- Men’s: No. 1 Notre Dame vs. No. 2 Denver Highlights More than 45-Game Slate
- Men’s: Top 5 Teams Make More than 30 Appearances; More Than 75% of Games Feature Matchup of Ranked Teams
- Women’s: More than 35 Games; 11 Appearances from Top 6 Teams
ESPN will present approximately 100 men’s and women’s Division I Lacrosse games in the 2016 season, including the ACC, America East, Atlantic Sun, Big Ten and Ivy League conference championship games, the entire Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship and the semifinals and final of the Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship.
ESPNU will televise more than 25 men’s division I games in the regular season, beginning this weekend when UMBC travels to Ohio State (Friday, Feb. 26 at 5 p.m. ET) and No. 11 North Carolina visits No. 8 John Hopkins (Sunday, Feb 28 at noon). The network’s industry-leading slate is highlighted by No. 1 Notre Dame hosting No. 2 Denver (Sunday, March 13 at 5:30 p.m.), the first of three top-five matchups scheduled for ESPNU: No. 3 Syracuse at No. 5 Duke (March 26), No. 1 Notre Dame at No. 3 Syracuse (April 2) and No. 5 Duke at No. 1 Notre Dame (April 10). Combined with ESPN3, ESPN offers more than 45 men’s games this season. Highlights:
- ESPNU: More than 75% of the games scheduled features a matchup of ranked teams
- 1 Notre Dame: Eight appearances, including five games vs. ranked teams and its regular season finale vs. Army (May 8)
- Defending Champions: 2 Denver Pioneers will be featured twice: at No. 11 North Carolina (March 5) and the previously mentioned showdown with No. 1 Notre Dame.
- Conference Championships: ACC (May 1), America East, Big Ten (May 7) and Ivy (May 8) championship games will be aired on ESPNU. The Ivy League’s semifinals will stream on ESPN3 (May 6)
- Top 5 Teams: Notre Dame, Denver, Syracuse, Maryland and Duke will make more than 30 combined appearances
ESPN will carry more than 35 women’s lacrosse games, including No. 20 Loyola (Md.) at No. 15 John Hopkins (Wed. Feb 24 at 5 p.m.) and No. 17 Stanford at No. 15 John Hopkins (March 23 at 4 p.m.) on ESPNU. Combined with ESPN3, 12 ranked teams will be featured this season, including 11 total appearances by No. 2 Syracuse, No. 5 North Carolina, and No. 6 Notre Dame. Overall, 17 games feature a ranked team, including 12 games featuring ranked teams facing off, highlighted by No. 2 Syracuse vs. No. 6 Notre Dame (March 26) and vs. No. 5 North Carolina (April 16). The regular season concludes with complete coverage of the Atlantic Sun Tournament on ESPN3 (May 5-8).
2016 NCAA Championship
ESPN will be the home of the 2016 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship beginning with the selection show on May 8 at 9 p.m. on ESPNU. ESPN will have complete first-round coverage from campus sites, quarterfinal coverage from Providence, R.I. (May 21) and Columbus, Ohio (May 22) then semifinals (May 28) and finals (May 30) from Philadelphia. Complete coverage details will be announced at a later date.
ESPN Commentators
ESPN’s robust coverage is anchored by an accomplished list of commentators across its ESPNU schedule. Analysts include:
- Quint Kessenich –Two-time winner of the Ensign C. Markland Kelly, Jr. Award as the nation’s best goalie when he played for Johns Hopkins
- Paul Carcaterra – All-American and national champion with the Syracuse Orangemen; played professionally with Major League Lacrosse’s New Jersey Pride and participated in the World Lacrosse Games.
- Ryan Boyle – Four-time All-American at Princeton, winning the national championship with the Tigers in 2001. Played professionally in both the NLL and MLL, most recently with the Boston Cannons.
- Matt Ward – Won the Tewaaraton Trophy, was named the most standing player in the Men’s Lacrosse. Championship and won the national championship with Virginia in 2006. A year later, won Rookie of the Year in the MLL playing for the Washington Bayhawks.
- Ryan Flanagan – Nation’s top defensemen in 2011 while playing at North Carolina; been named a MLL All-Star all five years he has played in the league, currently with the Charlotte Hounds.
- Mark Dixon – Helped Johns Hopkins reach the national semifinals in 1992 and 1993; current college lacrosse official
- Sheehan Stanwick Burch: Four-time All American at Georgetown and finalist for the Tewaaraton Award.
Eamon McAnaney, ESPN’s lead play-by-play commentator played lacrosse at Notre Dame. Anish Shroff, Mike Corey, John Brickley, Booker Corrigan and Mark Dixon will also handle play-by-play duties throughout the season
2016 Men’s College Lacrosse Schedule (subject to change; all ESPN3 games are exclusive)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Sat, Feb 27 | 1 p.m. | No. 5 Duke at Jacksonville | ESPN3 |
| Sun, Feb 28 | Noon | No. 11 North Carolina at No. 8 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU |
| 4 p.m. | Army at No. 3 Syracuse | ESPN3 | |
| Tue, Mar 1 | 7 p.m. | Mercer at No. 5 Duke | ESPN3 |
| Fri, Mar 4 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 3 Syracuse at No. 10 Virginia | ESPNU |
| Sat, Mar 5 | 1 p.m. | No. 2 Denver at No. 11 North Carolina | ESPN3^ |
| Siena at St. John’s | ESPN3 | ||
| Princeton at No. 8 Johns Hopkins | ESPN3# | ||
| Mon, Mar 7 | 7 p.m. | Richmond at No. 5 Duke | ESPN3 |
| Sat, Mar 12 | Noon | No. 4 Maryland at Princeton | ESPNU |
| 2 p.m. | No. 14 Towson at No. 8 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | St. John’s at No. 3 Syracuse | ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Mar 13 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 2 Denver at No. 1 Notre Dame | ESPNU |
| Wed, Mar 16 | 6 p.m. | Albany at No. 4 Maryland | ESPNU |
| Sat, Mar 19 | Noon | Bellarmine at Jacksonville | ESPN3 |
| 4 p.m. | No. 3 Syracuse at No. 8 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 10 Virginia at No. 1 Notre Dame | ESPNU | |
| 7 p.m. | Richmond at No. 11 North Carolina | ESPN3 | |
| Tue, Mar 22 | 7 p.m. | Air Force at No. 5 Duke | ESPN3 |
| Sat, Mar 26 | Noon | No. 3 Syracuse at No. 5 Duke | ESPNU |
| 1 p.m. | Hofstra at St. John’s | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 11 North Carolina at No. 4 Maryland | ESPNU | |
| Sun, Mar 27 | 1 p.m. | No. 8 Johns Hopkins at No. 10 Virginia | ESPNU |
| Fri, Apr 1 | 6 p.m. | No. 11 North Carolina at No. 5 Duke | ESPNU |
| Sat, Apr 2 | 5 p.m. | No. 1 Notre Dame at No. 3 Syracuse | ESPNU |
| Sun, Apr 3 | Noon | No. 12 Penn State at Ohio State | ESPNU |
| Sat, Apr 9 | Noon | Marquette at St. John’s | ESPN3 |
| 2 p.m. | Ohio State at No. 8 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU | |
| Sun, Apr 10 | Noon | No. 5 Duke at No. 1 Notre Dame | ESPNU |
| 2 p.m. | No. 10 Virginia at No. 11 North Carolina | ESPNU | |
| Wed, Apr 13 | 4 p.m. | Marquette at No. 1 Notre Dame | ESPN3 |
| Sat, Apr 16 | 4 p.m. | No. 11 North Carolina at No. 3 Syracuse | ESPN3$ |
| Sun, Apr 17 | Noon | No. 5 Duke at No. 10 Virginia | ESPNU |
| Wed, Apr 20 | 7 p.m. | Binghamton at No. 3 Syracuse | ESPN3 |
| Fri, Apr 22 | 7 p.m. | Marquette at No. 5 Duke | ESPN3 |
| Sat, Apr 23 | Noon | No. 1 Notre Dame at No. 11 North Carolina | ESPNU |
| 1 p.m. | Mercer at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | |
| Fri, Apr 29 | 6 p.m. | ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship: Semifinal #1 (Kennesaw, Ga.) | ESPNU |
| 8:30 p.m. | ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship: Semifinal #2 (Kennesaw, Ga.) | ESPNU | |
| Sat, Apr 30 | Noon | Cornell at Princeton | ESPNU |
| Air Force at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
| 1 p.m. | Georgetown at St. John’s | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 4 Maryland at No. 8 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU | |
| Sun, May 1 | Noon | ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship: Final (Kennesaw, Ga.) | ESPNU |
| Fri, May 6 | 5 p.m. | Ivy League Lacrosse Semifinal | ESPN3 |
| 8 p.m. | Ivy League Lacrosse Semifinal | ESPN3 | |
| Sat, May 7 | 10 a.m. | America East Men’s Lacrosse Championship: Final (site of highest remaining seed) | ESPNU |
| 1 p.m. | Colgate at No. 3 Syracuse | ESPN3 | |
| 6 p.m. | Big Ten Men’s Lacrosse Tournament: Final (Baltimore, Md.) | ESPNU | |
| Sun, May 8 | Noon | Ivy League Men’s Championship: Final (Site of team with the best Ivy League record) | ESPNU |
| Army at No. 1 Notre Dame | ESPN3 |
^ – same-day tape delay on ESPNU (11:30 p.m.)
# – tape delay on ESPNU (Sunday, March 6, 10 a.m.)
$ – tape delay on ESPNU (Sunday, April 17, 10 a.m.)
Schedule subject to change
2016 Women’s College Lacrosse Schedule (subject to change; all ESPN3 games are exclusive)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Wed, Feb 24 | 5 p.m. | No. 20 Loyola (Md.) at No. 15 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU |
| Sat, Feb 27 | Noon | No. 14 Boston College at No. 13 Louisville | ESPN3 |
| Sun, Feb 28 | Noon | Coastal Carolina at Jacksonville | ESPN3 |
| Sat, Mar 5 | 1 p.m. | No. 12 Duke at Virginia Tech | ESPN3 |
| 2 p.m. | No. 6 Notre Dame at No. 13 Louisville | ESPN3 | |
| Sun, Mar 13 | 1 p.m. | No. 9 Princeton at No. 6 Notre Dame | ESPN3 |
| Wed, Mar 23 | 4 p.m. | Saint Mary’s at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 |
| 6 p.m. | No. 17 Stanford at No. 15 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU | |
| Fri, Mar 25 | 1 p.m. | Robert Morris at Detroit | ESPN3 |
| Sat, Mar 26 | Noon | No. 2 Syracuse at No. 6 Notre Dame | ESPN3 |
| 3:30 p.m. | No. 10 Virginia at No. 12 Duke | ESPN3 | |
| Wed, Mar 30 | 4 p.m. | Central Michigan at Detroit | ESPN3 |
| 6 p.m. | Virginia Tech at No. 5 North Carolina | ESPN3 | |
| Fri, Apr 1 | 5 p.m. | Jacksonville at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 |
| Sun, Apr 3 | 1 p.m. | Stetson at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 |
| TBD | No. 12 Duke at No. 2 Syracuse | ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Apr 9 | Noon | No. 14 Boston College at No. 12 Duke | ESPN3 |
| No. 2 Syracuse at Virginia Tech | ESPN3 | ||
| Sun, Apr 10 | Noon | Old Dominion at Jacksonville | ESPN3 |
| Fri, Apr 15 | 3 p.m. | Stetson at Detroit | ESPN3 |
| Sat, Apr 16 | Noon | No. 5 North Carolina at No. 2 Syracuse | ESPN3 |
| Sun, Apr 17 | 1 p.m. | Jacksonville at Detroit | ESPN3 |
| Mon, Apr 18 | 4 p.m. | No. 11 USC at No. 6 Notre Dame | ESPN3 |
| Fri, Apr 22 | 5 p.m. | Central Michigan at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 |
| 7 p.m. | No. 10 Virginia at Virginia Tech | ESPN3 | |
| Sat, Apr 23 | 2 p.m. | No. 12 Duke at No. 5 North Carolina | ESPN3 |
| Sun, Apr 24 | Noon | Detroit at Kennesaw State | ESPN3 |
| Fri, Apr 29 | 3 p.m. | Old Dominion at Detroit | ESPN3 |
| Sun, May 1 | 1 p.m. | Howard at Detroit | ESPN3 |
| Stetson at Jacksonville | ESPN3 | ||
| Thu, May 5 | TBD | Atlantic Sun Lacrosse Championship: First Round (Kennesaw, Ga.) | ESPN3 |
| TBD | Atlantic Sun Lacrosse Championship: First Round (Kennesaw, Ga.) | ESPN3 | |
| Fri, May 6 | TBD | Atlantic Sun Lacrosse Championship: Semifinal (Kennesaw, Ga.) | ESPN3 |
| TBD | Atlantic Sun Lacrosse Championship: Semifinal (Kennesaw, Ga.) | ESPN3 | |
| Sun, May 8 | TBD | Atlantic Sun Lacrosse Championship: Final (Kennesaw, Ga.) | ESPN3 |
Schedule subject to change
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Media contact: Derek Volner at 860-384-9986; [email protected] and @DerekVolner
