Women’s College Basketball: Annual Play 4Kay Initiative Tips Off Sunday
ESPN2 and ESPNU will air five women’s college basketball games Sunday, Feb. 22, as part of the annual Play 4Kay initiative – highlighting the Kay Yow Cancer Fund, in partnership with The V Foundation and the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association (WBCA). In its ninth year, Play 4Kay is in memory of former NC State head coach Kay Yow, who lost her long, courageous battle with breast cancer. Additional Production details
All Play 4Kay telecasts will also be available through WatchESPN, accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app, and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV and Fire TV Stick, Apple TV, Chromecast, Roku, Xbox 360 or Xbox One to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.
Play 4Kay Highlights
- Analysts Kara Lawson and Rebecca Lobo will join host Kevin Negandhi in the studio.
- Opening Play 4Kay on Sunday is No. 11 Duke at NC State at noon, followed by No. 18 Rutgers traveling to Michigan State at 2 p.m. – both on ESPN2. Pac-12 in-state rivals, California at No. 19 Stanford play Sunday at 4 p.m. on ESPN2.
- American opponents Temple and No. 25 USF meet Sunday at noon on ESPNU. SEC opponents LSU and Arkansas tangle on Sunday at 2 p.m. on ESPNU.
Also this week, ESPN3 has a full slate of ACC matchups on Thursday including ranked teams: No. 8 Louisville, No. 9 Florida State and No. 17 North Carolina.
SEC Network has a doubleheader on Thursday and Sunday.
- Vanderbilt faces Florida at 7 p.m. on Thursday, followed by No. 2 South Carolina at Arkansas at 9 p.m.
- Missouri travels to Vanderbilt at 2 p.m. on Sunday, followed by Florida at No. 15 Texas A&M at 9 p.m.
ESPN Women’s College Basketball Games (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game / Commentators | Network |
| Thu, Feb 19 | 7 p.m. | Vanderbilt at Florida Sam Gore, Carolyn Peck |
SEC Network |
| No. 15 Texas A&M at No. 11 Kentucky | SEC Network + | ||
| Wake Forest at No. 17 North Carolina | ESPN3 | ||
| Virginia at Pittsburgh | ESPN3 | ||
| No. 8 Louisville at Virginia Tech | ESPN3 | ||
| Clemson at No. 9 Florida State | ESPN3 | ||
| Jacksonville at Northern Kentucky | ESPN3 | ||
| No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | ||
| Stetson at USC Upstate | ESPN3 | ||
| North Florida at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | ||
| 8 p.m. | Georgia at LSU | SEC Network + | |
| Valparaiso at Green Bay | ESPN3 | ||
| Youngstown State at Milwaukee | ESPN3 | ||
| 9 p.m. | No. 2 South Carolina at Arkansas Cara Capuano, Gail Goestenkors |
SEC Network | |
| Fri, Feb 20 | 5 p.m. | Iona at MaristDoug Sherman, Julianne Viani | ESPNU |
| 8 p.m. | Evansville at Drake | ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Feb 21 | Noon | Siena at Fairfield | ESPN3 |
| 1 p.m. | Western Michigan at Central Michigan | ESPN3 | |
| 1:30 p.m. | Cincinnati at East Carolina Jason Benetti, Carol Ross |
ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Illinois-Chicago at Green Bay | ESPN3 | |
| No. 22 Florida Gulf Coast at USC Upstate | ESPN3 | ||
| Stetson at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 | ||
| Oakland at Wright State | ESPN3 | ||
| Cleveland State at Detroit | ESPN3 | ||
| Miami (Ohio) at Buffalo | ESPN3 | ||
| Glenville State at West Liberty | ESPN3 | ||
| 2:30 p.m. | Youngstown State at Valparaiso | ESPN3 | |
| 4:30 p.m. | South Alabama at Georgia Southern Drew Fellios, Steffi Sorensen |
ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | Jacksonville at Lipscomb | ESPN3 | |
| 5:30 p.m. | Abilene Christian at Southeastern Louisiana | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Ball State at Northern Illinois | ESPN3 | |
| 7 p.m. | North Florida at Northern Kentucky | ESPN3 | |
| Dartmouth at Pennsylvania | ESPN3 | ||
| Sun, Feb 22 | Noon | Play 4Kay: No. 10 Duke at NC State Brenda VanLengen, Debbie Antonelli |
ESPN2 |
| Play 4Kay: Temple at USF Melissa Lee, Sue Bird |
ESPNU | ||
| 1 p.m. | Quinnipiac at IonaDean Darling, Julianne Viani | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | Play 4Kay: No. 18 Rutgers at Michigan State Pam Ward, Stephanie White |
ESPN2 | |
| Play 4Kay: LSU at Arkansas Roy Philpott, Brooke Weisbrod |
ESPNU | ||
| Missouri at Vanderbilt Cara Capuano, Steffi Sorensen |
SEC Network | ||
| Auburn at Georgia | SEC Network + | ||
| Georgetown at St. John’s | ESPN3 | ||
| 3 p.m. | No. 14 Mississippi State at Alabama | SEC Network + | |
| 4 p.m. | Play 4Kay: California at No. 18 Stanford Roxy Bernstein, Mary Murphy |
ESPN2 | |
| Florida at No. 15 Texas A&M Fran Harris, Nell Fortner |
SEC Network | ||
| Albany at Stony Brook | ESPN3 |
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