Tar Heels Lead The Nation In National TV WLAX Broadcasts In '22

CHAPEL HILL—Six University of North Carolina women's lacrosse games will be televised nationally by ESPNU and the ACC Network in 2022, the networks announced on Monday.

UNC's six national broadcasts on the networks lead all schools in the nation. No other school has more than four.

Tar Heel national broadcasts include:
• February 24 at Pitt, 4 p.m. (ACCN)
• March 6 vs. Northwestern, Noon (ESPNU)
• March 20 at Boston College, 2 p.m. (ESPNU)
• April 9 at Syracuse, 2 p.m.(ESPNU)
• April 14 at Virginia, 8 p.m. (ACCN)
• April 21 vs. Duke, 8 p.m. (ACCN)

All Carolina home games not listed above will be streamed live by ACC Network Extra, which is available on smart TVs and via the ESPN app.

The ACC Network will air the entire 2022 Atlantic Coast Conference Tournament, and ESPNU will televise all games of the 2022 NCAA Championship weekend on May 27-29.

Games aired on ESPN networks will also be available through the ESPN App, accessible on computers, smartphones, tablets and connected devices to fans who receive their video subscription from an affiliated provider.

ESPN networks are set to air 450 NCAA women's lacrosse games this season from 10 conferences, with action on ESPNU, ACC Network (ACCN), ESPN3, ESPN+ and ACCNX. Coverage includes 10 matchups of preseason-ranked, including early season top-5 games – No. 2 Carolina hosting No. 4 Northwestern on Sunday, March 6 (noon ET, ESPNU) and the second-ranked Tar Heels visiting reigning NCAA champion and No. 1 Boston College on Sunday, March 20 (2 p.m., ESPNU).

ESPN's season-opening game pits No. 23 Michigan against No. 5 Notre Dame on Sunday, Feb. 13 at 6 p.m. on ACCN.

Commentators
 Play-by-play commentators for women's coverage includes Jay Alter, Drew Carter, Mike Monaco and Leah Secondo.

Women's game analysts include:

Sheehan Stanwick-Burch – 2021 National Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee; four-time All-American at Georgetown, team captain in 2001; National Attacker of the Year (2001) and finalist for the Tewaaraton Award.
Dana Boyle – Member of Virginia women's lacrosse team from 2011-2014; named to All-ACC Team (2013), and a 2014 Final Four appearance.
Rachel DeCecco – 2019 US Lacrosse Hall of Fame inductee; U.S. Women's National Team member (2003-08); only defender to be awarded the Tewaaraton Trophy (2003); three-time first-team All-American at Princeton (2001-03); two-time NCAA Champion and National Defender of the Year.

Women's Lacrosse Championship 
ESPN will once again provide coverage of the NCAA Division I Women's Lacrosse Championship, beginning with the Men's and Women's NCAA Lacrosse Selection Show on Sunday, May 8 (9 p.m., ESPNU). Championship weekend will take place at Homewood Field in Baltimore, Md. May 27-29 on ESPNU. Complete details will be announced later this season.

Weekly schedules and commentator assignments will be available here throughout the season.

Schedule

Date	Time (ET)	Matchup	Network
Sun, Feb. 13	6 p.m.	No. 23 Michigan at No. 5 Notre Dame	ACCN
Sun, Feb. 18	5 p.m.	No. 9 Maryland at No. 11 Virginia	ACCN
Thu, Feb. 24	4 p.m.	No. 2 North Carolina at Pitt	ACCN
Sun, March 6	Noon	No. 4 Northwestern at No. 2 North Carolina	ESPNU
Thu, March 10	6 p.m.	Pitt at No. 8 Duke	ACCN
Thu, March 17	8 p.m.	Louisville at No. 8 Duke	ACCN
Sun, March 20	Noon	Rutgers at No. 9 Maryland	ESPNU
	2 p.m.	No. 2 North Carolina at No. 1 Boston College	ESPNU
Thu, March 31	7 p.m.	Ohio State at Louisville	ACCN
Sat, April 2	Noon	No. 9 Maryland at No. 20 Johns Hopkins	ESPNU
		Pitt at No. 3 Syracuse	ACCN
	4 p.m.	Virginia Tech at No. 1 Boston College	ACCN
Thu, April 7	7 p.m.	No. 8 Duke at Virginia Tech	ACCN
Sat, April 9	2 p.m.	No. 2 North Carolina at No. 3 Syracuse	ESPNU
Thu, April 14	8 p.m.	No. 2 North Carolina at No. 11 Virginia	ACCN
Wed, April 20	5 p.m.	Penn at Princeton	ESPNU
Thu, April 21	8 p.m.	No. 8 Duke at No. 2 North Carolina	ACCN
Fri, April 22	6 p.m.	No. 3 Syracuse at No. 1 Boston College	ESPNU
Sat, April 23	Noon	Ohio State at No. 20 Johns Hopkins	ESPNU
		No. 5 Notre Dame at Louisville	ACCN
Wed, April 27	2 p.m.	ACC Championship First Round	ACCN
Fri, April 29	Noon	ACC Championship Quarterfinal 1	ACCN
	2:30 p.m.	ACC Championship Quarterfinal 2	ACCN
	5 p.m.	ACC Championship Quarterfinal 3	ACCN
	7:30 p.m.	ACC Championship Quarterfinal 4	ACCN
Sat, April 30	Noon	No. 9 Maryland at No. 23 Michigan	ESPNU
Sun, May 1	1 p.m.	ACC Championship Semifinal 1	ACCN
	3:30 p.m.	ACC Championship Semifinal 2	ACCN
Sat, May 7	6 p.m.	ACC Championship Final	ACCN
Sun, May 8	9 p.m.	Men's and Women's NCAA Lacrosse Selection Show	ESPNU

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