Big Ten Preseason coverage announced

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Preseason Coverage Plans Announced for Inaugural Big Ten Lacrosse Season 

Preseason polls and honors, video interviews with all coaches and media teleconference highlight the week leading up to regular season play

With the inaugural season of Big Ten lacrosse set to begin on Saturday, the conference has announced its preseason coverage plans to highlight 12 men’s and women’s programs that have claimed a combined 80 national championships. Media and fans will have several ways to follow their favorite teams, coaches and players at bigten.org, via social media channels and a media teleconference leading up to the start of regular season play on Jan. 31.

Preseason coverage begins later this afternoon with the release of the Big Ten women’s lacrosse preseason poll and players to watch. The men’s preseason poll and players to watch will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 27.

On Wednesday, Jan. 28, from 1-4 p.m. ET, video interviews with all 12 men’s and women’s coaches will be posted every 15 minutes on bigten.org and BTN.com and promoted via Twitter @B1GLacrosse and @bigtenconf.

On Thursday, Jan. 29, from 10-11:15 a.m. ET, the Big Ten will hold a preseason media teleconference with all 12 head coaches. In addition, fans can submit questions for the head coaches by using the hashtag #AskaCoach on Twitter @B1GLacrosse and @bigtenconf.

The first Big Ten women’s lacrosse game is scheduled for Saturday, Jan. 31, when Ohio State hosts Detroit. Northwestern will begin its season one week later on Saturday, Feb. 7. The following weekend, Michigan, Penn State and Rutgers will open their seasons on Saturday, Feb. 14, while Maryland will play its season opener on Sunday, Feb. 15.

The Big Ten men’s lacrosse season begins on Saturday, Feb. 7, with games for the Wolverines, Buckeyes, Nittany Lions and Scarlet Knights, along with the season opener for Johns Hopkins, the Big Ten’s first sport affiliate member. Maryland will open its season on Saturday, Feb. 14.

The inaugural Big Ten Men’s Lacrosse Tournament will be held from April 30 to May 2 at Maryland, while the first Big Ten Women’s Lacrosse Tournament will be hosted by Rutgers from April 30 to May 3.

In June 2013, the Big Ten announced the addition of men’s and women’s lacrosse as the conference’s 27th and 28th sports. The six programs that comprise Big Ten men’s lacrosse boast 56 national championships, with schools that have competed for more than a century. Big Ten women’s lacrosse features teams that have won 24 national championships and 20 of the 33 NCAA championships, including nine of the last 10.

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