CAA Announces Lax Sports Network Schedule
Kelly McCarthy
RICHMOND, Va. (February 7, 2017) – The Colonial Athletic Association has announced the 15 men’s and women’s lacrosse games that will appear on
Lax Sports Network as part of the “CAA Game of the Week” broadcast package.
A total of 10 men’s lacrosse games will be broadcast on the Lax Sports Network during the regular season while five games on the women’s side will be broadcast during the regular season. The semifinals of the CAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship and the CAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship will also be carried by LSN.
The first CAA Game of the Week will be on March 14 with two-timing defending CAA Champion Towson, ranked No. 12/12, hosting No. 17/RV Ohio State. The Tigers make another appearance on March 25 when they host No. 3/3 Denver and again on April 29 when they host Hofstra for the CAA regular season finale. Also highlighting the schedule is the Stony Brook-Hofstra game which will take place on March 21 in Hempstead, N.Y.
There will be two doubleheader days as well. On April 8, Delaware hosts Hofstra followed by Fairfield at Drexel. On April 28, the penultimate day of the regular season, UMass hosts Drexel and Fairfield hosts Delaware.
The five-game women’s slate begins on April 1 when James Madison, which is receiving votes in the national polls, hosts No. 19/19 Towson in a rematch of the 2016 CAA Women’s Lacrosse Championship final. The Tigers, the defending conference champions, appear once again on April 9 when they host Elon. James Madison makes its second appearance of the season on April 21 at Drexel. Elon’s game against Hofstra on April 23 is also a part of the schedule. Delaware versus William & Mary on April 14 rounds out the package.
In addition to the CAA Game of the Week telecasts, Lax Sports Network will produce live pre-game, halftime and post-game shows surrounding each contest. The network will be involved in promoting CAA lacrosse through its various social media platforms.
Lax Sports Network is a digital video network dedicated to amplifying the game of lacrosse. Since its launch January 5, 2016, LSN has produced over 2,000 hours of original content, including LIVE games and news & entertainment programming for the professional, collegiate and development experiences of the sport. Stay connected with the Lax Sports Network on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, YouTube, Snapchat and Periscope. LSN can be viewed on desktop, mobile, OTT (Roku, Chromecast, Amazon Fire) and Smart Televisions (Sony & Samsung).
| CAA Game of the Week on Lax Sports Network – Men’s Schedule |
| March 14 |
Ohio State at Towson |
7:00 p.m. |
| March 21 |
Stony Brook at Hofstra |
7:00 p.m. |
| March 25 |
Denver at Towson |
12:00 p.m. |
| April 8 |
Hofstra at Delaware |
1:00 p.m. |
| April 8 |
Fairfield at Drexel |
4:00 p.m. |
| April 15 |
Fairfield at UMass |
1:00 p.m. |
| April 22 |
Delaware at Drexel |
3:00 p.m. |
| April 28 |
Drexel at UMass |
5:00 p.m. |
| April 28 |
Delaware at Fairfield |
7:00 p.m. |
| April 29 |
Hofstra at Towson |
12:00 p.m. |
CAA Game of the Week on Lax Sports Network – Women’s Schedule |
| April 1 |
Towson at James Madison |
1:00 p.m. |
| April 9 |
Elon at Towson |
12:00 p.m. |
| April 14 |
Delaware at William & Mary |
5:00 p.m. |
| April 21 |
James Madison at Drexel |
5:00 p.m. |
| April 23 |
Hofstra at Elon |
12:00 p.m. |