ESPNU to Televise Utah State's Home Volleyball Match Against Idaho Oct. 19

The Western Athletic Conference announced Wednesday [Sept. 30] that ESPNU will televise four volleyball matches during the 2009 season, including Utah State’s home match against Idaho Monday, Oct. 19, at 9 p.m.

 

ESPNU will also televise two other regular season WAC matches as New Mexico State hosts Fresno State Thursday, Oct. 22, and Fresno State hosts Hawai’i Thursday, Oct. 29. ESPNU will also televise the championship match of the 2009 WAC Tournament, which will be played Wednesday, Nov. 25, at The Orleans Arena in Las Vegas, Nev.

 

“We are excited and honored to have our match versus Idaho on ESPNU,” said USU head coach Grayson DuBose. “It is another great opportunity for the WAC to gain exposure and for everyone around the country to see what we are building here at Utah State.”

 

ESPNU is a multimedia college sports brand, highlighted by a 24-hour television network and Web site ­ ESPNU.com. The ESPNU schedule features more than 550 live events (regular-season and championships) annually.

 

Action includes a variety of top football and men’s and women’s basketball, mixed with baseball, softball, volleyball, lacrosse, ice hockey, wrestling and more.

 

The network also has a wide-ranging, long-term agreement with the NCAA calling for extensive coverage of 22 NCAA Championships, including sports from each of the three collegiate seasons.

 

ESPNU is available nationwide in more than 47 million households and has long-term carriage agreements with nine of the top 10 providers — Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV (Channel 614), DISH Network (Channel 148), Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV and AT&T U-verse.

 

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