Aug. 11, 2016
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- The Penn State women's soccer, men's soccer and field hockey teams are set to be featured in 19 BTN (Big Ten Network) Plus broadcasts this fall, as announced by the Big Ten Conference.
The defending NCAA Division I women's soccer national champion Penn State Nittany Lions will be featured three times on BTN during the 2016 regular season, including its season-opener at Jeffrey Field Friday, Aug. 19 against West Virginia. The Nittany Lions defeated the Mountaineers, 2-0, in the 2015 NCAA Quarterfinal round to advance to their fifth College Cup.
Penn State starts its quest for its 18th Big Ten regular season title Friday, Sept. 16 when it heads to Falcon Heights, Minn., to take on the Minnesota Golden Gophers. Finally, the Nittany Lions square off with Rutgers Thursday, Oct. 13 at Jeffrey Field. The Blue and White and the Scarlet Knights met three times in 2015 with Penn State taking two victories in the postseason.
Along with the three matches broadcasted on BTN, the Penn State women's soccer team is scheduled to play nine contests on BTN+. The BTN+ portion of the 2016 season begins with a pair of matches against San Diego State on Sept. 9 and La Salle on Sept. 11.
Following their BTN match against Minnesota, the Nittany Lions travel to Madison, Wis., to take on the Wisconsin Badgers on Sept. 18 on BTN+. The BTN+ broadcasts continue for the Nittany Lions vs. Nebraska (Sept. 25), at Indiana (Oct. 6) and at Maryland (Oct. 9).
The women's soccer team closes out the 2016 regular season with three-straight BTN+ contests as the Nittany Lions host Purdue (Oct. 16), travel to Michigan State (Oct. 22) and host Ohio State (Oct. 26).
Women' Soccer BTN/BTN+ Schedule
Aug. 19 vs. West Virginia, 7:30 p.m. (BTN)
Sept. 9 vs. San Diego State, 5:30 p.m. (BTN+)
Sept. 11 vs. La Salle, 1 p.m. (BTN+)
Sept. 16 at Minnesota, 8 p.m. (BTN)
Sept. 18 at Wisconsin, 2 p.m. (BTN+)
Sept. 25 vs. Nebraska, 1 p.m. (BTN+)
Oct. 6 at Indiana, 7 p.m. (BTN+)
Oct. 9 at Maryland, 1 p.m. (BTN+)
Oct. 13 vs. Rutgers, 7 p.m. (BTN)
Oct. 16 vs. Purdue, 1 p.m. (BTN+)
Oct. 22 at Michigan State, Noon (BTN+)
Oct. 26 vs. Ohio State, 7 p.m. (BTN+)
The Nittany Lion men's soccer team will be featured on BTN three times in 2016 starting with the Badgers of Wisconsin Friday, Sept. 23 at 5:30 p.m. at Jeffrey Field. Penn State holds a 16-11-3 advantage over Wisconsin after tying 2-2 in double overtime in the 2015 campaign. The Blue and White will open the month of October in Ann Arbor, Mich. when it takes on the Wolverines in a noon match up Sunday, Oct. 2. Finally, Penn State will return to the friendly confines of Jeffrey Field for a midweek match against Akron. The Nittany Lions and the Zips will square off at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 18 to close outs its BTN slate.
Along with its three BTN matches, the men's soccer team will be featured on BTN Plus on nine occasions in the 2016 campaign starting with its Labor Day match against Oakland at 7 p.m. before closing out the week at Jeffrey Field Friday, Sept. 9 against Saint Francis. The Nittany Lion's BTN Plus slate continues Tuesday, Sept. 13 when they open the Big Ten Conference season against Ohio State at 7 p.m. at Jeffrey Field before hitting the road for a Sunday, Sept. 18 contest at Maryland. Penn State will return home to take on Temple Tuesday, Sept. 27 in a non-conference contest and head to Indiana Saturday, Sept. 8. The Blue and White will play two-straight home matches against Pittsburgh, Oct. 11, and Michigan State, Oct. 15 and close out its BTN Plus schedule in its final regular season match against Northwestern in Evanston, Ill. Sunday, Oct. 30.
Men's Soccer BTN/BTN+ Schedule
Sept. 5 vs. Oakland, 7 p.m. (BTN+)
Sept. 9 vs. Saint Francis, 7 p.m. (BTN+)
Sept. 13 vs. Ohio State, 7 p.m. (BTN+)
Sept. 18 at Maryland, 5 p.m. (BTN+)
Sept. 23 vs. Wisconsin, 5:30 p.m. (BTN)
Sept. 27 vs. Temple, 7 p.m. (BTN+)
Oct. 2 at Michigan, Noon (BTN)
Oct. 8 at Indiana, 7:30 p.m. (BTN+)
Oct. 11 vs. Pittsburgh, 7 p.m. (BTN+)
Oct. 15 vs. Michigan State, 7 p.m. (BTN+)
Oct. 18 vs. Akron, 7 p.m. (BTN)
Oct. 30 at Northwestern, 1:30 p.m. (BTN+)
Penn State field hockey will be featured on BTN Plus October 21, 2016 when the Nittany Lions take on the Rutgers Scarlet Knights at 3 p.m. in Piscataway, N.J.
Penn State will play Michigan Sept. 25 in a Big Ten Network matchup on the road before heading back to University Park to host a BTN matchup with the Terrapins of Maryland on Oct. 16.
Field Hockey BTN/BTN+ Schedule
Sept. 25 at Michigan, 1 p.m. (BTN)
Oct. 16 vs. Maryland, 4 p.m. (BTN)
Oct. 21 at Rutgers, 3 p.m. (BTN+)