BTN Communications, August 9, 2012
CHICAGO-BTN will televise more field hockey this season than ever before, with at least 15 matches set to air on BTN, including for the first time each round of the Big Ten Field Hockey Tournament. Each BTN broadcast will also be available on BTN2Go.
The field hockey season on BTN begins on Friday, Sept. 21, when defending Big Ten Tournament Champion Penn State hosts Indiana. BTN?s live coverage of field hockey includes a game every Friday, culminating with the Big Ten Tournament final on Sunday, Nov. 4.
The Big Ten enjoyed a successful 2011 field hockey season highlighted by four teams earning bids to the NCAA Field Hockey Championship, marking the 11th-straight season the conference has sent three or more teams to the national tournament. Penn State earned the conference's automatic berth after winning the Big Ten Tournament, joining Iowa, Big Ten Champion Michigan and Ohio State in the 16-team field.
Below is the schedule of matches scheduled for both BTN and BTN2Go. Additional matches will be scheduled during the season for delayed broadcast as part of the network?s Student U initiative.
| 2012 Field Hockey (all times ET) | ||||||
| Date | Away | Home | Time | Airs | ||
| Friday, Sept. 21 | Indiana | at | Penn State | 3 p.m. | LIVE | |
| Friday, Sept. 28 | Penn State | at | Northwestern | 3 p.m. | LIVE | |
| Friday, Oct. 5 | Iowa | at | Indiana | 3 p.m. | LIVE | |
| Friday, Oct. 12 | Michigan State | at | Michigan | 3 p.m. | LIVE | |
| Friday, Oct. 19 | Penn State | at | Ohio State | 3 p.m. | LIVE | |
| Friday, Oct. 26 | Michigan | at | Iowa | 3 p.m. | LIVE | |
| Friday, Nov. 2 | Big Ten Tournament Semifinal #1 * | 2:30 p.m. | LIVE | |||
| Friday, Nov. 2 | Big Ten Tournament Semifinal #2 * | 5 p.m. | LIVE | |||
| Sunday, Nov. 4 | Big Ten Tournament Final * | 2:30 p.m. | LIVE | |||
* Big Ten Tournament at Iowa
