CENTER VALLEY, Pa. – The Patriot League will have two lacrosse games broadcast on the American Sports Network (ASN), including one men’s game and one women’s game during the 2017 spring season.
The slate of Patriot League lacrosse games on ASN begins on Saturday, March 25 with defending Patriot League men’s lacrosse champion Loyola Maryland traveling to Bucknell for a rematch of last season’s double-overtime League Championship semifinal thriller. Coverage between the Bison and Greyhounds is scheduled for 1 p.m. EST. The three-time defending League champion Greyhound women’s team will host Colgate on Saturday, April 1, with coverage on ASN beginning at noon EST.
Patriot League Men’s Lacrosse on American Sports Network
Saturday, March 25 – Loyola Maryland at Bucknell (1 p.m. EST)
Patriot League Women’s Lacrosse on American Sports Network
Saturday, April 1 – Colgate at Loyola Maryland (Noon EST)
The Patriot League had two football games in addition to one men’s soccer and one volleyball match air on ASN during the fall. The League will begin its four-game men’s and women’s basketball slate on ASN with Lafayette at Holy Cross men’s basketball on Wednesday, January 11.
About American Sports Network
American Sports Network is a sports programming division of Sinclair Networks Group, LLC, a division of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. ASN produces broadcasts of sporting events, including multiple NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II football, ARCA Racing Series, local high school sports under the “Thursday Night Lights” and “Friday Night Rivals” brands, Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake City and DC United franchises, and the college football Arizona Bowl. The company, which launched in 2014, produced more than 375 events last year and is now a dedicated 24/7 broadcast network in 37 markets. For more information, visit ASN’s website at www.americansportsnet.com.
About Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Sinclair is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country. The company owns, operates and/or provides services to 173 television stations in 81 markets, broadcasting 482 channels and has affiliations with all the major networks. Sinclair is the leading local news provider in the country, as well as a producer of live sports content. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors and digital platforms. The company regularly uses its website as a key source of company information which can be accessed at
www.sbgi.net.
The Patriot League continually demonstrates that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing its high standards. The Patriot League's athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.