For Immediate Release:
Jen Armson-Dyer, Women’s Volleyball Contact
Penn State Sports Information
Ph: 814-865-1757, Fax: 814-863-3165
Email: jma19@... <mailto:jma19@...>
Penn State Fall Olympic Sports To Appear On Big Ten Network 12 Times
Four Nittany Lion squads will be represented during the regular season
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., August 6, 2008 – Four Penn State Olympic sports will be represented this fall on the Big Ten Network. Men’s soccer, women’s soccer, field hockey and women’s volleyball will be showcased in at least 12 contests during the regular season beginning in September.
Men’s soccer will be featured at Jeffrey Field against Bucknell on Sept. 7 and will take to the road to face Northwestern on the Network on Oct. 4.
Field hockey, national runners-up a year ago, will take on Ohio State on Sept. 28 in Columbus, Ohio, and will also square off against Iowa at home on Oct. 10 in televised contests.
The 10-time defending Big Ten champion women’s soccer team will be featured in two Network contests, meeting up with Notre Dame at home on Sept. 21 and hosting Wisconsin on Oct. 5.
Women’s volleyball, the defending NCAA and Big Ten champions, will have six Big Ten Network matches and also have a contest on ESPN2. On the Network, the Nittany Lions visit Indiana on Oct. 1, host Michigan State on Oct. 4, travel to Minnesota on Oct. 11, host Indiana on Nov. 5, take on Purdue in West Lafayette on Nov. 15 and welcome Wisconsin on Nov. 22, with the possibility of another wildcard match the weekend of Nov. 28-29. Penn State and Wisconsin will square off in Madison on Friday, Oct. 24 in a match that will air on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 1:30 p.m. ET on ESPN2.
For more information on Penn State Intercollegiate Athletics, please visit www.GoPSUsports.com <http://www.GoPSUsports.com>. For the full listing of Big Ten Network Olympic television schedules, please visit http://www.bigtennetwork.com/sports/Big-Ten-Sports-on-TV.asp
Penn State Fall Olympic Sports Television Schedule
Men’s Soccer
9/7 vs. Bucknell, live at 3:30 p.m. ET
10/4 at Northwestern, live at 4:30 p.m. ET
Field Hockey
9/28 at Ohio State (same day delay, airs at 4:00 p.m. ET)
10/10 vs. Iowa (same day delay, airs at 6:00 p.m. ET)
Women’s Soccer
9/21 vs. Notre Dame, live at 1:00 p.m. ET
10/5 vs. Wisconsin, live at 12:00 p.m. ET
Women’s Volleyball
10/1 at Indiana, live at 7:00 p.m. ET
10/4 vs. Michigan State, live at 7:00 p.m. ET
10/11 at Minnesota, live at 8:00 p.m. ET
10/24 at Wisconsin (airs on ESPN2 on Sunday, Oct. 26 at 1:30 p.m. ET)
11/5 vs. Indiana, live at 7:00 p.m. ET
11/15 at Purdue, live at 7:00 p.m. ET
11/22 vs. Wisconsin, live at 8:00 p.m. ET
--
Jen Armson-Dyer
Assistant Athletic Communications Director
Penn State University
101 Bryce Jordan Center • University Park, PA 16802
Phone: 814-865-1757 ~ Fax: 814-863-3165
jma19@...
Www.GoPSUsports.com
"It's amazing what can be accomplished when no one cares who gets the credit." -- Dean Smith
|
Jennifer Armson-Dyer <jma19@...>
vb2512
 Offline
 Send Email
|
Having problems with message search?
Fill out this form to ensure your group is one of the first to be migrated to the new message search system.
