Pac-12 Networks set to televise first round NCAA women’s volleyball matches this Thursday, November 30 and Friday, December 1

 

SAN FRANCISCO – Pac-12 Networks announced today that it will televise two first round NCAA women’s volleyball tournament games this Thursday, Nov. 30 and Friday, Dec. 1. On Thursday, Nov. 30 at 6 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. MT Utah will host Cleveland State live on Pac-12 Network and Pac-12 Mountain. On Friday, Dec. 1, Stanford will host CSU Bakersfield at 7 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. MT live on Pac-12 Bay Area.  In addition, if Utah and/or Stanford advance, Pac-12 Networks will also provide live coverage of the proceeding matches on Friday, Dec. 1 and Saturday, Dec. 2, respectively.  Proceeding match for Utah would air on Pac-12 Mountain and for Stanford on Pac-12 Bay Area.

 

Both matches will also be available to authenticated subscribers via the Pac-12 Now app and Pac-12.com. Full programming information and talent assignments are as follows:

Nine Pac-12 teams are headed to the NCAA Tournament this year, the most of any conference. Defending NCAA Champion Stanford garnered the No. 3 seed, followed by Washington (No. 8), USC (No. 10), Utah (No. 11) and UCLA (No. 15) who were also seeded in the tournament. Other Pac-12 teams participating in the postseason event are Colorado, Oregon, Oregon State and Washington State.

 

Overall, the Pac-12 has captured 15 out of 36 NCAA titles, including 13 of the last 26. With Stanford winning in 2016, it put it in a tie for the most in the nation by a program with seven. This year Stanford also claimed its 17th Pac-12 crown, the most of any team in the Conference.

 

Pac-12 Networks is the innovative TV and multimedia company of the Pac-12 Conference and is the first such company to be wholly owned by 12 universities. Pac-12 Networks incorporates one national and six regional television networks, plus extensive digital content accessible through social media, university websites and Pac-12 Now, its TV Everywhere service. Each year, Pac-12 Networks offers live coverage of 850 sporting events, making it one of the top live sports producers in the country. In addition, Pac-12 Networks creates extensive original programming, provides visibility for marquee football and basketball events as well as traditionally under-served women’s and Olympic sports. Pac-12 Networks also provides training and paid internships for thousands of students of the Pac-12’s member universities, preparing them for careers in media. With headquarters in San Francisco’s SOMA District, Pac-12 Networks draws on the creative, entrepreneurial and technological culture of the Bay Area and nearby Silicon Valley. For more information, go to Pac-12.com.