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ESPN3 To Air 10 Women?s Volleyball Home Matches
August 24, 2016 | Women's Volleyball
MUNCIE, Ind. - - Starting with the 2016 home opener versus IUPUI on Aug. 31, the Ball State women's volleyball program will have 10 of its 13 home matches carried live on ESPN3 and the WatchESPN app.
Links to the ESPN3 broadcast will be available on both the women's volleyball schedule page and in the weekly preview story found on the women's volleyball home page. Fans can also access the matches by visiting ESPN3.com and using the tabs on the home page to search. Select road matches produced by other schools will also be available.
Six matches will be produced by Ball State University Media Services and will feature Joel Godett covering the play-by-play action and women's volleyball alumna (2007-10) and former student assistant coach (2011) Alyssa Rio serving as analyst.
The remaining four matches will be produced by Ball State Sports Link and Digital Sports Production, with talent announced prior to each match. In 2013, Ball State University became the first school in the nation to offer a degree in Digital Sports Production through the Department of Telecommunications. Digital Sports Production is an interactive learning experience combined with an immersive learning project, Ball State Sports Link.
ESPN3 is ESPN's live multi-screen sports network, a destination that delivers thousands of exclusive sports events annually. It is accessible online at WatchESPN.com, on smartphones and tablets via the WatchESPN app and streamed on televisions through Amazon Fire TV, Apple TV, Chromecast (via the WatchESPN app), Roku, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. The network is currently available to more than 92 million homes at no additional cost to fans who receive their high-speed Internet connection or video subscription from an affiliated service provider. The network is also available at no cost to approximately 21 million U.S. college students and U.S.-based military personnel via computers, smartphones and tablets connected to on-campus educational and on-base military broadband and Wi-Fi networks.
The Ball State women's volleyball team opens the 2016 season Aug. 26-27, when it travels up I-69 to play in the Fort Wayne Invitational. The Cardinals' home opener will be Aug. 31, when IUPUI makes the trek up I-69 for a 7 p.m. first serve on ESPN3.
Fans can purchase single match (Adult - $6 / Youth - $4) or season tickets (Adult - $39 / Youth - $25) by calling (888-BSU-TICKET) or visiting the Ball State's Stoops Buick/GMC Ticket Center inside Worthen Arena.
For the most up-to-date news on Ball State women's volleyball, follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateWVB and @VBCoachMiller on Twitter.
WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL HOME ESPN3 BROADCAST SCHEDULE
Wednesday, Aug. 31 – IUPUI, 7 p.m. - Ball State University Media Services
Wednesday, Sept. 7 – Butler, 7 p.m. - Ball State University Media Services
Friday, Sept. 16 – Valparaiso, 8 p.m. - Ball State University Media Services
Friday, Sept. 23 – Central Michigan, 7 p.m. – Ball State Sports Link
Saturday, Sept. 24 – Eastern Michigan, 7 p.m. – Ball State Sports Link
Thursday, Sept. 29 – Toledo, 7 p.m. - Ball State University Media Services
Saturday, Oct. 15 – Ohio, 7 p.m. - Ball State University Media Services
Sunday, Nov. 6 – Akron, 1 p.m. - Ball State University Media Services
Friday, Nov. 11 – Western Michigan, 7 p.m. – Ball State Sports Link
Saturday, Nov. 12 – Northern Illinois, 7 p.m. – Ball State Sports Link
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