ESPN announces its extensive 2012 college lacrosse coverage across ESPN, ESPNU and ESPN3 with a schedule featuring nationally-ranked programs, top-caliber games and the addition of the ACC Men’s and Women’s and BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championships. The schedule includes 49 total games – featuring 39 regular-season matchups, 37 men’s and two women’s games – plus the crowing of six conference champions on ESPNU and ESPN3. Coverage begins with No. 4 Johns Hopkins hosting Towson on Friday, Feb. 17, at noon on ESPNU.
Schedule highlights:
- At least one appearance from each team in the top 10 of Inside Lacrosse Division Preseason Rankings and 14 of the 16 teams that qualified for the 2011 NCAA Championship, including seven appearances from the defending champion Virginia
- ESPN will air two top-10 games – No. 7 Syracuse at No. 1 Virginia on Sunday, March 4, at 4:30 p.m. and the Cavaliers at No. 6 North Carolina on Sunday, April 7, at noon
- A rematch of the 2011 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship game between No. 8 Maryland and top-ranked Virginia on Saturday, March 31, at noon on ESPNU
- ESPN3 will offer eight exclusive games including three appearances by second-ranked Duke – at No. 9 Notre Dame on Saturday, Feb. 18, at No. 8 Maryland on Saturday, March 3 and at Georgetown on Saturday, March 24
- Games from four in-season tournaments – Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic (Baltimore) on Saturday, March 10, Konica Minolta Big City Classic (East Rutherford, N.J.) on Sunday, April 1, ESPNU Warrior Classic (Charlotte, N.C.) on Saturday, April 14 and Mile High Classic (Denver) on Friday, April 27
- ESPNU will carry two regular-season women’s games plus the ACC Women’s Lacrosse Championship title match as part of ACC Monday on Monday, April 23, at 3 p.m.
- Five men’s conference champions will be crowned on ESPNU or ESPN3
- The entire ACC Championship will air live on ESPNU beginning with the semifinals on Friday, April 20 at 5 and 7:30 p.m. and the title game on Sunday, April 22, at 3 p.m.
- ESPNU will carry the final game of the BIG EAST Championship on Saturday, May 5, at noon along with the first semifinal on Thursday, May 3, at 4:30 p.m.; in addition, the second semifinal tilt will be at 7 p.m. on ESPN3
- ESPN3 will be the home to the Ivy League Championship semifinals on Friday, May 4, at 5 and 8 p.m., while ESPNU will offer the title game that Sunday at noon
- The America East and ECAC champions will be crowned on ESPN3
This season, the network’s telecasts will include a deep roster of experienced and knowledgeable lacrosse analysts: Ryan Boyle (Four-time All-American at Princeton), Paul Carcaterra (All-American at Syracuse and a member of 1995 National Championship team), Mark Dixon (former Johns Hopkins midfielder), Ryan Flanagan (All-American defenseman at UNC), Quint Kessenich (Four-time All-American at Johns Hopkins), Jamie Munro (All-American at Brown and former Denver head coach) and Matt Ward (former Virginia attackman and 2006 Tewaaraton winner). Play-by-play announcers include: ESPNU’s Anish Shroff, Joe Beninati (Bowdoin College goalie), Mike Corey, Ben Holden and Eamon McAnaney (Notre Dame defenseman). Newcomer Courtney Martinez Connor (Four-time NCAA Championship at Maryland) will handle analysis of the women’s games.
ESPN Network’s 2012 NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Regular-Season Schedule (Schedule subject to change; all times are Eastern)
| Date | Time (ET) | Game | Network(s) |
| Fri, Feb 17 | 5 p.m. | Towson at No. 4 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU |
| Sat, Feb 18 | 1 p.m. | No. 2 Duke at No. 9 Notre Dame | ESPN3 |
| Tue, Feb 21 | 5 p.m. | Delaware at No. 4 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU |
| Fri, Feb 24 | 7 p.m. | No. 8 Maryland at Georgetown | ESPN3 |
| Sat, Feb 25 | noon | Stony Brook at No. 1 Virginia | ESPN3 |
| 3 p.m. | Siena at No. 4 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU | |
| Fri, Mar 2 | 5 p.m. | No. 4 Johns Hopkins at No. 16 Princeton | ESPNU |
| Sat, Mar 3 | 1 p.m. | No. 2 Duke at No. 8 Maryland | ESPN3 |
| Sun, Mar 4 | 4:30 p.m. | No. 7 Syracuse at No. 1 Virginia | ESPN / ESPN3 |
| Tue, Mar 6 | 7 p.m.* | Manhattan at No. 4 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU |
| Wed, Mar 7 | 5 p.m. | Towson at No. 20 Johns Hopkins (women’s) | ESPNU |
| Sat, Mar 10 | 11 a.m. | Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic (Baltimore): No. 16 Princeton vs. No. 6 North Carolina | ESPNU |
| 1:30 p.m. | Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic (Baltimore): No. 3 Cornell vs. No. 1 Virginia | ESPNU | |
| 4 p.m. | Konica Minolta Face-Off Classic (Baltimore): UMBC vs. No. 4 Johns Hopkins | ESPN3 | |
| Fri, Mar 16 | 5 p.m. | No. 6 North Carolina at No. 2 Duke | ESPNU |
| Sat, Mar 17 | 2 p.m. | No. 14 Penn at No. 16 Princeton | ESPNU |
| 4 p.m. | No. 7 Syracuse at No. 4 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU | |
| Sun, Mar 18 | 1 p.m. | No. 5 Denver at No. 9 Notre Dame | ESPNU |
| Sat, Mar 24 | noon | No. 8 Maryland at No. 6 North Carolina | ESPNU |
| noon | No. 2 Duke at Georgetown | ESPN3 | |
| 2 p.m. | No. 4 Johns Hopkins at No. 1 Virginia | ESPNU | |
| Sat, Mar 31 | noon | No. 1 Virginia at No. 8 Maryland | ESPNU |
| Sun, Apr 1 | 1 p.m. | Konica Minolta Big City Classic (East Rutherford, N.J.): No. 9 Notre Dame vs. St. John’s | ESPN3 |
| 4 p.m. | Konica Minolta Big City Classic (East Rutherford, N.J.): No. 2 Duke vs. No. 7 Syracuse | ESPNU | |
| 6:30 p.m. | Konica Minolta Big City Classic (East Rutherford, N.J.): No. 6 North Carolina vs. No. 4 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU | |
| Fri, Apr 6 | 6 p.m.* | Albany vs. No. 4 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU |
| Sat, Arp 7 | noon | No. 1 Virginia at No. 6 North Carolina | ESPN / ESPN3 |
| Wed, Apr 11 | 5:30 p.m. | No. 8 Virginia at No. 20 Johns Hopkins (women’s) | ESPNU |
| Fri, Apr 13 | 6 p.m. | No. 2 Duke at No. 1 Virginia | ESPNU |
| Sat, Apr 14 | 11 a.m. | ESPNU Warrior Classic (Charlotte, N.C.): Rutgers vs. No. 7 Syracuse | ESPNU |
| 1:30 p.m. | ESPNU Warrior Classic (Charlotte, N.C.): No. 11 Hofstra at No. 6 North Carolina | ESPNU | |
| 6 p.m. | No. 8 Maryland at No. 4 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU | |
| Fri, Apr 20 | 5 p.m. | ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship (Charlottesville, Va.): Semifinal #1 | ESPNU |
| 7:30 p.m. | ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship (Charlottesville, Va.): Semifinal #2 | ESPNU | |
| Sat, Apr 21 | 3 p.m. | Georgetown at No. 7 Syracuse | ESPNU |
| 5:30 p.m. | No. 9 Notre Dame at No. 10 Villanova | ESPNU | |
| Sun, Apr 22 | 3 p.m. | ACC Men’s Lacrosse Championship (Charlottesville, Va.): Final | ESPNU |
| Mon, Apr 23 | 7 p.m. | ACC Women’s Lacrosse Championship as part of ACC Monday (Durham, N.C.): Final | ESPNU |
| Fri, Apr 27 | 7:30 p.m. | Mile High Classic (Denver, Colo.): No. 1 Virginia vs. No. 14 Penn | ESPN3 |
| 10 p.m. | Mile High Classic (Denver, Colo.): Duke at Denver | ESPNU | |
| Sat, Apr 28 | 5 p.m. | No. 7 Syracuse at No. 9 Notre Dame | ESPNU |
| 7 p.m. | No. 3 Cornell at No. 16 Princeton | ESPNU | |
| Thu, May 3 | 4:30 p.m. | BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship (Villanova , Pa.): Semifinal #1 | ESPNU |
| 7 p.m. /10:30 p.m.* | BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship (Villanova , Pa.): Semifinal #2 | ESPN3 / ESPNU* | |
| TBD | TBD | ECAC Men’s Lacrosse Championship (Site TBD): Final | ESPN3 |
| Fri, May 4 | 5 p.m. | Ivy League Men’s Lacrosse Championship (site of regular-season champion): Semifinal #1 | ESPN3 |
| 8 p.m. | Ivy League Men’s Lacrosse Championship (site of regular-season champion): Semifinal #2 | ESPN3 | |
| Sat, May 5 | noon | BIG EAST Men’s Lacrosse Championship (Villanova , Pa.): Final | ESPNU |
| 2 p.m. | Army at No. 4 Johns Hopkins | ESPNU | |
| Sun, May 6 | 10 a.m. | America East Men’s Lacrosse Championship (campus of highest seed): Final | ESPNU |
| noon | Ivy League Men’s Lacrosse Championship (site of regular-season champion): Final | ESPNU |
* – tape delay; rankings from Inside Lacrosse Preseason Poll
For the sixth straight year, ESPN networks will provide exclusive coverage of all 15 games from the NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship. Coverage will be in high definition across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU beginning Saturday, May 12 and concluding with the national title game on Monday, May 28. ESPN3 and ESPN Mobile will also feature select games. In addition, the NCAA Division I Women’s Lacrosse Championship semifinals and national title game will be aired on ESPN networks on Friday, May 25 and Sunday, May 27.
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