Nov. 7, 2014

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DEKALB, Ill. -- All 27 Northern Illinois University home basketball games, along with two volleyball matches, two gymnastics meets, two wrestling meets and NIU’s football signing day press conference will be broadcast live on ESPN3 as part of its school content production schedule. NIU’s first live game broadcast on ESPN3 will take place tomorrow night as the Huskie volleyball team hosts Bowling Green at 7 p.m. (link)

Announced earlier this fall, NIU is one of three Mid-American Conference institutions, along with Buffalo and Central Michigan, selected to be part of the initial season of the league's ESPN school content production program.

Along with its 12 regular season home games, the NIU women’s basketball team will also have a pair of road games, Jan. 10 at Central Michigan and Jan. 24 at Buffalo, shown on ESPN3, bringing NIU’s total to at least 14 games on the ESPN Network. NIU will also appear on The SEC Network on Dec. 14 when the Huskies play at Missouri. The game will be seen on SEC Network +.

In addition to its 15 home contests, the NIU men’s basketball team will make four other appearances on ESPN3 during the 2014-15 season. NIU’s conference games at Buffalo (Jan. 14) and Central Michigan (Feb. 18) will air on ESPN3, along with non-conference matchups at Iowa (Nov. 26) and at Notre Dame (Dec. 22). The Huskies will also appear on Fox Sports 1 on Dec. 2, when they travel to DePaul, bringing the total number of men’s basketball games broadcast to at least 20 this season.

Huskie volleyball will be featured on ESPN3 twice as NIU’s Nov. 15 home finale against Eastern Michigan will be broadcast, in addition to Saturday’s Bowling Green match. NIU wrestling will make two appearances on ESPN3 as its dual meets with Eastern Michigan (Feb. 6) and Buffalo (Feb. 20) will be broadcast. NIU gymnastics will also be featured twice as its Feb. 15 tri-meet with Alaska and Bowling Green will be shown live on ESPN3, as well the State of Illinois Classic on March 7.

On Wednesday, Feb. 4, NIU will also broadcast its Football Signing Day Press Conference live on ESPN3.

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NIU ESPN3 Broadcast Schedule (Plus Additional Road Basketball Games)
All times central

Men’s Basketball
Nov. 15: Aurora, 3 pm (ESPN3)
Nov. 20: Idaho, 8 pm (ESPN3)
Nov. 26: at Iowa, 7:30 pm (ESPN3)
Nov. 30: Maine, 1 pm (ESPN3)
Dec. 2: at DePaul, 8 pm (Fox Sports 1)
Dec. 16: Mississippi Valley State, 7 pm (ESPN3)
Dec. 22: at Notre Dame, 6 pm (ESPN3)
Dec. 29: Hampton, 7 pm (ESPN3)
Jan. 2: UC Riverside, 7 pm (ESPN3)
Jan. 10: Kent State, 7 pm (ESPN3)
Jan. 14: at Buffalo, 6 pm (ESPN3)
Jan. 21: Akron, 7 pm (ESPN3)
Jan. 24: Miami (Ohio), 3 pm (ESPN3)
Jan. 31: Toledo, 7 pm (ESPN3)
Feb. 7: Bowling Green, 7 pm (ESPN3)
Feb. 10: Ball State, 7 pm (ESPN3)
Feb. 18: at Central Michigan, 6 pm (ESPN3)
Feb. 21: Eastern Michigan, 7 pm (ESPN3)
Feb. 28: Central Michigan, 7 pm (ESPN3)
March 3: Western Michigan, 7 pm (ESPN3)

Women’s Basketball
Nov. 14: Illinois State, 6 pm (ESPN3)
Nov. 20: Valparaiso, 6 pm (ESPN3)
Dec. 14: at Missouri, 2 pm (SEC Network +)
Dec. 17: SIU Edwardsville, 7 pm (ESPN3)
Jan. 3: Eastern Michigan, 1 pm (ESPN3)
Jan. 10: at Central Michigan, 1 pm (ESPN3)
Jan. 17: Kent State, 1 pm (ESPN3)
Jan. 24: at Buffalo, 1 pm (ESPN3)
Jan. 28: Bowling Green, 7 pm (ESPN3)
Feb. 4: Miami (Ohio), 7 pm (ESPN3)
Feb. 7: Akron, 5 pm (ESPN3)
Feb. 11: Western Michigan, 7 pm (ESPN3)
Feb. 21: Ball State, 5 pm (ESPN3)
Feb. 25: Central Michigan, 7 pm (ESPN3)
March 4: Toledo, 11 am (ESPN3)

Volleyball
Nov. 8: Bowling Green, 7 pm (ESPN3)
Nov. 15: Eastern Michigan, 7:30 pm (ESPN3)

Wrestling
Feb. 6: Eastern Michigan, 7 pm (ESPN3)
Feb. 20: Buffalo, 7 pm (ESPN3)

Gymnastics
Feb. 15: Bowling Green/Alaska, 2 pm (ESPN3)
March 7: State of Illinois Classic, 6 pm (ESPN3)