Oct. 23, 2009

GREENSBORO, N.C. - ESPNU and ESPN2 have announced their coverage of the 2009-10 ACC Men's Lacrosse season, which features a league all-time high 16 games, including all seven of the ACC match-ups.

"We are thrilled with the opportunity to have this unprecedented level of exposure for our four men's lacrosse programs," said ACC Commissioner John Swofford. "Our teams' successes in men's lacrosse have been well documented, and ESPN's commitment allows us to showcase our programs to a national audience."

The 2009-10 ESPN schedule, which opens when Maryland travels to Georgetown on February 27, features nine non-conference games, including four teams that competed in the 2009 NCAA Tournament and finished the season ranked in the final USILA coaches' poll, and seven ACC contests.

"ESPNremains committedtocovering the sport oflacrosse throughoutthe entire season, from the first face-off to the NCAA Championship," stated ESPN's Director of Programming & Acquisitions Daniel Margulis. "We appreciate our partnership with the ACC andits vital role inbringingtop level college lacrosse to theviewers at home."

ACC play begins on March 6, 2010 at Baltimore's M&T Bank Stadium, where Maryland and Duke will face-off. League teams own 10 national titles and have advanced to the finals 24 times. Last year, all four ACC teams finished the year ranked in the final USILA coaches' poll, including three of the top six spots.

The 2010 ACC Men's Lacrosse Championship will be held in College Park, Md., on April 23 and 25, 2010 at the University of Maryland.

ESPNU & ESPN2’s Men’s Lacrosse ACC Schedule
Date	Game	Time (ET)	Network
Feb. 27	Maryland at Georgetown	2:00p	WMAR/ESPNU
March 6	Maryland at Duke (M&T Bank Stadium)	11:00a	ESPNU
March 7	Syracuse at Virginia	1:00p	ESPN360.com & ESPNU (tape delay)
March 10	North Carolina at Duke	7:00p	ESPNU
March 13	Towson at Maryland	11:00a	WMAR/ESPNU
March 20	Maryland at UMBC	Noon	WMAR/ESPNU (tape delay)
March 21	Virginia at Towson	Noon	WMAR/ESPNU
March 27	Duke at Georgetown	Noon	ESPNU
March 27	Johns Hopkins at Virginia	Noon	ESPN2
March 27	Maryland at North Carolina	2:00p	ESPNU
April 3	Virginia at Maryland	8:00p	ESPNU
April 3	North Carolina at Johns Hopkins	Noon	ESPNU/WMAR
April 10	Navy at Maryland	Noon	WMAR/ESPNU (on tape delay)
April 10	North Carolina at Virginia (Meadowlands)	4:00p	ESPNU
April 17	Maryland at Johns Hopkins (M&T Bank Stadium)	6:30p	ESPNU
April 17	Duke at Virginia	8:30p	ESPNU

For more information on ACC Men's Lacrosse visit theACC.com.