FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
December 16, 2015
NE-10 Featured as Part of American Sports Network's Division II Showcase
MANSFIELD, Mass. - The College of Saint Rose and Southern Connecticut State University basketball programs will be featured on national television as part of the American Sports Network's Division II Showcase when the Owls visit the Golden Knights on Saturday, February 13. The women's game will now get underway at 2:00 pm, while the men's contest will tip-off at 4:00 pm to accommodate the television broadcasts.
"Saint Rose is honored and excited to be selected to serve as the host for the NCAA Division II Basketball National Showcase games on ASN on February 13," said Cathy Haker, Director of Athletics and Recreation. "This doubleheader with Southern Connecticut State provides a great opportunity for our institutions to showcase our student-athletes throughout the country in an exciting Northeast-10 Conference matchup."
"It is a tremendous honor for Southern Connecticut State University and its men's and women's basketball teams to be selected along with Saint Rose for the Division II Showcase," said SCSU Director of Athletics Jay Moran. "Our games with Saint Rose are always extremely competitive and exciting, and we're hoping for more of the same in front of a national television audience."
The games will be offered to all Sinclair Broadcast affiliates across the country for optional and to all Regional Sports Networks (e.g. Time Warner, Comcast, NESN, etc.). They will also be streamed live, free of charge, on www.ncaa.com and the NCAA Sports Mobile App.
About American Sports Network: ASN is composed of 162 Sinclair-owned and operated television stations nationwide with 376 channels in 79 markets, many in the NCHC footprint, which combine to reach approximately 43 million households nationwide. ASN has also developed an affiliate network of regional sports networks to increase the per-game potential distribution to more than 60 million households on average. The company, which launched in 2014-15, produced 250 college events in nine sports and plans to air more than 375 events in 2015-16.
About Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.: Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. is the largest and one of the most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country with 162 television stations, airing 376 channels in 79 markets, and with affiliations with all the major networks. The Company regularly uses its website as a key source of Company information, which can be accessed here.
ABOUT THE NORTHEAST-10
The Northeast-10 Conference is an association of 15 NCAA Division II colleges and universities located in New England and New York that is committed to supporting balanced academic and athletic opportunities for more than 6,500 student-athletes.
Each year, 4,500 of those student-athletes compete in conference championships in 24 sports, making the NE-10 the largest DII conference in the country in terms of sport sponsorship. Leading the way in the classroom, on the field and within the community, the Northeast-10 is proud of its comprehensive program and the experience it provides student-athletes.
Information for this release provided by the Saint Rose Athletic Communications staff.
