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Jan. 30, 2017

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Virginia Athletics has released the broadcast schedule for the 2017 Virginia women’s lacrosse season.

All 10 of UVA’s home games, along with two road matches will be broadcast on the ACC Network Extra, a dedicated digital channel for ACC sports which is available to authenticated subscribers of ESPN3 through WatchESPN and the ESPN app at no additional charge.

The ACC Network Extra coverage marks the initial phase of the full ACC Network announced July 21 by ESPN and the Atlantic Coast Conference.

The 2017 ACC Championships held in Richmond, Va. April 27-30 will be broadcast on the ACC’s Regional Sports Networks or ACC Network Extra.

Virginia returns eight starters, including three IWLCA All-South honorees in senior Maggie Preas (Rockville, Md.), junior Kasey Behr (Northport, N.Y) and junior Rachel Vander Kolk (Severna Park, Md.). UVA’s top three scorers from a year ago will be back, led by Behr and senior Posey Valis (Baltimore, Md.) with 41 points each. Senior Besser Dyson (Alexandria, Va.) led UVA in assists with 19 last season. Preas is the top-returning defender after accumulating 23 ground balls, 35 draw controls and 16 caused turnovers. The Cavaliers have added 10 newcomers to fill spots by five seniors who graduated in 2016.

Fans may purchase tickets online at VirginiaSports.com or through the Virginia Athletics Ticket Office in Bryant Hall at Scott Stadium. The ticket office is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. for in-person or telephone purchases. Telephone purchases can be made by calling 1-800-542-UVA1 (8821) or locally at 434-924-UVA1 (8821).

Women’s Lacrosse Broadcast Schedule on ACC Network Extra
Feb. 11 vs. Elon, 1 p.m.
Feb. 25 vs. Princeton, 1 p.m.
March 5 at Syracuse, 4 p.m.
March 11 at North Carolina, Noon
March 15 vs. Loyola, 7 p.m.
March 18 vs. Notre Dame, Noon
March 25 vs. Duke, 1 p.m.
March 29 vs. Oregon, 7 p.m.
April 5 vs. Maryland, 7 p.m.
April 12 vs. Navy, 7 p.m.
April 15 vs. Louisville, 1 p.m.
April 22 vs. Virginia Tech, 1 p.m.

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