ESPN2, ESPNU and WatchESPN’s exclusive coverage of the 2015 NCAA Men’s Lacrosse Championship Presented by Northwestern Mutual continues with quarterfinal action from Denver Saturday, May 16, and Annapolis, Md. Sunday, May 17. No.1-seed Notre Dame (vs. Albany) and No.4-seed Denver (vs. Ohio State) will be at Sports Authority Field at Mile High on Saturday, while Sunday’s games will showcase No.2-seed Syracuse (vs. Johns Hopkins) and No.3-seed North Carolina (vs. No.6-seed Maryland).
ESPN’s top lacrosse commentating team will be in position throughout the NCAA Championship, led by veteran play-by-play voice Eamon McAnaney, along with analyst Quint Kessenich and sideline reporter/analyst Paul Carcaterra. The trio will call the two quarterfinal games from Annapolis in addition to the national semifinals Saturday, May 23, and the title game Monday, May 25, from Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia. Calling the quarterfinal games from Denver will be Mike Corey, Matt Ward and Ryan Boyle.
Anish Shroff will host ESPN’s studio coverage throughout the championship. He will be joined by Ryan Flanagan for the quarterfinals and semifinals. The studio duo of Shroff and Boyle will move to Philadelphia for full analysis of the title game Monday.
An NCAA women’s quarterfinal game showcasing Penn State at No. 2 North Carolina will be carried on ESPN3.
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Oliver Marti: Starting an NLL Team in Albany and Investing in the PLL and Epoch Lacrosse (Pro Lacrosse Talk Podcast #130)
byPro Lacrosse Talk
On this episode of the Pro Lacrosse Talk Podcast, Hutton Jackson and Adam Moore are joined by three-time All-American at Brown University, investor in the PLL, and the newest NLL owner Oliver Marti. He discusses moving the New England Black Wolves franchise to Albany, New York, why the city of Albany was chosen and share his thoughts on the team’s potential new identity. He also discusses his time playing for Dom Starsia at Brown University, playing for the New York Saints in the MILL, starting the Connecticut Box Lacrosse League, investing in the Premier Lacrosse League and equipment manufacturer Epoch Lacrosse, and his opinion on the current state of pro lacrosse.
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Pro Lacrosse Talk is the flagship lacrosse podcast of the Lacrosse Playground network covering all three professional lacrosse leagues (NLL, PLL, Athletes Unlimited). Each week throughout the season we’ll recap the games, provide analysis on the teams and feature exclusive postgame and off-the-field interviews with professional lacrosse players, coaches and executives. If you’re a fan of lacrosse podcasts like the Unbuckled Chinstrap, The Inside Feed, Lacrosse Classified or The Crease Dive, then give us a listen.