Lady Vol Volleyball Team Slated for Five Television Appearances
SEC Will Have a Total of 17 Matches on TV in 2010
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – For the second year in a row, the University of Tennessee volleyball team will be featured on national television five times. The Lady Volunteers will appear on ESPNU twice and on Comcast Sports Southeast (CSS) three times.
Four of the five televised contests will air from the friendly confines of Thompson-Boling Arena in Knoxville, opening with a 2 p.m. showdown against perennially-ranked Florida at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 19 on CSS. The Orange and White will then make its ESPNU debut when it hosts border-rival Kentucky at 8 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 29.
The lone road match that will hit the airwaves will take place in Gainesville, Fla., when ESPNU will broadcast the Big Orange taking on the Gators in a mid-week showdown on Wednesday, Oct. 20 at 8 p.m. from the Stephen C. O’Connell Center.
The final two televised matches will both air on CSS as Tennessee will welcome Georgia and Arkansas to Rocky Top for 2 p.m. contests on Sunday, Oct. 31 and Sunday, Nov. 14, respectively.
The five television matches tie Florida for the most in the league and match the program high set last season in the first year of the Southeastern Conference’s contract with ESPN. Tennessee has made 20 television appearances over the past seven seasons, posting a perfect 5-0 record on the tube last year.
A total of 17 SEC volleyball matches will be broadcast this season in conjunction with ESPNU, FOX Sports Net (FSN), Cox Sports Television (CST) and CSS. That is one more than last year and is the most in conference history. All matches will be broadcast live. ESPNU reaches over 73 million homes, FSN reaches 25 million and CSS/CST reaches 10 million homes.
TENNESSEE VOLLEYBALL TELEVISION SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Location Time Channel
Sept. 19 Florida Knoxville, Tenn. 2 p.m. CSS
Sept. 29 Kentucky Knoxville, Tenn. 8 p.m. ESPNU
Oct. 20 at Florida Gainesville, Fla. 8 p.m. ESPNU
Oct. 31 Georgia Knoxville, Tenn. 2 p.m. CSS
Nov. 14 Arkansas Knoxville, Tenn. 2 p.m. CSS
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