POUGHKEEPSIE, N.Y. – The Marist women's basketball team will face Iowa in the first round of the NCAA Tournament on Sunday, March 23 at 8 p.m. The game is scheduled to air on ESPN2. Listed below is important information on how the game will be shown on ESPN2 throughout the Hudson Valley and various parts of the country.
Local Home Market Protection:
Marist has a designated home market protection, as determined by ESPN programming. In the home markets of both teams, ESPN2 will televise the game of local interest. For this game, Marist's designated home market includes all of New York City and Long Island, as well as areas in Dutchess, Putnam, Westchester, Rockland, Orange and Ulster counties.
Both Standard Definition and High Definition viewers will be able to see the Marist game in its entirety if located in the protected area on ESPN2, and on the ESPN2 Channel of WatchESPN, which users must authenticate through a cable provider.
Hudson Valley Channels (ESPN2 Home Market Protection)
Optimum
ESPN2 Standard Definition - Channel 35
ESPN2 HD - Channel 735
Time Warner Cable
ESPN2 Standard Definition - Channel 71
ESPN2 HD - Channel 771
Verizon FiOS
ESPN2 Standard Definition - Channel 74
ESPN2 HD - Channel 574
Viewers Not In Home Market Protection
Viewers who are not in home market protection areas will be part of ESPN's national telecast and “whip-around” coverage, which will allow the viewer to see the most compelling action from multiple games. Here are the ways the game can be seen:
ESPN3.com:
Fans in non-home market protected areas can watch the entire Marist women's basketball game on their computer at ESPN3.com. Contact your local high-speed Internet provider to determine if ESPN3.com is available. Blackout restrictions may apply.
WatchESPN App:
Fans can also watch the Marist women's basketball game in its entirety from anywhere in the country on the WatchESPN App, which is available on computers, mobile devices and Xbox Live.
Satellite:
ESPN2 can be found on DirecTV channel 209 and Dish Channel 144.