Oct. 3, 2007
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CHICAGO -- The Big Ten Network will nationally televise more regular season women's basketball games than any other network this season, conference and network officials announced Wednesday. The schedule includes 55 regular season games and nine Big Ten Women's Basketball Tournament contests.
In all, the Big Ten will make approximately twice as many national television appearances than any other conference.
"When it comes to providing a national spotlight for women's sports, the Big Ten leads the way," network president Mark Silverman said. "The Big Ten Network is the platform from which these young women can become heroes and role models for future generations."
"It is a pleasure to know that the Big Ten conference has developed a network to cater to its fans. It's important for young girls to find role models in the sports world," Lynn Martin, former United States Secretary of Labor and University of Illinois graduate, said. "Many of the traits possessed by successful athletes translate to success in both business, and in personal lives: commitment, dedication, perseverance, and teamwork. College athletics can be a cornerstone of these efforts."
Each Big Ten team will make at least seven regular season appearances on the Big Ten Network.
The schedule tips off Sunday, Nov. 11 as Penn State hosts in-state rival Pittsburgh. The network will televise four games of the inaugural Big Ten/ACC Challenge, including Wake Forest at Northwestern and Georgia Tech at Iowa on Nov. 28, Clemson at Michigan State on Nov. 29 and Florida State at Indiana on Nov. 30.
The intra-conference schedule includes four games against the ACC and Big East, three against the Big 12, two against the SEC and one against the Pac-10.
Once conference action begins in late December, the Big Ten Network will televise games on Mondays, Thursdays and typically a Sunday double-header.
On March 6-8, 2008, the network will televise nine Big Ten Tournament games from Conseco Fieldhouse in Indianapolis, Ind.
The Big Ten Network will be the destination for all Big Ten basketball fans this winter. The network will televise more than 200 men's and women's games, including the postseason conference tournaments.
Through distribution partnerships with DIRECTV, DISH Network, WideOpenWest, RCN, AT&T U-Verse and more than 140 other cable operators, the Big Ten Network became the first new network in cable or satellite television history to reach 30 million homes in its first 30 days. In fact, no other new cable or satellite network has surpassed 30 million homes in its first year, and only five others have achieved that milestone within their first two years.
Northwestern Appearances On Big Ten Network (All Times Central)
Wednesday, November 28 -- Wake Forest at Northwestern -- 6 p.m.
Thursday, December 6 -- Seton Hall at Northwestern -- 7 p.m.
Thursday, December 27 -- Illinois at Northwestern -- 7 p.m.
Monday, December 31 -- Indiana at Northwestern -- 2 p.m.
Sunday, January 27 -- Northwestern at Wisconsin -- 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, January 31 -- Iowa at Northwestern -- 8 p.m.
Monday, February 18 -- Wisconsin at Northwestern -- 8 p.m.
Sunday, February 24 -- Penn State at Northwestern -- 3 p.m.
About the Big Ten Network:
The Big Ten Network, dedicated to covering the Big Ten Conference and its 11 member institutions, launched August 30, 2007. The network provides unprecedented access to an extensive schedule of conference sports events and shows; original programs in academics, the arts and sciences; campus activities; and associated personalities. Sports programming includes live coverage of more major men's and women's events than ever before, along with news, highlights and analysis, all complemented by hours of university-produced campus programming. The network is available to all cable companies, with most programs offered in stunning high-definition television (HDTV). The Big Ten Network is a joint venture between subsidiaries of the Big Ten Conference and Fox Cable Networks. For more information regarding the Big Ten Network, visit www.BigTenNetwork.com
For the complete television schedule, click the .pdf link above.