EVANSTON, Ill. -- Big Ten Network has announced that five Northwestern games will be broadcast live on its linear network, which allows the Wildcats to finalize and announce the full coverage schedule for the remaining 34 games on the 2017 regular-season schedule.
NU will play live on BTN twice on the road (April 2 at Michigan and April 28 at Nebraska) while hosting three BTN games at Sharon J. Drysdale Field (April 5 vs. Illinois (DH) and April 25 vs. Notre Dame).
In addition to the five BTN games, 16 Northwestern games will be streamed via BTN Plus while 12 will be available via NU's Studio N platform, including all six games this weekend at the Santa Clara Round Robin Tournament. Northwestern SID Doug Meffley returns to the road this week and is scheduled to have an audio broadcast of all six games from Santa Clara.
BTN Plus and Studio N are two subscription platforms each requiring separate purchases. More information on each service and a helpful broadcast list are below; please note that all of these game designations are subject to change. Links to each game broadcast will be found on the schedule page at NUsports.com.
STUDIO N (12 Games): Studio N audio and video fall under a single subscription once again this year. Northwestern softball SID Doug Meffley will have seven road audio broadcasts in addition to five home streams that will all be part of the Studio N package. Cost is $3.95 for a 24 hour pass, $6.95 for a monthly pass (BEST VALUE!) or $39.95 for an annual pass. We recommend a monthly pass for the Santa Clara Round Robin Tournament because it will also give you access to the entire Wisconsin home series (March 24-26) and the UIC home game (March 29) for one $6.95 purchase.
- March 17-19 (Santa Clara Round Robin)
- March 24-26 (Wisconsin home series)
- March 29 (UIC home game)
- May 3 (DePaul home game)
BTN PLUS (16 Games): Northwestern will play 16 games on BTN Plus this season. Cost is $9.95 for a monthly pass for Northwestern games. If you plan to purchase a BTN Plus subscription, we recommend you wait until just before the Michigan series to maximize your monthly pass.
- March 31-April 1 (Michigan away series)
- April 7-9 (Maryland home series)
- April 14-16 (Minnesota away series)
- April 21-23 (Purdue home series)
- April 29-30 (Nebraska away series)
- May 5-7 (Iowa away series)
BTN (5 Games): Northwestern will play five games on BTN this season, including three at Sharon J. Drysdale Field:
- April 2 at Michigan
- April 5 vs. Illinois (DH)
- April 25 vs. Notre Dame
- April 28 at Nebraska