BTN today announced its 2018 coverage of Big Ten men’s and women’s lacrosse, televising at least 28 games, including six postseason matchups, and streaming approximately 30 other games on BTN Plus. Additional regular season events may be added to the schedule at a later date.
Men’s television coverage begins on Saturday, Feb. 17, when Stony Brook visits No. 17 Penn State at 2 p.m. ET. Highlighting the remainder of the schedule are five appearances by reigning national champion and No. 2 ranked Maryland, including a matchup against No. 6 Notre Dame on Saturday, March 3, at 11 a.m. ET. BTN will also televise the semifinals and championship game of the Big Ten Men’s Lacrosse Tournament beginning on Thursday, May 3, from Ann Arbor.
Women’s lacrosse coverage on BTN starts Wednesday, March 14, as Drexel visits No. 12 Penn State. The top-ranked Maryland women’s team, also the defending national champion, will appear on BTN four times, including a matchup with No. 13 Northwestern in College Park on Thursday, April 26. Additionally, BTN will televise the women’s lacrosse semifinals and championship game, hosted by Michigan, beginning on Friday, May 4.
Leading BTN’s coverage is a group of analysts that includes Mark Dixon, who played lacrosse at Johns Hopkins and has covered NCAA Men’s lacrosse for 20 seasons and Sheehan Stanwick Burch, a four-time All-American and the 2001 National Attacker of the Year. Joining them in the booth will be play-by-play announcers Joe Beninati, Dean Linke and Jason Knapp.
Big Ten Network College Lacrosse Schedule
Men
Date |
Time (ET) |
Game |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 17 | 2 p.m. | Stony Brook at Penn State |
| March 3 | 11 a.m. | Notre Dame at Maryland |
| March 10 | 12 p.m. | Albany at Maryland |
| 4 p.m. | Towson at Ohio State | |
| March 31 | 12 p.m. | Maryland at Michigan |
| April 1 | 7 p.m. | Johns Hopkins at Rutgers |
| April 8 | 7 p.m. | Maryland at Penn State |
| April 15 | 7 p.m. | Rutgers at Maryland |
| April 22 | 7 p.m. | Penn State at Rutgers |
| April 28 | 11 a.m. | Michigan at Penn State |
| 4 p.m. | Rutgers at Ohio State | |
| May 3 | 5 p.m. | Big Ten Semifinal |
| 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Semifinal | |
| May 5 | 7 p.m. | Big Ten Championship |
Big Ten Network College Lacrosse Schedule
Women
Date |
Time (ET) |
Matchup |
|---|---|---|
| March 14 | 4 p.m. | Drexel at Penn State |
| March 19 | 4 p.m. | Princeton at Penn State |
| March 22 | 7 p.m. | Johns Hopkins at Penn State |
| March 23 | 8 p.m. | Michigan at Northwestern |
| March 26 | 2 p.m. | Syracuse at Northwestern |
| March 31 | 3 p.m. | Maryland at Michigan |
| April 12 | 7 p.m. | Michigan at Rutgers |
| April 15 | 12 p.m. | Maryland at Ohio State |
| April 19 | 7 p.m. | Penn State at Maryland |
| April 26 | 7 p.m. | Northwestern at Maryland |
| April 28 | 2 p.m. | Michigan at Penn State |
| May 4 | 5 p.m. | Big Ten Semifinal |
| May 4 | 7:30 p.m. | Big Ten Semifinal |
| May 6 | 12 p.m. | Big Ten Championship |