Entire NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship to Air on ESPN Networks for the First Time
- Championship Match Live on ESPN2; Semifinals on ESPN
For the first time, ESPN will showcase the NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship in its entirety, with all 48 teams playing from a central location in Omaha, Neb. Matches will be available across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU and ESPN3, with all 47 matches available on the ESPN App.
Coverage begins Wednesday, April 14 and Thursday, April 15 for the first and second rounds, with all four courts available on ESPN3. Matches will take place at noon, 3:30 p.m., 7 p.m. and10:30 p.m. ET.
Regional semifinals are on Sunday, April 18 on ESPN 2, ESPNU and ESPN3. Regional finals begin Monday, April 19 at noon on ESPN2. The second match-up of the day will air 45 mins after the conclusion of the first. The third match will air on ESPNU at 6:30 p.m. with the fourth match airing 45 minutes after the conclusion of the third, also on ESPNU.
The National Semifinals will air on ESPN on Thursday, April 22 beginning at 7 p.m., with the National Championship set for Saturday, April 24 at 8 p.m. on ESPN2.
Commentator Line-Up
Paul Sunderland, Salima Rockwell and Holly Rowe will be in Omaha to call the semifinals and national championship. Rockwell was a three-time All-American setter for Penn State from 1991-1994.
Sam Gore and Katie George will handle studio coverage starting with the regional semifinals, through the national semifinals. George was a three-time all-conference setter at Louisville.
Also on the call during the tournament will be Tyler Denning, Eric Frede, Courtney Lyle, Mike Monaco, Alex Perlman, Sam Ravech, Matt Schick, Jenny Hazelwood and Missy Whittemore. Hazelwood was a multi-year letter winner and former head coach at Mississippi State and Whittemore was a three-time All-American at Florida.
2021 NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship First Round Schedule
*Matchups and commentator assignments for later rounds will be made available prior to the start of each round
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network |
| Wed, Apr 14 | Noon | First Round – Court 1 South Dakota vs. Missouri Mike Monaco |
ESPN3 |
| First Round – Court 2 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. San Diego Matt Schick |
ESPN3 | ||
| First Round – Court 3 Army vs. Notre Dame Sam Ravech |
ESPN3 | ||
| First Round – Court 4 UMBC vs. Pepperdine Alex Perlman |
ESPN3 | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | First Round – Court 1 Utah Valley vs. Texas State Mike Monaco |
ESPN3 | |
| First Round – Court 2 High Point vs. UCF Matt Schick |
ESPN3 | ||
| First Round – Court 3 Towson vs. Dayton Sam Ravech |
ESPN3 | ||
| First Round – Court 4 Morehead State vs. Creighton Alex Perlman |
ESPN3 | ||
| 7 p.m. | First Round – Court 1 Weber State vs. Bowling Green Courtney Lyle |
ESPN3 | |
| First Round – Court 2 Lipscomb vs. Georgia Tech Sam Gore |
ESPN3 | ||
| First – Court3 Illinois State vs. UNLV Tyler Denning |
ESPN3 | ||
| First Round – Court 4 Samford vs. Wright State Paul Sunderland |
ESPN3 | ||
| 10:30 p.m. | First Round – Court 1 North Carolina A&T vs. Rice Courtney Lyle |
ESPN3 | |
| First Round – Court 2 Jackson State vs. Western Kentucky Sam Gore |
ESPN3 | ||
| First Round – Court 3 LIU vs. Pittsburgh Tyler Denning |
ESPN3 | ||
| First Round – Court 4 Rider vs. UCLA Paul Sunderland |
ESPN3 | ||
| Thu, Apr 15 | Noon | Second Round – Court 1 Missouri vs. No. 9 Ohio State Mike Monaco |
ESPN3 |
| Second Round – Court 2 San Diego vs. No. 11 Louisville Matt Schick |
ESPN3 | ||
| Second Round – Court 3 Notre Dame vs. No. 10 Oregon Eric Frede |
ESPN3 | ||
| Second Round – Court 4 Pepperdine vs. No. 12 Baylor Alex Perlman |
ESPN3 | ||
| 3:30 p.m. | Second Round – Court 1 Texas State vs. No. 5 Nebraska Mike Monaco |
ESPN3 | |
| Second Round – Court 2 High Point vs. No. 7 Purdue Matt Schick |
ESPN3 | ||
| Second Round – Court 3 Dayton vs. No. 6 Washington Eric Frede |
ESPN3 | ||
| Second Round – Court 4 Morehead State vs. No. 8 Florida Alex Perlman |
ESPN3 | ||
| 7 p.m. | Second Round – Court 1 Weber State vs. No. 1 Wisconsin Courtney Lyle |
ESPN3 | |
| Second Round – Court 2 Georgia Tech vs. No. 3 Minnesota Sam Gore |
ESPN3 | ||
| Second Round – Court 3 UNLV vs. No. 2 Kentucky Tyler Denning |
ESPN3 | ||
| Second Round – Court 4 Wright State vs. No. 4 Texas Paul Sunderland |
ESPN3 | ||
| 10:30 p.m. | Second Round – Court 1 North Carolina A&T vs. No. 13 Penn State Courtney Lyle |
ESPN3 | |
| Second Round – Court 2 Western Kentucky vs. No. 15 Washington State Sam Gore |
ESPN3 | ||
| Second Round – Court 3 Pittsburgh vs. No. 14 Utah Tyler Denning |
ESPN3 | ||
| Second Round – Court 4 UCLA vs. BYU Paul Sunderland |
ESPN3 | ||
| Sat, Apr 17 | 8 p.m. | Regional Semifinals BYU vs. No. 1 Wisconsin Tyler Denning, Jenny Hazelwood |
ESPN3 |
| Sun, Apr 18 | 1 p.m. | Regional Semifinals Pittsburgh vs. No. 3 Minnesota Eric Frede, Katie George |
ESPN3 |
| 2:30 p.m. | Regional Semifinals No. 12 Baylor vs. No. 5 Nebraska Courtney Lyle, Missy Whittemore |
ESPNU | |
| 3:30 p.m. | Regional Semifinals No. 11 Louisville vs. No 6 Washington Eric Frede, Katie George |
ESPN3 | |
| 5 p.m. | Regional Semifinals No. 13 Penn State vs. No. 4 Texas Courtney Lyle, Missy Whittemore |
ESPNU | |
| 7:30 p.m. | Regional Semifinals No. 9 Ohio State vs. No. 8 Florida Paul Sunderland, Salima Rockwell |
ESPN2 | |
| 8:30 p.m. | Regional Semifinals No. 10 Oregon vs. No. 7 Purdue Tyler Denning, Jenny Hazelwood |
ESPNU | |
| 10 p.m. | Regional Semifinals Western Kentucky vs. No. 2 Kentucky Paul Sunderland, Salima Rockwell |
ESPN2 | |
| Mon, Apr 19 | Noon | Regional Finals Pittsburgh vs. No. 6 Washington Courtney Lyle, Missy Whittemore, Holly Rowe |
ESPN2 |
| *TBD | Regional Finals No. 5 Nebraska vs. No. 4 Texas Courtney Lyle, Missy Whittemore, Holly Rowe |
ESPN2 | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Regional Finals No. 8 Florida vs. No. 1 Wisconsin Paul Sunderland, Salima Rockwell, Holly Rowe |
ESPNU | |
| *TBD | Regional Finals No. 7 Purdue vs. No. 2 Kentucky Paul Sunderland, Salima Rockwell, Holly Rowe |
ESPNU | |
| Thu, Apr 22 | 7 p.m. | NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship Semifinals No. 6 Washington vs. No. 2 Kentucky Paul Sunderland, Salima Rockwell, Holly Rowe |
ESPN |
| *TBD | NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship Semifinals No. 4 Texas vs. No. 1 Wisconsin Paul Sunderland, Salima Rockwell, Holly Rowe |
ESPN | |
| Sat, Apr 24 | 8 p.m. | NCAA Division I Women’s Volleyball Championship | ESPN2 |
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