Close to 78 Percent of Women's Basketball Games to be Televised
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (www.BigSouthSports.com) – The Big South Conference today announced its women’s basketball broadcasts for the 2017-18 season will total more than 165 -- 77.8 percent of the entire schedule -- with more than 135 live games as part of a full slate on the Big South Network and Roku. Live regular-season conference games will be carried exclusively on ESPN3 as well as a two-game package on the Stadium network.
Six “Game of the Week” league matchups exclusively on ESPN3 begins in January, and the multi-screen sports network will carry seven live telecasts of the 2018 Big South Women’s Basketball Championship in March. Stadium will carry two Sunday afternoon match-ups, which have been moved from Saturday and will tip-off at 2:00pm both weeks.
Below is the Big South’s exclusive regular-season package on ESPN3 and Stadium, while the current overall broadcast schedule can be accessed here.
Tues., Jan. 16
Radford at Longwood - ESPN3 - 7:00pm
Sat., Jan. 27
Presbyterian at UNC Asheville - ESPN3 - 2:00pm
Sun., Jan. 28
Radford at Liberty - Stadium - 2:00pm
Sat., Feb. 3
Campbell at High Point - ESPN3 - 4:00pm
Sat., Feb. 10
Liberty at Campbell - ESPN3 - 2:00pm
Sun., Feb. 11
UNC Asheville at High Point - Stadium - 2:00pm
Sat., Feb. 24
High Point at Gardner-Webb - ESPN3 - 2:00pm
Tues., Feb. 27
Charleston Southern at Winthrop - ESPN3 - 7:00pm
Fri., March 9
Quarterfinals (at Liberty) - ESPN3 - All Day
Sat., March 10
Semifinals (at Liberty) - ESPN3 - TBD
Sun., March 11
Championship (at Liberty) - ESPN3 - TBD
During the course of the season, Big South members will appear on an array of networks during non-conference play, including ACC Network Extra and SEC Network, among others. Also, nine broadcasts are planned for the Liberty Flames Sports Network (LFSN) this year, while WMYA-TV in Greenville/Asheville/Spartanburg will carry two games involving UNC Asheville.
ESPN3 is ESPN's live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive sports events annually. It is accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices through the ESPN App. The network is currently available nationwide at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. It is also available at no cost to U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks.
Stadium will offer its Big South basketball productions to its Sinclair Broadcasting stations solely located in the conference’s footprint of Virginia, North Carolina and South Carolina, as well as New Jersey and Georgia. Sinclair’s broadcast stations will either carry the games as part of the primary program lineup (generally on the Company’s CW and MyNet affiliates) or as part of second channels (sub-channels of the primary station’s signal).
Stadium is a new multi-platform sports network featuring exclusive live and on-demand games and events, extensive highlights, classic games, original programming, and daily live studio programming. Stadium was formed when Campus Insiders, 120 Sports and The American Sports Network merged into a singular network to take advantage of a combined collection of professional and collegiate rights and unique access to both digital and television distribution opportunities. Stadium includes a 24/7 linear feed distributed across both digital and broadcast platforms, as well as a comprehensive array of on-demand (VOD) digital content including additional live games and events. Stadium is owned by a collection of industry leaders including Silver Chalice, Sinclair, MLBAM, the NHL, the PGA TOUR, and Time, Inc. and will launch later this summer. To learn more, visit: http://watchstadium.com/.