By Staff Report.
GREENSBORO, N.C. – The Atlantic Coast Conference announced broadcast coverage today for its Olympic sports for the upcoming fall season. The league’s media rightsholders will distribute at least 77 events live, more than double any previous fall package.
“To have a record number of live broadcast opportunities this fall is a terrific way to highlight our players, schools and conference,” said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. “Our fans now have more access to ACC content than ever before and I appreciate our television partners working together to set a new standard.”
Highlights of the ACC’s upcoming fall broadcast schedule include:
• 77 games, totaling 145 school appearances – the highest count in history for ACC fall Olympic sports and more than twice as many as the previous high.
• All of the ACC Fall Championships’ (Men’s & Women’s Soccer and Field Hockey) semifinals and championship games will be distributed live. The league’s regional sports network will carry the 2012 ACC Field Hockey semifinals on November 2 (1:00p, 3:30p) in addition to the league’s title game on November 4 at 1 p.m. ESPN3 will carry the Men’s and Women’s Soccer semifinals contests, while ESPNU will showcase the ACC Championship games on November 4 (Women’s) at 1 p.m. and on November 11 (Men’s) at Noon. The ACC does not conduct a championship event in the sport of volleyball. The two quarterfinal matches for the 2012 ACC Field Hockey Championship will also be streamed live on theACC.com.
• A total of 50 ACC fall contests will appear on ESPN networks including six on ESPNU and 44 on ESPN3. All 50 games will also be available on the WatchESPN mobile app.
• An additional 15 games will be broadcast on the league’s regional sports networks (RSN), which reach nearly 32 million households and include FOX Sports Carolinas, SportSouth, FOX Sports Florida, Sun Sports, Comcast SportsNet Mid-Atlantic, and NESN. All ACC games produced as part of the RSN package will also be available via WatchESPN.
· Three additional soccer games — two men’s games and one women’s game — will be televised nationally on FOX Soccer as part of the NSCAA Game of the Week series.
• As part of the ACC Digital Network’s new partnership with YouTube, four men’s and three women’s soccer games will be streamed live on the site.
In addition to the 77 events announced Friday as part of the ACC’s Olympic Sport conference package, other games will be carried by the official websites and regional cable partners of the ACC institutions. Further appearances also may be added as other conferences announce their television packages. A complete listing of those games will be released at a later date.
2012 ACC Fall Olympic Sport Broadcast Schedule
Dates and times are subject to change
Field Hockey
Friday, Sep 146:00 p.m.ODU at North CarolinaESPN3
Sunday, Sep 231:00 p.m.Stanford at North CarolinaESPN3
Saturday, Oct 131:00 p.m.Virginia at North CarolinaESPN3
Thursday, Nov 11:00 p.m.ACC Quarterfinal #1theACC.com
Thursday, Nov 13:30 p.m.ACC Quarterfinal #2theACC.com
Friday, Nov 21:00 p.m.ACC Semifinal #1RSN
Friday, Nov 23:30 p.m.ACC Semifinal #2RSN
Sunday, Nov 41:00 p.m.ACC ChampionshipRSN
Men’s Soccer
Saturday, Aug 257:00 p.m.Gardner-Webb at North CarolinaESPN3
Friday, Aug 317:30 p.m.UCLA at MarylandESPN3
Saturday, Sep 87:00 p.m.Virginia Tech at North CarolinaESPN3
Friday, Sep 147:00 p.m.Maryland at NC StateESPN3
Friday, Sep 217:30 p.m.Virginia Tech at MarylandACCDN on YouTube
Friday, Sep 217:00 p.m.Virginia at North CarolinaFOX Soccer
Friday, Sep 287:00 p.m.North Carolina at DukeACCDN on YouTube
Friday, Oct 56:30 p.m.Duke at NC StateRSN
Friday, Oct 57:00 p.m.North Carolina at ClemsonESPN3
Friday, Oct 57:00 p.m.Virginia at MarylandFOX Soccer
Saturday, Oct 612:30 p.m.Boston College at Wake ForestRSN
Friday, Oct 127:00 p.m.NC State at Virginia TechACCDN on YouTube
Friday, Oct 127:00 p.m.Maryland at DukeRSN
Friday, Oct 197:00 p.m.Boston College at DukeACCDN on YouTube
Friday, Oct 196:00 p.m.North Carolina at MarylandESPNU
Friday, Oct 196:30 p.m.Virginia Tech at VirginiaRSN
Tuesday, Oct 237:00 p.m.Campbell at North CarolinaESPN3
Friday, Oct 267:00 p.m.North Carolina at NC StateESPN3
Monday, Oct 297:00 p.m.VMI at NC StateESPN3
Thursday, Nov 17:00 p.m.Boston College at North CarolinaESPN3
Thursday, Nov 17:00 p.m.Maryland at Wake ForestESPN3
Thursday, Nov 17:00 p.m.Virginia at NC StateESPN3
Thursday, Nov 17:00 p.m.Virginia Tech at ClemsonESPN3
Friday, Nov 95:30 p.m.ACC Semifinal #1ESPN3
Friday, Nov 98:00 p.m.ACC Semifinal #2ESPN3
Sunday, Nov 1112:00 p.m.ACC ChampionshipESPNU
Volleyball
Friday, Sep 77:00 p.m.LSU at North CarolinaESPN3
Friday, Sep 77:30 p.m.Florida State at MiamiESPNU
Wednesday, Sep 266:00 p.m.Clemson at North CarolinaESPNU
Sunday, Sep 301:00 p.m.Wake Forest at MiamiESPN3
Friday, Oct 58:30 p.m.Virginia at ClemsonRSN
Friday, Oct 197:00 p.m.Miami at ClemsonESPN3
Friday, Oct 198:30 p.m.Florida State at Georgia TechRSN
Sunday, Oct 2112:00 p.m.Florida State at ClemsonESPN3
Sunday, Oct 211:00 p.m.Miami at Georgia TechRSN
Friday, Oct 267:00 p.m.NC State at Wake ForestESPN3
Sunday, Oct 281:00 p.m.North Carolina at Wake ForestRSN
Friday, Nov 27:00 p.m.Miami at North CarolinaESPN3
Friday, Nov 27:00 p.m.Florida State at NC StateESPN3
Saturday, Nov 35:00 p.m.Florida State at North CarolinaESPN3
Sunday, Nov 41:00 p.m.Miami at NC StateESPN3
Friday, Nov 231:00 p.m.Miami at Florida StateESPN3
Women’s Soccer
Friday, Aug 247:00 p.m.Florida at North CarolinaESPN3
Friday, Aug 317:00 p.m.Florida at Florida StateESPN3
Thursday, Sep 137:00 p.m.Duke at Florida StateESPN3
Thursday, Sep 137:00 p.m.Wake Forest at MiamiESPN3
Thursday, Sep 137:00 p.m.NC State at VirginiaFOX Soccer
Sunday, Sep 162:00 p.m.Duke at MiamiESPN3
Thursday, Sep 207:00 p.m.Virginia Tech at North CarolinaESPN3
Sunday, Sep 231:00 p.m.Virginia at ClemsonESPN3
Thursday, Sep 277:00 p.m.Florida State at North CarolinaESPN3
Thursday, Sep 277:00 p.m.Miami at NC StateESPN3
Sunday, Sep 301:00 p.m.Florida State at NC StateESPN3
Sunday, Sep 304:00 p.m.Duke at VirginiaESPNU
Thursday, Oct 48:00 p.m.Boston College at North CarolinaRSN
Friday, Oct 57:00 p.m.Wake Forest at VirginiaACCDN on YouTube
Sunday, Oct 71:00 p.m.Maryland at NC StateRSN
Thursday, Oct 117:00 p.m.Duke at NC StateESPN3
Thursday, Oct 118:00 p.m.Virginia Tech at Florida StateRSN
Sunday, Oct 141:00 p.m.Virginia at Florida StateESPN3
Sunday, Oct 141:00 p.m.Wake Forest at DukeRSN
Thursday, Oct 187:00 p.m.North Carolina at DukeACCDN on YouTube
Thursday, Oct 187:00 p.m.Virginia Tech at ClemsonESPN3
Sunday, Oct 211:00 p.m.Wake Forest at North CarolinaESPN3
Thursday, Oct 257:00 p.m.Florida State at MiamiACCDN on YouTube
Thursday, Oct 257:00 p.m.North Carolina at NC StateESPN3
Friday, Nov 25:00 p.m.ACC Semifinal #1ESPN3
Friday, Nov 27:30 p.m.ACC Semifinal #2ESPN3
Sunday, Nov 41:00 p.m.ACC ChampionshipESPNU