Virginia To Be Featured On ESPN Big Monday Twice

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CHARLOTTESVILLE – ESPN has announced the 2009-10 Big Monday women’s college basketball schedule featuring the nation’s top teams in action every Monday, and Virginia is slated to appear twice on ESPN2.

UVa’s first Big Monday contest will be Jan. 11 at 7:30 p.m., vs. Maryland at John Paul Jones Arena. The second will be Feb. 15 at 7 p.m. vs. North Carolina, also at John Paul Jones Arena.

Entering its fourth season, ESPN2’s Big Monday prime-time Game of the Week series will include 11 games (up from eight) throughout January and February, featuring the best programs in Division I women’s basketball.

Virginia earned a preseason No. 11 ranking by Lindy’s and Monica Wright was named a first team All-American by the publication. Last season, the Cavaliers finished with a 24-10 overall record and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.

ESPN2’s Women’s College Basketball Schedule for Big Monday
Date Time (ET) Game
Jan 11 7:30 p.m. Maryland at Virginia
Jan 18 7 p.m. Connecticut at Duke
Jan 25 7 p.m. Ohio State at Purdue
Feb 1 7:30 p.m. Notre Dame at Rutgers
Feb 8 7 p.m. North Carolina at Duke
Feb 8 9 p.m. Tennessee at Vanderbilt
Feb 15 7 p.m. North Carolina at Virginia
Feb 15 9 p.m. Connecticut vs. Oklahoma
Feb 22 7 p.m. LSU at Tennessee
Feb 22 9 p.m. Baylor at Texas A&M
Mar 1 7 p.m. Connecticut at Notre Dame