ESPNU Releases 2009 College Lacrosse
Schedule
from press releases
ESPNU will present wide-ranging coverage of the 2009 college
lacrosse season, including an extensive regular-season schedule and
the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship.
The networks combined will televise 45 games, including 30
regular-season contests and 15 NCAA Tournament games across ESPNU,
ESPN, ESPN2 and ESPN360.com. Coverage will begin on ESPNU Friday,
Feb. 20, when #4 Johns Hopkins will host Siena at 6 p.m. ET.
Additionally, ESPN2 will feature two
regular-season men’s games in high definition, including #1
Virginia vs. #3 Maryland at noon on March, 28 and #1 Virginia vs.
#7 Duke at 4 p.m. on Saturday, April, 11.
ESPNU will air games with 14 of the top 20 men’s teams
according to the NIKE/IL Men’s Division I Preseason Media
Poll. The network will also feature two
women’s matchups, including #11 Georgetown vs. #19 John
Hopkins on Wednesday, Feb. 25 at 4 p.m. and reigning NCAA champion
#1 Northwestern at #19 Johns Hopkins Friday, April 17 at 7 p.m.
Other highlights include the Konica Minolta Face-Off
Classic that will showcase #12 Princeton vs. #4 Johns
Hopkins (noon) and #7 Duke vs. #3 Maryland (2:30 p.m.) on Feb. 28
at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., as well as the inaugural
Big City Classic, set to display #5 North Carolina vs. #1
Virginia (noon) and #2 Syracuse vs. #12 Princeton (2:30 p.m.) on
April 4 from Giants Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
The Day of Rivals will pit #9 Navy vs. Army (11:30 a.m.)
and #3 Maryland vs. #4 Johns Hopkins (2 p.m.) on April 11 at
M&T Bank Stadium.
In addition to the aforementioned events, every game on the ESPNU
schedule will feature a ranked team, including the following top 10
matchups: #8 Georgetown vs. #3 Maryland (Feb. 21), #5 North
Carolina vs. #3 Maryland (Mar. 21) and #1 Virginia vs. #4 Johns
Hopkins (Mar. 21).
The 2009 ESPNU Lacrosse Season Preview Show
on ESPN2 will commence the season on the ESPN networks with a
one-hour preview special hosted by ESPNU anchor Lowell Galindo and
lacrosse analyst Quint Kessenich on Tuesday, Feb. 17 at 3:30 p.m.,
while throughout the season, ESPN.com will offer extensive online
coverage of lacrosse and integrated coverage of professional,
collegiate and prep lacrosse content from Insidelacrosse.com and
Inside Lacrosse Magazine.
For the third year in a row, the ESPN
networks will televise the complete NCAA Division I Men’s
Lacrosse Championship. ESPNU will televise all eight
First Round games and Quarterfinal contests (May 10 – May
17). ESPN2 will televise the National Semifinals
(May 23) and ESPN will offer the National Championship game on May
25. ESPN360.com will simulcast the National
Semifinals and Championship games. Two days
following the Championship, ESPNU will televise the Major
League Lacrosse Draft for a third consecutive year, live, at 8:30
p.m.
The commentators slated for this season’s coverage will
include play-by-play announcers Dave Ryan, Rob Simmelkjaer, Allen
Hopkins and Scott Garceau and analysts Quint Kessenich
(Four-Time Johns Hopkins All-American), Mark Dixon (Johns Hopkins),
Jack Emmer (former Army Head Coach and the NCAA's winningest DI
head coach), Matt Ward (University of Virginia and Tewaaraton
winner) and newcomer Stephen McElduff (former defenseman from
the University of North Carolina).
2009 ESPNU COLLEGE LACROSSE REGULAR-SEASON SCHEDULE
Date Time (ET) Game
|
Fri., Feb. 20 |
6 p.m. |
Siena at Johns Hopkins |
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Sat., Feb. 21 |
1p.m. |
Georgetown at Maryland |
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Sun., Feb. 22 |
6:30 p.m. |
*^Towson at Loyola (Md.) |
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Wed., Feb. 25 |
4 p.m. |
Georgetown at Johns Hopkins (women) |
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Sat. Feb. 28 |
12 p.m. |
Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic: Princeton at Johns Hopkins |
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Sat. Feb. 28 |
2:30 p.m. |
Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic: Duke at Maryland |
|
Sat., Feb. 28 |
5 p.m. |
Cornell at Army |
|
Fri., Mar. 6 |
12 a.m. |
*^Princeton at UMBC |
|
Sat., Mar. 7 |
12 p.m. |
Hofstra at Johns Hopkins |
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Sat. Mar. 7 |
2 p.m. |
*Maryland at Towson |
|
Sat. Mar. 14 |
12 p.m. |
*UMBC at Maryland |
|
Sat., Mar. 14 |
2 p.m. |
Duke at North Carolina |
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Fri., Mar. 20 |
3 p.m. |
Albany at Princeton |
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Sat., Mar. 21 |
2 p.m. |
North Carolina at Maryland |
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Sat., Mar. 21 |
8 p.m. |
*Virginia at Johns Hopkins |
|
Tues., Mar. 24 |
7 p.m. |
Hofstra at Army |
|
Sat., Mar. 28 |
12 p.m. |
Maryland at Virginia (on ESPN2/ESPN2 HD) |
|
Sat., Mar. 28 |
12 p.m. |
*Syracuse at Loyola (MD) |
|
Sat., Mar. 28 |
2 p.m. |
Johns Hopkins at North Carolina |
|
Sat. Apr. 4 |
12 p.m. |
Big City Classic: North Carolina at Virginia |
|
Sat., Apr. 4 |
2:30 p.m. |
Big City Classic: Syracuse at Princeton |
|
Sat. Apr. 4 |
9 p.m. |
*^Albany at Johns Hopkins |
|
Sat., Apr. 11 |
11:30 a.m. |
Day of Rivals: Army at Navy |
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Sat., Apr. 11 |
2 p.m. |
Day of Rivals: Johns Hopkins at Maryland |
|
Sat., Apr. 11 |
4 p.m. |
Virginia at Duke (on ESPN2/ ESPN2 HD) |
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Sat. Apr. 11 |
10 p.m. |
*^Hofstra at Towson |
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Fri., Apr. 17 |
7 p.m. |
Northwestern at Johns Hopkins (women) |
|
Sat., Apr. 18 |
2 p.m. |
*Navy at Johns Hopkins |
|
Sat., Apr. 25 |
1 p.m. |
*Vermont at UMBC |
|
Sat., May 2 |
1 p.m. |
*Loyola (Md.) at Johns Hopkins |
*Will co-exist on WMAR-TV (ABC affiliate in Baltimore)
^Tape delay
2009 NCAA DIVISION I MEN’S LACROSSE CHAMPIONSHIP COVERAGE ON ESPN, ESPN2 AND ESPNU
Date Network Time (ET) Game
|
Sat., May 9 |
ESPNU/ESPN2 |
12 p.m. |
NCAA First Round – Game 1 (TBD) |
|
|
ESPNU |
2:30 p.m. |
NCAA First Round – Game 2 (TBD) |
|
|
ESPNU |
5 p.m. |
NCAA First Round – Game 3 (TBD) |
|
|
ESPNU |
7:30 p.m. |
NCAA First Round – Game 4 (TBD) |
|
Sun., May 10 |
ESPNU |
12 p.m. |
NCAA First Round – Game 5 (TBD) |
|
|
ESPNU |
2:30 p.m. |
NCAA First Round – Game 6 (TBD) |
|
|
ESPNU |
5 p.m. |
NCAA First Round – Game 7 (TBD) |
|
|
ESPNU |
7:30 p.m. |
NCAA First Round – Game 8 (TBD) |
|
Sat., May 16 |
ESPNU |
12 p.m. |
Quarterfinal # 1 – Annapolis, Md. |
|
|
ESPNU |
2:30 p.m. |
Quarterfinal #2 – Annapolis, Md. |
|
Sun., May 17 |
ESPNU |
12 p.m. |
Quarterfinal #3 – Ithaca, N.Y. |
|
|
ESPNU |
2:30 p.m. |
Quarterfinal #4 – Ithaca, N.Y. |
|
Sat., May 23 |
ESPN2 |
12 p.m. |
Semifinal #1 – Gillette Stadium (Foxboro, Mass.) |
|
|
ESPN2 |
2:30 p.m. |
Semifinal #2 – Gillette Stadium |
|
Mon., May 25 |
ESPN |
1 p.m. |
NCAA National Championship – Gillette Stadium |
