ECAC Lacrosse League Partners With CN8, The Comcast Network, to Broadcast Six Live Games

CAPE COD, Mass. - Commissioner of the Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) Rudy Keeling announced today that the conference has formed a media partnership with CN8, The Comcast Network, to broadcast six live ECAC Lacrosse League games this spring.

The season-long package features some of the best lacrosse teams in the nation, including several top 25 teams battling for conference supremacy.  Joey Wahler and Jack Piatelli will be the primary broadcast team with Mike Corey and Leif Elsmo each taking a turn in the booth.  The complete spring schedule includes Loyola at UMass (3/22), Georgetown at Fairfield (4/5), Penn State at St. John's (4/12), Loyola at Fairfield (4/19), Georgetown at Rutgers (4/26), and Rutgers at UMass (5/3).

"We are excited to partner with CN8 to launch this lacrosse television package," said Keeling. "The athletic competition that exists at our member colleges and universities is some of the best in the country, and fans, family, and alumni will now be able to follow their teams throughout the ECAC and CN8 footprint from Maine to Virginia."

"This package is for all lacrosse enthusiasts - athletes, parents whose kids are playing the game, and fans who have become captivated by the sport," said Jon Gurevitch, vice president, CN8 Sports.  "This is a tremendous opportunity for CN8 to showcase a great series of match-ups.  We're excited to devote a significant amount of airtime to lacrosse and to make these games available to fans three ways - on air, online and ON DEMAND."

For those who miss the games, ECAC college lacrosse coverage on CN8 may be viewed ON DEMAND for up to one week following the original airing of each game at no cost to Comcast Digital Cable customers. The games will also stream live online at http://www.cn8.tv/.
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About CN8, The Comcast Network
CN8, The Comcast Network (www.CN8.tv) provides more than 9 million Comcast cable viewers with a unique brand of live, interactive television delivered over its own fiber-optic network to 12 states and 20 television markets stretching from Maine to Virginia and Washington, D.C. CN8 was founded in 1996 and has quickly grown to become the nation's leading regional cable network, airing more than 90 hours a week of original programming from its six studios in the Baltimore, Boston, Delaware, New York, Philadelphia and Washington, D.C. areas. CN8 provides in-depth coverage and analysis of special events and important news that broadcast networks often ignore. Since its inception, CN8 has delivered on its mission to continually reshape and revolutionize regional television and its relevance to local, regional and national viewers. CN8's programming and hosts have been honored by the industry with more than 370 regional Emmy Award nominations.

About the ECAC
The ECAC is the nation's largest athletic and the only multi-divisional conference in the country with 321 Division I, II, and III colleges and universities.  The ECAC stretches from Maine to North Carolina and westerly to Illinois. Established in 1938, the ECAC, a non-profit service organization, sponsors nearly 100 championships in 37 men's and women's sports and assigns more than 5,200 officials in 12 sports. Through the public relations arm of the conference, more than 3,400 student-athletes in 25 sports are recognized. The ECAC also administers seven affiliate sports organizations, and serves as the primary conference for select members in the sports of men's and women's ice hockey and men's lacrosse.