CSTV to include volleyball in broadband exposure
The NCAA News
Division II is expanding its broadband exposure to volleyball. After a year in which CSTV provided coverage of several football and basketball games, the network is collaborating with the NCAA to broadcast four women’s volleyball matches via broadband in October and November.
It is the first time Division II regular-season volleyball matches have received such exposure. Last year’s Division II Women’s Volleyball Championship match between North Alabama and Tampa was available on broadband.
The 2007 regular-season volleyball slate begins with those same two teams meeting in Tampa October 19 at 7 p.m. Eastern time. Tampa defeated the Lions in four games to win last year’s title.
The other match to be broadcast in October is UC San Diego at Cal State San Bernardino at 10 p.m. Eastern October 27.
The November schedule includes Hawaii Pacific at Hawaii-Hilo November 3 (1 a.m. Eastern) and the Northeast-10 Conference championship match at Waltham, Massachusetts, November 10 (7 p.m. Eastern).
CSTV also has confirmed the October portion of its football broadband schedule. Many of those games feature matchups between teams in the coaches’ poll top 25.
In addition, CSTV has added a feature online that lists all Division II football broadband games for each weekend so that people can go to one location to see all of the games they could choose to watch.
The October games are as follows (all times Eastern):
Saturday, October 6
West Texas A&M at Midwestern State, 8 p.m.
Pittsburg State vs. Northwest Missouri State*, 3 p.m.
Wayne State (Nebraska) at Northern State, 3:30 p.m.
Morehouse vs. Tuskegee#, 2 p.m.
*Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City, Missouri
#A.J. McClung Memorial Stadium in Columbus, Georgia
Friday, October 12
C.W. Post at Bentley, 7 p.m.
Saturday, October 13
Fayetteville State at Saint Augustine’s, 1:30 p.m.
Central Washington at Western Oregon, 5 p.m.
Minnesota State Mankato at Minnesota Duluth, 2 p.m.
Saturday, October 20*
Southern Connecticut State at C.W. Post, 2 p.m.
Bowie State at Virginia Union, 1:30 p.m.
Newberry at Wingate, 1:30 p.m.
Clark Atlanta at Morehouse, 2 p.m.
Saturday, October 27*
Western Oregon at Western Washington, 4 p.m.
Ferris State at Grand Valley State, 7 p.m.
North Alabama at Valdosta State, 1 p.m.
Mesa State at Chadron State, 2 p.m.
*Games scheduled for October 20 and 27 subject to change.