24 Santa Clara vs. Portland |
| Nov. 9, 2014 | 11 a.m. | American Championship Game |
| 1 p.m. | ACC Championship Game | |
| 3 p.m. | SEC Championship Game |
Rankings are from National Soccer Coaches Association of America (Sept. 9)
NCAA Men’s Soccer Programming Schedule
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup |
| Sept. 17, 2014 | 7 p.m. ET | No. 6 Georgetown vs. Princeton |
| Sept. 21, 2014 | 12 p.m. ET | No. 4 Notre Dame vs. No. 15 Virginia |
| Nov. 16, 2014 | 2 p.m. | ACC Championship Game |
| Nov. 16, 2014 | 10:30 p.m. ET | American Conference Championship Game^^^^ |
^^^^Live on ESPN3 on Sunday, Nov. 16, 2014, at 12 p.m.
Rankings are from National Soccer Coaches Association of America (Sept. 9)
Note: All schedules subject to change
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Media contact: Derek Volner at 860-384-9986; [email protected] and @DerekVolner
