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Men’s College Lacrosse Schedule Expansive Across ESPN Networks

 

ESPN announces its extensive 2012 college lacrosse coverage across ESPN, ESPNU and ESPN3 with a schedule featuring nationally-ranked programs, top-caliber games and the addition of the ACC Men’s and Women’s and BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championships. The schedule includes 49 total games – featuring 39 regular-season matchups, 37 men’s and two women’s games – plus the crowing of six conference champions on ESPNU and ESPN3. Coverage begins with No. 4 Johns Hopkins hosting Towson on Friday, Feb. 17, at noon on ESPNU.

 

Schedule highlights:

• At least one appearance from each team in the top 10 of Inside Lacrosse Division Preseason Rankings and 14 of the 16 teams that qualified for the 2011 NCAA Championship, including seven appearances from the defending champion Virginia
• ESPN will air two top-10 games – No. 7 Syracuse at No. 1 Virginia on Sunday, March 4, at 4:30 p.m. and the Cavaliers at No. 6 North Carolina on Sunday, April 7, at noon
• A rematch of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship game between No. 8 Maryland and top-ranked Virginia on Saturday, March 31, at noon on ESPNU
• ESPN3 will offer eight exclusive games including three appearances by second-ranked Duke – at No. 9 Notre Dame on Saturday, Feb. 18, at No. 8 Maryland on Saturday, March 3 and at Georgetown on Saturday, March 24
• Games from four in-season tournaments – Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic (Baltimore) on Saturday, March 10, Konica Minolta Big City Classic (East Rutherford, N.J.) on Sunday, April 1, ESPNU Warrior Classic (Charlotte, N.C.) on Saturday, April 14 and Mile High Classic (Denver) on Friday, April 27
• ESPNU will carry two regular-season women’s games plus the ACC Women’s Lacrosse Championship title match as part of ACC Monday on Monday, April 23, at 3 p.m.
• Five men’s conference champions will be crowned on ESPNU or ESPN3

• The entire ACC Championship will air live on ESPNU beginning with the semifinals on Friday, April 20 at 5 and 7:30 p.m. and the title game on Sunday, April 22, at 3 p.m.
• ESPNU will carry the final game of the BIG EAST Championship on Saturday, May 5, at noon along with the first semifinal on Thursday, May 3, at 4:30 p.m.; in addition, the second semifinal tilt will be at 7 p.m. on ESPN3
• ESPN3 will be the home to the Ivy League Championship semifinals on Friday, May 4, at 5 and 8 p.m., while ESPNU will offer the title game that Sunday at noon
• The America East and ECAC champions will be crowned on ESPN3

 

 

ESPN Network’s 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Regular-Season Schedule (Schedule subject to change; all times are Eastern)

Sat, Mar 10	11 a.m.	Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic (Baltimore): No. 16 Princeton vs. No. 6 North Carolina	ESPNU
	1:30 p.m.	Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic (Baltimore): No. 3 Cornell vs. No. 1 Virginia	ESPNU
	4 p.m.	Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic (Baltimore): UMBC vs. No. 4 Johns Hopkins	ESPN3
Fri, Mar 16	5 p.m.	No. 6 North Carolina at No. 2 Duke	ESPNU
Sat, Mar 17	2 p.m.	No. 14 Penn at No. 16 Princeton	ESPNU
	4 p.m.	No. 7 Syracuse at No. 4 Johns Hopkins	ESPNU
Sun, Mar 18	1 p.m.	No. 5 Denver at No. 9 Notre Dame	ESPNU
Sat, Mar 24	noon	No. 8 Maryland at No. 6 North Carolina	ESPNU
	noon	No. 2 Duke at Georgetown	ESPN3
	2 p.m.	No. 4 Johns Hopkins at No. 1 Virginia	ESPNU
Sat, Mar 31	noon	No. 1 Virginia at No. 8 Maryland	ESPNU
Sun, Apr 1	1 p.m.	Konica Minolta Big City Classic (East Rutherford, N.J.): No. 9 Notre Dame vs. St. John’s	ESPN3
	4 p.m.	Konica Minolta Big City Classic (East Rutherford, N.J.): No. 2 Duke vs. No. 7 Syracuse	ESPNU
	6:30 p.m.	Konica Minolta Big City Classic (East Rutherford, N.J.): No. 6 North Carolina vs. No. 4 Johns Hopkins	ESPNU
Fri, Apr 6	6 p.m.*	Albany vs. No. 4 Johns Hopkins	ESPNU
Sat, Arp 7	noon	No. 1 Virginia at No. 6 North Carolina	ESPN / ESPN3
Wed, Apr 11	5:30 p.m.	No. 8 Virginia at No. 20 Johns Hopkins (women’s)	ESPNU
Fri, Apr 13	6 p.m.	No. 2 Duke at No. 1 Virginia	ESPNU
Sat, Apr 14	11 a.m.	ESPNU Warrior Classic (Charlotte, N.C.): Rutgers vs. No. 7 Syracuse	ESPNU
	1:30 p.m.	ESPNU Warrior Classic (Charlotte, N.C.): No. 11 Hofstra at No. 6 North Carolina	ESPNU
	6 p.m.	No. 8 Maryland at No. 4 Johns Hopkins	ESPNU
Fri, Apr 20	5 p.m.	ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship (Charlottesville, Va.): Semifinal #1	ESPNU
	7:30 p.m.	ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship (Charlottesville, Va.): Semifinal #2	ESPNU
Sat, Apr 21	3 p.m.	Georgetown at No. 7 Syracuse	ESPNU
	5:30 p.m.	No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 10 Villanova	ESPNU
Sun, Apr 22	3 p.m.	ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship (Charlottesville, Va.): Final	ESPNU
Mon, Apr 23	7 p.m.	ACC Women’s Lacrosse Championship as part of ACC Monday (Durham, N.C.): Final	ESPNU
Fri, Apr 27	7:30 p.m.	Mile High Classic (Denver, Colo.): No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 14 Penn	ESPN3
	10 p.m.	Mile High Classic (Denver, Colo.): Duke at Denver	ESPNU
Sat, Apr 28	5 p.m.	No. 7 Syracuse at No. 9 Notre Dame	ESPNU
	7 p.m.	No. 3 Cornell at No. 16 Princeton	ESPNU
Thu, May 3	4:30 p.m.	BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship (Villanova , Pa.): Semifinal #1	ESPNU
	7 p.m. / 10:30 p.m.*	BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship (Villanova , Pa.): Semifinal #2	ESPN3 / ESPNU*
TBD	TBD	ECAC Men’s Lacrosse Championship (Site TBD): Final	ESPN3
Fri, May 4	5 p.m.	Ivy League Men’s Lacrosse Championship (site of regular-season champion): Semifinal #1	ESPN3
	8 p.m.	Ivy League Men’s Lacrosse Championship (site of regular-season champion): Semifinal #2	ESPN3
Sat, May 5	noon	BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship (Villanova , Pa.): Final	ESPNU
	2 p.m.	Army at No. 4 Johns Hopkins	ESPNU
Sun, May 6	10 a.m.	America East Men’s Lacrosse Championship (campus of highest seed): Final	ESPNU
	noon	Ivy League Men’s Lacrosse Championship (site of regular-season champion): Final	ESPNU

* - tape delay; rankings from Inside Lacrosse Preseason Poll

 

For the sixth straight year, ESPN networks will provide exclusive coverage of all 15 games from the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship. Coverage will be in high definition across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU beginning Saturday, May 12 and concluding with the national title game on Monday, May 28. ESPN3 and ESPN Mobile will also feature select games. In addition, the NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship semifinals and national title game will be aired on ESPN networks on Friday, May 25 and Sunday, May 27.