Greensboro, NC – ACC Network (ACCN) the new, 24/7 national platform launching on August 22, 2019, will elevate the ACC’s field hockey, women’s soccer and volleyball programs with unprecedented national television coverage this fall.
ACCN will exclusively televise 62 field hockey, women’s soccer and volleyball games in its debut year – representing a 90 percent increase in the number of ACC women’s events available on an ESPN linear network over last year and the most live, national coverage of ACC women’s fall sports ever.
The 62 regular season and tournament games on ACCN:
- 30 women’s soccer games
- 20 volleyball games
- 12 field hockey games
Reigning NCAA Champion Florida State will open ACCN’s women’s soccer
slate on Sunday, Aug. 25, as the Seminoles host Wisconsin, marking the
first exclusive live event on the network, while NCAA Field Hockey
Champion North Carolina hosts Penn on Sunday, Sept. 8, as part of a
doubleheader to kickoff ACCN field hockey coverage. Wake Forest will
play Princeton earlier that day in Chapel Hill, N.C., at 10:30 a.m., on
ACCN. ACCN’s volleyball opener features Notre Dame hosting Valparaiso on
Sunday, Sept. 4 at 7 p.m.
“As we roll out the women’s sports programming fall schedule for ACCN,
we’re thrilled to showcase all ACC programs including the reigning NCAA
champions in women’s soccer and field hockey. Women’s sports exposure is
a priority for the conference, and ACCN will elevate access to them by
providing unprecedented national coverage throughout the regular season
as well as conference championships,” said Stacie McCollum, ESPN senior
director of programming and acquisitions.
Dedicated Windows
Volleyball and women’s soccer will each have a dedicated night of live
programming each week with volleyball airing on Wednesdays, and women’s
soccer Thursdays throughout the regular season, with additional matches
on Sundays. ACC field hockey games will be showcased on Fridays and
Sundays throughout the fall. ACCN will also televise the preliminary
rounds and final of the ACC Field Hockey Championship, as well as the
quarterfinals and semifinals of the ACC Women’s Soccer Championship.
Keeper Cam Technology
Technology and innovation will be at the forefront of ACCN’s coverage of
women’s soccer as telecasts will feature ESPN’s exclusive “Keeper Cam”
goal post camera system currently used on ESPN’s Major League Soccer
productions. The technology utilizes cameras mounted inside the goal
posts at both the four-inch and two-and one-half inch heights to provide
unique views of the area in front of the goal, as well as straight down
the goal line. The ACC will be the first and only collegiate conference
to deploy the camera system.
“ACC women’s soccer has consistently been a national powerhouse, and has
been the home for so many that have competed at the highest levels for
club and country,” said Amy Rosenfeld, ACCN senior coordinating
producer. “This legacy of great soccer deserves the best technology we
can offer. We are so excited to debut “Keeper Cam” on women’s soccer
coverage for the first time in history, exclusively on ACCN.”
ACC Field Hockey on ACCN
| Date | Time | Game | Network |
| Sun, Sept. 8 | 1 p.m. | Penn at North Carolina | ACCN |
| Sun, Sept. 8 | 10:30 a.m. | Princeton vs Wake Forest (at Chapel Hill, N.C.) | ACCN |
| Sun, Sept. 15 | 3 p.m. | William & Mary at North Carolina | ACCN |
| Fri, Sept. 20 | 4 p.m. | Virginia at Syracuse | ACCN |
| Fri, Oct. 4 | 4 p.m. | Duke at North Carolina | ACCN |
| Fri, Oct. 18 | 4 p.m. | Duke at Virginia | ACCN |
| Mon, Oct. 28 | 6 p.m. | Liberty at Virginia | ACCN |
| Thu, Nov. 7 | Noon | ACC Championship Quarterfinal | ACCN |
| Thu, Nov. 7 | 2:30 p.m. | ACC Championship Quarterfinal | ACCN |
| Thu, Nov. 7 | 5 p.m. | ACC Championship Quarterfinal | ACCN |
| Fri, Nov. 8 | Noon | ACC Championship Semifinal | ACCN |
| Sun, Nov. 10 | 11 a.m. | ACC Championship Final | ACCN |
ACC Women’s Soccer on ACCN
| Date | Time | Game | Network |
| Sun, Aug. 25 | 2 p.m. | Wisconsin at Florida State | ACCN |
| Sun, Aug. 25 | 7 p.m. | Colgate at Syracuse | ACCN |
| Wed, Aug. 28 | 5 p.m. | Santa Clara at Wake Forest | ACCN |
| Wed, Aug. 28 | 7 p.m. | Georgetown at Duke | ACCN |
| Sun, Sept. 1 | 2 p.m. | West Virginia at Virginia | ACCN |
| Thu, Sept. 5 | 7 p.m. | Georgetown at Virginia | ACCN |
| Thu, Sept. 12 | 7 p.m. | Colorado at Florida State | ACCN |
| Sun, Sept. 15 | 1 p.m. | Furman at NC State | ACCN |
| Sun, Sept. 15 | 6 p.m. | South Carolina at Clemson | ACCN |
| Thu, Sept. 19 | 7 p.m. | Boston College at Florida State | ACCN |
| Sun, Sept. 22 | 1 p.m. | NC State at Duke | ACCN |
| Thu, Sept. 26 | 7 p.m. | NC State at North Carolina | ACCN |
| Sun, Sept. 29 | 2 p.m. | Duke at Virginia | ACCN |
| Sun, Sept. 29 | 7 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Miami | ACCN |
| Thu, Oct. 3 | 7 p.m. | Wake Forest at Louisville | ACCN |
| Sun, Oct. 6 | 2 p.m. | Duke at Virginia Tech | ACCN |
| Thu, Oct. 10 | 7 p.m. | North Carolina at Duke | ACCN |
| Sun, Oct. 13 | 1 p.m. | Virginia at Florida State | ACCN |
| Sun, Oct. 13 | 5 p.m. | Virginia Tech at NC State | ACCN |
| Thu, Oct. 17 | 7 p.m. | North Carolina at Boston College | ACCN |
| Sun, Oct. 20 | 2 p.m. | Notre Dame at Virginia | ACCN |
| Thu, Oct. 24 | 7 p.m. | Florida State at North Carolina | ACCN |
| Sun, Oct. 27 | 1 p.m. | Florida State at Wake Forest | ACCN |
| Thu, Oct. 31 | 8 p.m. | Duke at Florida State | ACCN |
| Sun, Nov. 3 | 1 p.m. | ACC Championship Quarterfinal | ACCN |
| Sun, Nov. 3 | 3 p.m. | ACC Championship Quarterfinal | ACCN |
| Sun, Nov. 3 | 5 p.m. | ACC Championship Quarterfinal | ACCN |
| Sun, Nov. 3 | 7 p.m. | ACC Championship Quarterfinal | ACCN |
| Fri, Nov. 8 | 2:30 p.m. | ACC Championship Semifinal | ACCN |
| Fri, Nov. 8 | 5 p.m. | ACC Championship Semifinal | ACCN |
ACC Volleyball on ACCN
| Date | Time | Game | Network |
| Wed, Sept. 4 | 7 p.m. | Valparaiso at Notre Dame | ACCN |
| Wed, Sept. 18 | 7 p.m. | Michigan at Notre Dame | ACCN |
| Wed, Sept. 25 | 6:30 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Virginia | ACCN |
| Sun, Sept. 29 | Noon | Boston College at Georgia Tech | ACCN |
| Sun, Sept. 29 | 4 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Pittsburgh | ACCN |
| Wed, Oct. 2 | 7 p.m. | North Carolina at NC State | ACCN |
| Sun, Oct. 6 | Noon | Pittsburgh at Florida State | ACCN |
| Wed, Oct. 9 | 7 p.m. | Georgia Tech at Clemson | ACCN |
| Sun, Oct. 13 | 3 p.m. | Notre Dame at Duke | ACCN |
| Wed, Oct. 16 | 7 p.m. | Louisville at Notre Dame | ACCN |
| Sun, Oct. 20 | Noon | Syracuse at Florida State | ACCN |
| Wed, Oct. 23 | 7 p.m. | Wake Forest at Duke | ACCN |
| Sun, Oct. 27 | 3 p.m. | Pittsburgh at Louisville | ACCN |
| Wed, Oct. 30 | TBD | Miami at Florida State | ACCN |
| Friday, Nov. 15 | 6 p.m. | NC State at Miami | ACCN |
| Sun, Nov. 17 | 1 p.m. | Syracuse at Notre Dame | ACCN |
| Friday, Nov. 22 | TBD | Florida State at Pittsburgh | ACCN |
| Sun, Nov. 24 | 1 p.m. | Duke at Florida State | ACCN |
| Wed, Nov. 27 | TBD | Louisville at Pittsburgh | ACCN |
| Sun, Dec. 1 | 1 p.m. | Clemson at Syracuse | ACCN |
*Additional games slated for ACC Network Extra, ACCN’s digital platform
available on the ESPN App, will be announced at a later date.
Strength of ACC Women’s Fall Sports Programs
The ACC’s women’s soccer and field hockey programs have set the standard
of excellence for their peers in college athletics. ACC teams combine
for 26 NCAA women’s soccer championships, and 19 NCAA field hockey
titles. The ACC won both in 2018 with North Carolina capturing its
seventh NCAA field hockey crown and Florida State earning its second
women’s soccer national title in program history. The ACC sent five
volleyball teams to the 2018 NCAA Volleyball Championship, and has
collected a league record 11 bids overall in the last two seasons.
About ACC Network
Owned and operated by ESPN in partnership with the Atlantic Coast Conference, ACC
Network (ACCN) is a new 24/7 national network dedicated to ACC sports
set to launch August 22, 2019. Approximately 450 live contests
including 40 regular-season football games, 150 men’s and women’s
basketball games, and 200 other regular-season competitions and
tournament games from across the conference’s 27 sponsored sports will
be televised annually, plus a complement of news and information shows
and original programming. Together, the ACCN and its digital platform,
ACC Network Extra (ACCNE), will feature 1,350 ACC events in its first
year. ESPN has been televising ACC content since 1979 and has exclusive
rights to every conference-controlled game across all sports and
championships.
*Carriage agreements are already in place with the following video
providers: Altice, DIRECTV, Google Fiber, Hulu Live TV, Optimum,
PlayStation Vue, Suddenlink, TVision and Verizon Fios, among others. All
ACCN games will also be available on the ESPN App to authenticated
cable subscribers. Fans interested in learning more about ACCN can visit www.GetACCN.com.