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ESPN to Provide Over 500 Games Across Networks

From ESPN press release:

  • Regular-season schedule features 22 games between preseason ranked teams
  • 14 of top 20 preseason ranked teams will be showcased on ESPN platforms
  • Top-ranked and defending champion Notre Dame faces No. 2 Duke in rematch of 2023 National Championship, April 7 on ACC Network

ESPN will present more than 280 men’s college lacrosse games during the 2024 season across ESPNU, ACC Network (ACCN), ESPN3, ESPN+ and ACCNX along with nearly 260 additional games will be available on ESPN+, ESPN3 and ACCNX via the ESPN App.

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Anish Shroff, Jay Alter, Drew Carter, Chris Cotter and Mark Dixon will handle pxp while analysts include: Ryan Boyle, Paul Carcaterra, Jules Heningburg, Quint Kessenich, Sheehan Stanwick Burch, Bill Tierney, and Matt Ward. 

2024 Postseason and NCAA Championship:

The postseason on ESPN platforms begins Friday, May 3 with the Ivy League Championship semifinals and ACC Championship semifinals airing on ESPNU and ACCN. The ACC Championship marks the first time the ACC is holding a conference tournament since 2019. ESPNU will also carry the America East, MAAC and Ivy League conference championship games May 4-5 and the ACC Championship match will air on ACCN on May 5.

ESPN will once again provide exclusive coverage of the entire NCAA Division I Men’s Lacrosse Championship. Championship Weekend at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia is set for May 25-27. Coverage details will be announced later this season. The 2023 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Game – 757,000 viewers for Notre Dame-Duke – was the most-viewed title game since 2007. The semifinals were also the most-watched since 2010 – with viewership up 45 percent.

2024 Men’s College Lacrosse Schedule on ESPN Platforms:

DateTime (ET)MatchupNetwork
Sat, Feb. 3NoonNo. 11 Denver at No. 6 Johns HopkinsESPN+
 4 p.m.Vermont at No. 9 SyracuseACCN
Tue, Feb. 64 p.m.Towson at No. 6 Johns HopkinsESPNU
Sat, Feb. 10NoonNo. 13 Michigan at No. 3 VirginiaACCN
Sat, Feb. 171 p.m.Loyola (MD) at No. 6 Johns HopkinsESPN+
 6 p.m.No. 5 Maryland at No. 9 SyracuseESPNU
Sun, Feb. 252 p.m.No. 12 Georgetown at No. 1 Notre DameESPNU
Fri, March 16 p.m.No. 17 Pennsylvania at No. 2 DukeACCN
 8 p.m.No. 14 Princeton at No. 19 North CarolinaACCN
Sat, March 21 p.m.No. 6 Johns Hopkins at No. 3 VirginiaACCN
Sun, March 3NoonNo. 5 Maryland at No. 1 Notre DameESPNU
Sat, March 96:30 p.m.No. 9 Syracuse vs. No. 6 Johns HopkinsESPN+
Fri, March 157 p.m.Navy at No. 6 Johns HopkinsESPN+
Sat, March 162 p.m.No. 13 Michigan at No. 1 Notre DameACCN
Sun, March 172 p.m.No. 7 Cornell at No. 14 PrincetonESPNU
Sat, March 30NoonNo. 13 Michigan at No. 6 Johns HopkinsESPNU
 2 p.m.No. 9 Syracuse at No. 1 Notre DameACCN
Sat, April 6NoonNo. 19 North Carolina at No. 3 VirginiaESPNU
 2 p.m.No. 4 Penn State at No. 6 Johns HopkinsESPNU
Sun, April 7NoonNo. 1 Notre Dame at No. 2 DukeACCN
Wed, April 108 p.m.Siena at MaristESPNU
Sun, April 142 p.m.No. 3 Virginia at No. 2 DukeACCN
Sat, April 2011:30 a.m.No. 19 North Carolina at No. 1 Notre DameACCN
 2 p.m.No. 3 Virginia at No. 9 SyracuseESPNU
 4 p.m.No. 5 Maryland at No. 6 Johns HopkinsESPNU
Sat, April 27NoonNo. 2 Duke at No. 19 North CarolinaACCN
 2 p.m.No. 1 Notre Dame at No. 3 VirginiaESPNU
Fri, May 35 p.m.ACC Championship Semifinal #1ACCN
 6 p.m.Ivy League Championship Semifinal #1ESPNU
 8 p.m.ACC Championship Semifinal #2ACCN
 8:30 p.m.Ivy League Championship Semifinal #2ESPNU
Sat, May 411 a.m.MAAC ChampionshipESPNU
 3 p.m.America East ChampionshipESPNU
May, Sun 5NoonIvy League ChampionshipESPNU
 NoonACC ChampionshipACCN

Rankings based on the USA Lacrosse Magazine Preseason Top 20