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Buffalo News Article
The Niagara University Athletics Department announced the formation of the Niagara Sports Network (NSN), which will include television stations based in Buffalo/Niagara Falls and Rochester. The new network will televise three men’s hockey games, a men’s basketball game and 13 weekly half-hour shows beginning in January. The announcement marks the first time that locally-produced college athletics will air live in Western New York since March of 2004.
“This is a very exciting announcement for Niagara University Athletics and yet another signal of how serious we are about improving our external outreach to alumni, fans and potential student-athletes,” Director of Athletics Ed McLaughlin said. “We are making a serious financial commitment, but one whose benefits we feel will be very important to us moving forward.”
Produced by the Niagara Athletics Department, the network is made up of WNGS-TV in the Buffalo/Niagara region and Time Warner Sports Net in Rochester. NSN will televise three away men’s hockey games (October 12th at Merrimack, January 5th at Cornell and January 26th at Quinnipiac) and two men’s basketball games (November 28th vs. St. Bonaventure and December 15th at St. John’s).
NSN will also carry 13 weeks of Sports Night Niagara, a weekly half-hour highlight show beginning in January with Jeff Russo serving as host. Niagara also plans to have all remaining home men’s basketball games telecast on either Lockport Cable or Time Warner Cable. Schedules are currently being finalized. Additionally, many men’s hockey, women’s hockey and women’s basketball games will also be televised on one of those cable outlets. A schedule is expected to be released shortly.
2007-08 Niagara Athletics Television Schedule
The 2008 NCAA Tournament First Round matchup against Michigan can be seen
LIVE on ESPNU at 7:30 p.m. (March 28).
The CHA Tournament Final can be seen on CSTV (March 16).
MAAC Tournament Games can be seen on MSG and MAACTV (March 8-9).
The MAAC Championship Game can be seen on ESPN2.
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Sunday, September 30th |
Women’ Soccer vs. Robert Morris |
7:00* |
LCTV |
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Men’s Soccer vs. Robert Morris |
9:00* |
LCTV |
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Friday, October 12th |
Men’s Hockey at Merrimack |
7:00 |
NSN |
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Sunday, October 14th |
Volleyball vs. Canisius |
7:00* |
LCTV |
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Thursday, October 18th |
Men’s Hockey vs. Bowling Green |
TBD |
LCTV |
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Sunday, October 21st |
Women’s Soccer vs. Loyola |
7:00* |
LCTV |
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Friday, October 26th |
Men’s Hockey vs. Western Michigan |
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Airs: Saturday, October 27th |
7:00* |
LCTV |
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Sunday, October 28th |
Men’s Soccer vs. Manhattan |
7:00* |
LCTV |
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Friday, November 2nd |
Women’s Hockey vs. Cornell |
TBD |
LCTV |
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Sunday, November 4th |
Volleyball vs. Siena |
TBD |
LCTV |
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Saturday, November 10th |
Women’s Hockey vs. Bemidji State |
TBD |
LCTV |
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Friday, November 16th |
Men’s Basketball vs. Central Michigan |
TBD |
LCTV |
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Tuesday, November 20th |
Men’s Basketball vs. Buffalo |
TBD |
T-W |
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Wednesday, November 28th |
Men’s Basketball vs. St. Bonaventure |
7:00 |
NSN |
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Saturday, December 15th |
Men’s Basketball at St. John’s |
TBD |
NSN |
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Thursday, December 20th |
Women’s Basketball vs. Jacksonville |
11:00 |
LCTV |
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Saturday, December 22nd |
Men’s Basketball vs. Marist |
1:00 |
LCTV/TW |
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Sunday, December 30th |
Men’s Hockey at Canisius |
7:00 |
TW |
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Saturday, January 5th |
Women’s Hockey vs. Providence |
2:00 |
LCTV* |
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Men’s Hockey at Cornell |
7:00 |
NSN |
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Monday, January 7th |
First Edition of Sports Night Niagara |
7:00 |
NSN |
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Friday, January 11th |
Men’s Hockey vs. Robert Morris |
7:00 |
LCTV* |
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Men’s Basketball vs. Siena |
9:00 |
ESPNU |
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Sunday, January 13th |
Men’s Basketball vs. Manhattan |
2:00 |
LCTV* |
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Friday, January 18th |
Women’s Basketball at Canisius |
4:30 |
ESPNU |
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Men’s Basketball at Canisius |
7:00 |
ESPNU |
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Monday, January 21st |
Women’s Basketball at Siena |
4:00 |
TW |
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Men’s Basketball at Marist |
7:30 |
TW |
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Friday, January 25th |
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