Men’s: No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Denver Highlights More than 45-Game Slate
Men’s: Top 5 Teams Make More than 30 Appearances; More Than 75% of Games Feature Matchup of Ranked Teams
Women’s: More than 35 Games; 11 Appearances from Top 6 Teams
ESPN will present approximately 100 men’s and women’s Division I Lacrosse games in the 2016 season, including the ACC, America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Ten and Ivy League conference championship games, the entire Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship and the semifinals and final of the Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship.
ESPNU will televise more than 25 men’s division I games in the regular season, beginning this weekend when UMBC travels to Ohio State (Friday, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. ET) and No. 11 North Carolina visits No. 8 John Hopkins (Sunday, Feb 28 at noon). The network’s industry-leading slate is highlighted by No. 1 Notre Dame hosting No. 2 Denver (Sunday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m.), the first of three top-five matchups scheduled for ESPNU: No. 3 Syracuse at No. 5 Duke (March 26), No. 1 Notre Dame at No. 3 Syracuse (April 2) and No. 5 Duke at No. 1 Notre Dame (April 10). Combined with ESPN3, ESPN offers more than 45 men’s games this season. Highlights:
ESPNU: More than 75% of the games scheduled features a matchup of ranked teams
1 Notre Dame: Eight appearances, including five games vs. ranked teams and its regular season finale vs. Army (May 8)
Defending Champions: 2 Denver Pioneers will be featured twice: at No. 11 North Carolina (March 5) and the previously mentioned showdown with No. 1 Notre Dame.
Conference Championships: ACC (May 1), America East, Big Ten (May 7) and Ivy (May 8) championship games will be aired on ESPNU. The Ivy League’s semifinals will stream on ESPN3 (May 6)
Top 5 Teams: Notre Dame, Denver, Syracuse, Maryland and Duke will make more than 30 combined appearances
ESPN will carry more than 35 women’s lacrosse games, including No. 20 Loyola (Md.) at No. 15 John Hopkins (Wed. Feb 24 at 5 p.m.) and No. 17 Stanford at No. 15 John Hopkins (March 23 at 4 p.m.) on ESPNU. Combined with ESPN3, 12 ranked teams will be featured this season, including 11 total appearances by No. 2 Syracuse, No. 5 North Carolina, and No. 6 Notre Dame. Overall, 17 games feature a ranked team, including 12 games featuring ranked teams facing off, highlighted by No. 2 Syracuse vs. No. 6 Notre Dame (March 26) and vs. No. 5 North Carolina (April 16). The regular season concludes with complete coverage of the Atlantic Sun Tournament on ESPN3 (May 5-8).
2016 NCAA Championship
ESPN will be the home of the 2016 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship beginning with the selection show on May 8 at 9 p.m. on ESPNU. ESPN will have complete first-round coverage from campus sites, quarterfinal coverage from Providence, R.I. (May 21) and Columbus, Ohio (May 22) then semifinals (May 28) and finals (May 30) from Philadelphia. Complete coverage details will be announced at a later date.
ESPN Commentators
ESPN’s robust coverage is anchored by an accomplished list of commentators across its ESPNU schedule. Analysts include:
Quint Kessenich –Two-time winner of the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award as the nation’s best goalie when he played for Johns Hopkins
Paul Carcaterra – All-American and national champion with the Syracuse Orangemen; played professionally with Major League Lacrosse’s New Jersey Pride and participated in the World Lacrosse Games.
Ryan Boyle – Four-time All-American at Princeton, winning the national championship with the Tigers in 2001. Played professionally in both the NLL and MLL, most recently with the Boston Cannons.
Matt Ward – Won the Tewaaraton Trophy, was named the most standing player in the Men’s Lacrosse. Championship and won the national championship with Virginia in 2006. A year later, won Rookie of the Year in the MLL playing for the Washington Bayhawks.
Ryan Flanagan – Nation’s top defensemen in 2011 while playing at North Carolina; been named a MLL All-Star all five years he has played in the league, currently with the Charlotte Hounds.
Mark Dixon – Helped Johns Hopkins reach the national semifinals in 1992 and 1993; current college lacrosse official
Sheehan Stanwick Burch: Four-time All American at Georgetown and finalist for the Tewaaraton Award.
Eamon McAnaney, ESPN’s lead play-by-play commentator played lacrosse at Notre Dame. Anish Shroff, Mike Corey, John Brickley, Booker Corrigan and Mark Dixon will also handle play-by-play duties throughout the season
2016 Men’s College Lacrosse Schedule (subject to change; all ESPN3 games are exclusive)
Date
Time (ET)
Game
Network
Sat, Feb 27
1 p.m.
No. 5 Duke at Jacksonville
ESPN3
Sun, Feb 28
Noon
No. 11 North Carolina at No. 8 Johns Hopkins
ESPNU
4 p.m.
Army at No. 3 Syracuse
ESPN3
Tue, Mar 1
7 p.m.
Mercer at No. 5 Duke
ESPN3
Fri, Mar 4
5:30 p.m.
No. 3 Syracuse at No. 10 Virginia
ESPNU
Sat, Mar 5
1 p.m.
No. 2 Denver at No. 11 North Carolina
ESPN3^
Siena at St. John’s
ESPN3
Princeton at No. 8 Johns Hopkins
ESPN3#
Mon, Mar 7
7 p.m.
Richmond at No. 5 Duke
ESPN3
Sat, Mar 12
Noon
No. 4 Maryland at Princeton
ESPNU
2 p.m.
No. 14 Towson at No. 8 Johns Hopkins
ESPNU
4 p.m.
St. John’s at No. 3 Syracuse
ESPN3
Sun, Mar 13
5:30 p.m.
No. 2 Denver at No. 1 Notre Dame
ESPNU
Wed, Mar 16
6 p.m.
Albany at No. 4 Maryland
ESPNU
Sat, Mar 19
Noon
Bellarmine at Jacksonville
ESPN3
4 p.m.
No. 3 Syracuse at No. 8 Johns Hopkins
ESPNU
6 p.m.
No. 10 Virginia at No. 1 Notre Dame
ESPNU
7 p.m.
Richmond at No. 11 North Carolina
ESPN3
Tue, Mar 22
7 p.m.
Air Force at No. 5 Duke
ESPN3
Sat, Mar 26
Noon
No. 3 Syracuse at No. 5 Duke
ESPNU
1 p.m.
Hofstra at St. John’s
ESPN3
2 p.m.
No. 11 North Carolina at No. 4 Maryland
ESPNU
Sun, Mar 27
1 p.m.
No. 8 Johns Hopkins at No. 10 Virginia
ESPNU
3 p.m.
No. 1 Notre Dame at Ohio State
ESPNU
Fri, Apr 1
6 p.m.
No. 11 North Carolina at No. 5 Duke
ESPNU
Sat, Apr 2
5 p.m.
No. 1 Notre Dame at No. 3 Syracuse
ESPNU
Sun, Apr 3
Noon
No. 12 Penn State at Ohio State
ESPNU
Sat, Apr 9
Noon
Marquette at St. John’s
ESPN3
2 p.m.
Ohio State at No. 8 Johns Hopkins
ESPNU
Sun, Apr 10
Noon
No. 5 Duke at No. 1 Notre Dame
ESPNU
2 p.m.
No. 10 Virginia at No. 11 North Carolina
ESPNU
Wed, Apr 13
4 p.m.
Marquette at No. 1 Notre Dame
ESPN3
Sat, Apr 16
4 p.m.
No. 11 North Carolina at No. 3 Syracuse
ESPN3$
Sun, Apr 17
Noon
No. 5 Duke at No. 10 Virginia
ESPNU
Wed, Apr 20
7 p.m.
Binghamton at No. 3 Syracuse
ESPN3
Fri, Apr 22
7 p.m.
Marquette at No. 5 Duke
ESPN3
Sat, Apr 23
Noon
No. 1 Notre Dame at No. 11 North Carolina
ESPNU
1 p.m.
Mercer at Jacksonville
ESPN3
Fri, Apr 29
6 p.m.
ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship: Semifinal #1 (Kennesaw, Ga.)
ESPNU
8:30 p.m.
ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship: Semifinal #2 (Kennesaw, Ga.)
ESPNU
Sat, Apr 30
Noon
Cornell at Princeton
ESPNU
Air Force at Jacksonville
ESPN3
1 p.m.
Georgetown at St. John’s
ESPN3
2 p.m.
No. 4 Maryland at No. 8 Johns Hopkins
ESPNU
Sun, May 1
Noon
ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship: Final (Kennesaw, Ga.)
ESPNU
Fri, May 6
5 p.m.
Ivy League Lacrosse Semifinal
ESPN3
8 p.m.
Ivy League Lacrosse Semifinal
ESPN3
Sat, May 7
10 a.m.
America East Men’s Lacrosse Championship: Final (site of highest remaining seed)
ESPNU
1 p.m.
Colgate at No. 3 Syracuse
ESPN3
6 p.m.
Big Ten Men’s Lacrosse Tournament: Final (Baltimore, Md.)
ESPNU
Sun, May 8
Noon
Ivy League Men’s Championship: Final (Site of team with the best Ivy League record)
ESPNU
Army at No. 1 Notre Dame
ESPN3
^ – same-day tape delay on ESPNU (11:30 p.m.)
# – tape delay on ESPNU (Sunday, March 6, 10 a.m.)
$ – tape delay on ESPNU (Sunday, April 17, 10 a.m.)
Schedule subject to change
2016 Women’s College Lacrosse Schedule (subject to change; all ESPN3 games are exclusive)
Date
Time (ET)
Game
Network
Wed, Feb 24
5 p.m.
No. 20 Loyola (Md.) at No. 15 Johns Hopkins
ESPNU
Sat, Feb 27
Noon
No. 14 Boston College at No. 13 Louisville
ESPN3
Sun, Feb 28
Noon
Coastal Carolina at Jacksonville
ESPN3
Sat, Mar 5
1 p.m.
No. 12 Duke at Virginia Tech
ESPN3
2 p.m.
No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 13 Louisville
ESPN3
Sun, Mar 13
1 p.m.
No. 9 Princeton at No. 6 Notre Dame
ESPN3
Wed, Mar 23
4 p.m.
Saint Mary’s at Kennesaw State
ESPN3
6 p.m.
No. 17 Stanford at No. 15 Johns Hopkins
ESPNU
Fri, Mar 25
1 p.m.
Robert Morris at Detroit
ESPN3
Sat, Mar 26
Noon
No. 2 Syracuse at No. 6 Notre Dame
ESPN3
3:30 p.m.
No. 10 Virginia at No. 12 Duke
ESPN3
Wed, Mar 30
4 p.m.
Central Michigan at Detroit
ESPN3
6 p.m.
Virginia Tech at No. 5 North Carolina
ESPN3
Fri, Apr 1
5 p.m.
Jacksonville at Kennesaw State
ESPN3
Sun, Apr 3
1 p.m.
Stetson at Kennesaw State
ESPN3
TBD
No. 12 Duke at No. 2 Syracuse
ESPN3
Sat, Apr 9
Noon
No. 14 Boston College at No. 12 Duke
ESPN3
No. 2 Syracuse at Virginia Tech
ESPN3
Sun, Apr 10
Noon
Old Dominion at Jacksonville
ESPN3
Fri, Apr 15
3 p.m.
Stetson at Detroit
ESPN3
Sat, Apr 16
Noon
No. 5 North Carolina at No. 2 Syracuse
ESPN3
Sun, Apr 17
1 p.m.
Jacksonville at Detroit
ESPN3
Mon, Apr 18
4 p.m.
No. 11 USC at No. 6 Notre Dame
ESPN3
Fri, Apr 22
5 p.m.
Central Michigan at Kennesaw State
ESPN3
7 p.m.
No. 10 Virginia at Virginia Tech
ESPN3
Sat, Apr 23
2 p.m.
No. 12 Duke at No. 5 North Carolina
ESPN3
Sun, Apr 24
Noon
Detroit at Kennesaw State
ESPN3
Fri, Apr 29
3 p.m.
Old Dominion at Detroit
ESPN3
Sun, May 1
1 p.m.
Howard at Detroit
ESPN3
Stetson at Jacksonville
ESPN3
Thu, May 5
TBD
Atlantic Sun Lacrosse Championship: First Round (Kennesaw, Ga.)
ESPN3
TBD
Atlantic Sun Lacrosse Championship: First Round (Kennesaw, Ga.)
ESPN3
Fri, May 6
TBD
Atlantic Sun Lacrosse Championship: Semifinal (Kennesaw, Ga.)
ESPN3
TBD
Atlantic Sun Lacrosse Championship: Semifinal (Kennesaw, Ga.)
ESPN3
Sun, May 8
TBD
Atlantic Sun Lacrosse Championship: Final (Kennesaw, Ga.)
ESPN3
Schedule subject to change
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Media contact: Derek Volner at 860-384-9986; Derek.Volner@ESPN.com and @DerekVolner