West Hartford, CT – The University Of Hartford Department Of Athletics released its complete television schedule on Friday, including the eight game schedule for the Connecticut Sports Network.
The Hawks will have a total of 16 regular season games televised throughout the 2009-10 season, including a men’s game on national television for the third-straight season. Highlighting the television schedule is the men’s basketball team’s appearance on ESPN2 when they play at Rupp Arena against the Kentucky Wildcats.
Hartford’s new partnership with the Connecticut Sports Network (CTSN) will televise eight home games from Chase Arena at the Reich Family Pavilion, while the America East will televise a minimum of four Hartford men’s or women’s basketball games as part of their 19 game television package.
The women’s team will see six of their first 10 games on television including the season opener against the Quinnipiac Bobcats which is scheduled to be aired on NESN. Hartford will also air its second game of the season when they welcome the 2009 national runner-up Louisville to West Hartford. The Louisville game will be the first game that is part of the CTSN package.
Veteran broadcaster Eric Frede will take the lead as the play-by-play voice for the Hawks eight games on CTSN, while local sports anchor John Holt will serve in the play-by-play capacity for three of the eight games. Danielle Hood, a 2009 graduate of the Hartford women’s basketball program, will serve as the color commentator for the six women’s games on CTSN while Frank Sullivan will serve in the same role for the two men’s games.
COMPLETE 2009-10 BASKETBALL TELEVISION SCHEDULE
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Day
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Date
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Team
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Opponent
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Channel
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Time
|
|
Sat.
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November 14
|
Women
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Quinnipiac
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NESN
|
4:30 p.m.
|
|
Tue.
|
November 17
|
Women
|
Louisville
|
CTSN
|
7:00 p.m.
|
|
Sat.
|
November 28
|
Women
|
Temple
|
CTSN
|
2:00 p.m.
|
|
Thu.
|
December 10
|
Women
|
Connecticut
|
CPTV
|
7:00 p.m.
|
|
Fri.
|
December 11
|
Men
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Sacred Heart
|
CTSN
|
7:00 p.m.
|
|
Sun.
|
December 13
|
Women
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Northeastern
|
CTSN
|
2:00 p.m.
|
|
Sat.
|
December 19
|
Women
|
Marist
|
TW
|
7:30 p.m.
|
|
Tue.
|
December 29
|
Men
|
Kentucky
|
ESPN2
|
8:00 p.m.
|
|
Sat.
|
January 16
|
Women
|
Binghamton
|
NESN/TW
|
12:00 p.m.
|
|
Sat.
|
January 23
|
Men
|
Maine
|
CTSN
|
1:00 p.m.
|
|
Sun.
|
January 24
|
Women
|
Albany
|
CTSN
|
2:00 p.m.
|
|
Tue.
|
January 26
|
Women
|
Vermont
|
NESN
|
7:00 p.m.
|
|
Thu.
|
February 11
|
Men
|
UMBC
|
CTSN/MASN
|
7:00 p.m.
|
|
Thu.
|
February 18
|
Women
|
Binghamton
|
CTSN/TW
|
7:00 p.m.
|
|
Sun.
|
February 21
|
Women
|
Boston University
|
CTSN
|
2:00 p.m.
|
|
Sat.
|
February 27
|
Women
|
Vermont
|
CTSN
|
4:00 p.m.
|
Channel Key
NESN – New England Sports Network
CTSN – Connecticut Sports Network
CPTV – Connecticut Public Television
TW6 – Time Warner Cable
MASN – Mid-Atlantic Sports Network