EVANSTON, Ill. — The Northwestern women's lacrosse program will play at least four games on national television during the 2016 campaign, the Big Ten office announced Thursday morning. 

The Big Ten Network has announced that the Wildcats' contests against North Carolina (Mar. 20), Maryland (Mar. 31) and Michigan (Apr. 7) will be broadcdast to a national television audience. BTN will also broadcast all five Big Ten women's lacrosse torunament games hosted by Chicago's Big Ten Team at Lanny and Sharon Martin Stadium. The quarterfinals will be played on Thursday, May 5 (Noon and 2:30 p.m.) with the semifinals taking place on Friday, May 6 (6:30 and 9 p.m.). 

The 2016 Big Ten Tournament Championship will be played on Sunday, May 8 (TBD). 

The fifth-ranked Wildcats are off to a 1-1 start and return to action this Sunday when they travel to Syracuse, New York, to take on the second-ranked Orange (4-0). 

Northwestern 2016 Big Ten Women's Lacrosse Television Schedule (All-Times CT)
Sunday, March 20: Northwestern vs. UNC, 12 p.m.
Thursday, March 31: Northwestern at Maryland, 6 p.m.
Thursday, April 7: Northwestern vs. Michigan, 6 p.m.

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