ESPN+ to stream more than 1,600 games live, highlighted by 100 conference championship matches

ESPN platforms, including ESPNU, SEC Network (SECN), ACC Network (ACCN), and Longhorn Network, will showcase 80 in-season women’s college soccer matches this fall beginning Thursday, Aug. 17, at 8 p.m. ET with the interconference Florida State-Texas A&M match on SEC Network.

ESPN+, the No. 1 sports streaming platform, will stream over 1,600 women’s soccer matches live from over 20 conferences this season, highlighted by marquee regular season matches and more than 100 conference championship games.

In all, ESPN+, Big 12 Now on ESPN+, SEC Network+, and ACC Network Extra will exclusively stream more than 2,000 live matches during the season. Games will feature inter- and intra-conference matchups between teams from a myriad of conferences: the ASUN, America East, American, Atlantic Ten, Big 12, Big Sky, Big South, Big West, Conference USA, Horizon League, Ivy League, Metro Atlantic, Mid-American, Missouri Valley, Ohio Valley, Patriot League, Southern, Southland, Sun Belt, Western Athletic, and the West Coast Conference.

The 2023 women’s college soccer fall schedule extends ESPN’s long-term commitment as the definitive home for women’s college sports coverage. It aligns with the strategy behind the expansive growth in popularity and programming of women’s sports across ESPN platforms.

Commentators:

Mike Watts, the primary play-by-play voice for women’s soccer on SEC Network, will team with analyst Jill Loyden, a former U.S. Women’s National Team goalkeeper, to call most matches, including the weekly Thursday Night Primetime matchup on the network. Also returning is play-by-play commentator Alex Perlman, who will pair up in the booth with former Kentucky head coach Ian Carry. Former Georgia standout Marion Crowder will also work the Thursday primetime telecasts and provide halftime analysis.

Critically acclaimed play-by-play commentator Jenn Hildreth and former U.S. Women’s National Team midfielder Lori Lindsey are teaming up again on ACC Network to call the Thursday Night Primetime on ACC Network. Lindsey was a two-time ACC Player of the Year (2000, 2001) at the University of Virginia.

Highlights:

• Strong matchups: 14 of 64 showdowns on the schedule feature a matchup between two top-25 teams.
• ESPN+: In addition to 100 conference championship matches, some of the games exclusively on ESPN+ include: Virginia at George Mason (August 27), Stanford at VCU (September 7), Texas at Kansas (October 1), Texas Tech at BYU (October 5), and Baylor at TCU (October 15).
• ESPNU will televise 13 games led by ACC action between No. 6 Florida State and No. 2 University of North Carolina (UNC) on Sunday, Sept. 24, at noon; No. 2 UNC at No. 7 Alabama on Sunday, Sept. 10, at 7 p.m.; Big 12 contest between top 25 teams (No. 9 TCU at No. 13 BYU) on Thursday, Sept. 14, at 9 p.m.
• Top-three matchups on ACC Network: 3 Notre Dame at No. 2 UNC (Thursday, Oct. 19, at 8 p.m.); Sunday, Oct. 8, No. 2 UNC at No. 4 Duke (Sunday, Oct. 8, at 4 p.m.); and No. 4 Duke at No. 5 Virginia (Sunday, Oct. 1, at 12 p.m.) – all on ACC Network. Full ACCN schedule details.
• SEC Network features 26 matches this fall, including the entire SEC Soccer Championship. A trio of SEC squads is highlighted in the preseason top 25, including No. 7 Alabama, No. 8 Arkansas – whom the SEC coaches chose to win the league this fall, and No. 12 South Carolina. Full SECN schedule
• Championship pedigree: Led by the University of North Carolina, the most successful team in women’s college soccer, the schedule features previous NCAA champions: Florida State, Notre Dame, and more.

2023 WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER ON ESPN LINEAR TV PLATFORMS:

*Subject to change

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