- Men’s and Women’s Soccer, Women’s Volleyball, and Water Polo
- More Than 1,000 Matchups to Air on ESPN Networks
ESPN continues its dedication to Olympic sports with exclusive coverage of collegiate men’s and women’s soccer, women’s volleyball and water polo, across 13 conferences, televising more than 130 games across ESPN, ESPN2, ESPNU, SEC Network and Longhorn Network. Additional matchups will be available on ESPN3, SEC Network + and ACC Network Extra, giving viewers access to more than 1,000 games throughout the season.
ESPNU will also televise a top water polo match on Sunday, Sept. 10 (1 p.m.), with UCLA facing Princeton.
SEC Network will provide extensive coverage of Southeastern Conference soccer and volleyball this season, with more than 70 matchups slated for SEC Network, as well as ESPNU, with additional games available on SEC Network +. Soccer and volleyball action will be available to fans every week, including Wednesday and Friday night volleyball, and Thursday night soccer. Additional details and full schedule is available here.
Longhorn Network will televise 14 Texas women’s volleyball matchups featuring four top-25 ranked teams. The action starts on Saturday, Aug. 26, at 7:30 p.m. ET when the No. 1 Longhorns take on the No. 18 Oregon Ducks. Full schedule here. Women’s soccer action continues on Friday, Aug. 25, with Texas vs. Little Rock. A complete schedule is available here.
ACC Network Extra will carry more than 350 men’s and women’s soccer matchups, featuring 25 ranked teams, as well as 160 volleyball matches. A complete schedule is available here.
More than 500 games are available throughout the season on ESPN3. America East, Atlantic Sun, Big 12, Big South, Big West, Horizon League, Ivy League, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Missouri Valley, Southland, Southern and Sun Belt Conference games, as well as a number of St. John’s matchups, will be played on ESPN3 and available to stream on the ESPN app.
Men and Women’s Soccer
As ESPN leads into its Men’s and Women’s College Cup coverage, it will televise more than 20 NCAA Division I men’s and women’s soccer games on ESPNU. Coverage will begin Sunday, Sept. 10, at 6 p.m. ET, with a women’s matchup featuring Virginia Tech at Tennessee. The first men’s game will be Sunday, Sept. 26, with Rutgers facing Princeton. Additional coverage highlights include several conference championships, including ACC and American Athletic championships.
ESPN Soccer Analysts
- Julie Foudy: Four-time NSCAA All-American at Stanford and member of the World Cup-winning 1999 United States Women’s National Team
- Jillian Loyden: Four-year starter at Villanova, where she started all 62 career games, and member of the 2011 and 2012 United States Women’s National Team
- Kate Markgraf: Part of the 1995 Notre Dame team that won the national championship and member of the World Cup-winning 1999 United States Women’s National Team
- Heather Mitts: Three-Time Olympic Gold Medalist with United States Women’s National Team and All-American and 1998 National Champion at Florida
- Cat Whitehill: Helped lead North Carolina to national championship title in 2000, earned the 2003 Hermann Trophy, and member of the United States Women’s National Team from 2000-10
2017 NCAA Division I Women’s Regular-Season Soccer Schedule (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Sun, Sept. 10 | 6 p.m. | Virginia Tech at Tennessee | ESPNU |
| Fri, Sept. 15 | 4 p.m. | West Virginia at Princeton | ESPNU |
| Sun, Sept. 17 | 1 p.m. | Northwestern at Ohio State | ESPNU |
| Sun, Sept. 17 | 6 p.m. | Kentucky at Tennessee | ESPNU |
| Sun, Sept. 24 | 3 p.m. | North Carolina at Virginia | ESPNU |
| Sun, Sept. 24 | 6 p.m. | Texas A&M at Missouri | ESPNU |
| Sun, Oct. 1 | 6 p.m. | Florida at Georgia | ESPNU |
| 1 p.m. | Texas at Oklahoma | ESPNU | |
| Sun, Oct. 8 | 4 p.m. | Rutgers at Nebraska | ESPNU |
| 6 p.m. | South Carolina at Arkansas | ESPNU | |
| Sun, Oct. 15 | 6 p.m. | Mississippi State at Alabama | ESPNU |
| Thu, Oct. 19 | 5 p.m. | Texas Tech at West Virginia | ESPNU |
| Sun, Oct. 22 | 6 p.m. | LSU at Auburn | ESPNU |
| Thu, Oct. 26 | 11 p.m. | BYU at Gonzaga | ESPNU |
| Sun, Nov. 5 | 1 p.m. | ACC Women’s Soccer Championship (Charleston, S.C.) | ESPNU |
| Sun, Nov. 5 | TBD | American Women’s Soccer Championship | TBD |
2017 NCAA Division I Men’s Regular-Season Soccer Schedule (subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Tue, Sept. 26 | 7 p.m. | Rutgers at Princeton | ESPNU |
| Fri, Sept. 29 | 6 p.m. | Clemson at Wake Forest | ESPNU |
| Fri, Oct. 13 | 7 p.m. | Maryland at Wisconsin | ESPNU |
| Sun, Oct. 29 | 3 p.m. | Indiana at Michigan State | ESPNU |
| Sun, Nov. 12 | Noon | ACC Men’s Soccer Championship (Charleston, S.C.) |
ESPNU |
| 2 p.m. | American Men’s Soccer Championship | ESPNU |
Women’s Volleyball
ESPN will televise more than 30 regular season 2017 NCAA women’s volleyball matches, representing eight conferences. This year’s schedule boasts 17 of the top 25 ranked teams in the country, including No.1 Texas, defending national champion No. 2 Stanford, No.3 Washington, No. 4 Minnesota, and rounding out the top five, Nebraska. Coverage begins Wednesday, Sept. 20, on ESPNU with an SEC matchup between Tennessee and Arkansas. ESPN will also televise the NCAA Division I Volleyball Championship.
This season’s coverage will include analysis from several commentators, ranging from newcomers to veterans.
| Play-By-Play Commentators | Analysts |
| · Paul Sunderland | · Karch Kiraly |
| · Courtney Lyle | · Nell Fortner |
| · Sam Gore | · Missy Whittenmore |
| · Tiffany Greene | · Dain Blanton |
| · Tyler Denning | · Jenny Hazelwood |
| · Cara Capuano | · Kevin Barnett |
| · Melissa Lee | · Bailey Webster |
2017 NCAA Women’s Volleyball Regular Season Schedule (Subject to change)
| Date | Time (ET) | Matchup | Network |
| Wed, Sept. 20 | 9 p.m. | Tennessee at Arkansas | ESPNU |
| 11 p.m. | USC at No. 13 UCLA | ESPNU | |
| Sun, Sept. 24 | 1 p.m. | No. 8 Kansas at Kansas State | ESPN2 |
| 1 p.m. | No. 17 Michigan State at No. 4 Minnesota | ESPN | |
| 3 p.m. | No. 16 Michigan at No. 7 Wisconsin | ESPN | |
| Tue, Sept. 26 | 9 p.m. | Loyola Marymount at No. 22 San Diego | ESPNU |
| Wed, Sept. 27 | 9 p.m. | Ole Miss at Mississippi State | ESPNU |
| Sun, Oct. 1 | 3 p.m. | No. 11 North Carolina at Georgia Tech | ESPNU |
| Wed, Oct. 4 | 7 p.m. | Texas A&M at No. 12 Florida | ESPNU |
| 9 p.m. | Kansas State at TCU | ESPNU | |
| Fri, Oct. 6 | 11 p.m. | No. 2 Stanford at No. 18 Oregon | ESPNU |
| Sun, Oct. 8 | 2 p.m. | Auburn at No. 14 Kentucky | ESPNU |
| 3 p.m. | No. 1 Texas at TCU | ESPN2 | |
| Wed, Oct. 11 | 7 p.m. | Tennessee at Georgia | ESPNU |
| 9 p.m. | No. 1 Texas at No. 8 Kansas | ESPNU | |
| Thu, Oct. 12 | 11 p.m. | Santa Clara at Loyola Marymount | ESPNU |
| Fri, Oct. 13 | 10 p.m. | Hawaii at Long Beach State | ESPNU |
| Wed, Oct. 18 | 7 p.m. | No. 16 Michigan at No. 17 Michigan State | ESPNU |
| 9 p.m. | Ole Miss at LSU | ESPNU | |
| Thu, Oct. 19 | 11 p.m. | No. 3 Washington at No. 2 Stanford | ESPNU |
| Sun, Oct. 22 | 1 p.m. | No. 16 Michigan at No. 21 Ohio State | ESPNU |
| 4 p.m. | No. 1 Texas at Oklahoma | ESPN2 | |
| Wed, Oct. 25 | 7 p.m. | Arkansas at Georgia | ESPNU |
| 9 p.m. | Iowa State at Kansas State | ESPNU | |
| Fri, Oct. 27 | 6 p.m. | No. 11 North Carolina 11 at No. 15 Florida State | ESPNU |
| Sun, Oct. 29 | 1 p.m. | No. 5 Nebraska at No. 16 Michigan | ESPNU |
| Wed, Nov. 1 | 7 p.m. | No. 12 Florida at No. 14 Kentucky | ESPNU |
| 9 p.m. | No. 1 Texas at Kansas State | ESPNU | |
| Wed, Nov. 8 | 6 p.m. | No. 19 Missouri at South Carolina | ESPNU |
| Wed, Nov. 15 | 6 p.m. | No. 12 Florida 12 at Texas A&M | ESPNU |
| Sun, Nov. 19 | Noon | MEAC Volleyball Championship | ESPNU |
| 4 p.m. | SWAC Volleyball Championship | ESPNU | |
| Wed, Nov. 22 | 7 p.m. | Auburn at No. 12 Florida | ESPNU |
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