CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The Illinois volleyball team will have at least four matches aired on Big Ten Network this fall, the Big Ten Conference announced on Thursday.
The Illini's home matches against Purdue (October 6), Ohio State (October 13) and Northwestern (November 1) as well as UI's trip to Minnesota (October 25) will all be aired on BTN.
The Big Ten Conference will be featured prominently on the airwaves during the 2017 fall season, with 87 games across four sports scheduled to be televised on either the Big Ten Network or the ESPN family of networks. The Big Ten volleyball television package features 36 contests, with 31 of those matches broadcast live on BTN (the last four being late-season wild card selections that will be announced at a later date), and highlighted by 10 doubleheader broadcasts.
All 14 Big Ten schools will be featured during the BTN and ESPN fall sports schedule, while additional Big Ten games may be televised on BTN Plus (streaming through the BTN2Go platform) or ESPN3 (streaming through the WatchESPN platform). Information on those broadcasts will be made available on BTN2Go.com and espn.com/watch, respectively.
| ILLINOIS BTN SCHEDULE |
| Date |
Time (CT) |
Opponent |
Network |
| Friday, October 6 |
7 p.m. |
Purdue |
Big Ten Network |
| Friday, October 13 |
8 p.m. |
Ohio State |
Big Ten Network |
| Wednesday, October 25 |
8 p.m. |
at Minnesota |
Big Ten Network |
| Wednesday, November 1 |
8 p.m. |
Northwestern |
Big Ten Network |
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