All-Access to Feature Coverage of Patriot League Basketball Tournaments in March

 

Patriot League All-Access

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - There are only a handful of basketball games on Patriot League All-Access in March, but they are all big ones with the final contests of the regular season and parts of both the Men and Women's League Tournaments streamed live.

Fans purchasing All-Access for the monthly rate of $7.95 in March will get all of the basketball regular-season finales on Saturday, with the exception of the Army/Lehigh men's contest which will be shown on CBS Sports Network at Noon. The coverage continues with each of the four Men's Basketball Tournament quarterfinals on Wednesday and all four women's quarters next Thursday. The March basketball coverage wraps up on Patriot League All-Access with the women's semifinals on March 11.

All of the Patriot League Tournament games that are not shown on All-Access will be available on CBS Sports Network, including the men's semifinals (March 9, 2 and 4:30 p.m.) and championship (March 13, 7:30 p.m.) and the women's championship (March 16, 6 p.m).

Patriot League All-Access allows subscribers to see the live action of all available Patriot League basketball games as well as the archived content for past games.

The All-Access package is provided by the League and CBS Interactive. The cutting-edge technology takes viewers up close with multi-camera coverage. The package is in its seventh season and includes men and women's basketball games and a variety of Patriot League Championship events.

The Patriot League All-Access multimedia player has features that include expanded video navigation controls and advanced search functions. The on-page video player interface is compatible with Adobe Flash-enabled web browsers and offers a full-screen mode.

In addition to Patriot League basketball and Championship coverage, free content is available at All-Access with the news-format video Webcast "Patriot League Roundup" and "Top Plays" produced each week as well as installments of the new basketball feature "The Season" which follows teams from the League throughout the year.

The Patriot League continually demonstrates that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing its high standards. The Patriot League's athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.

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Army/Lehigh Selected as CBS Sports Network Telecast for March 2

Feb. 21, 2013 -

CENTER VALLEY, Pa. - The Patriot League announced Thursday that the Army at Lehigh men's basketball contest has been selected to air on CBS Sports Network as part of the League's television package. The game is scheduled for Saturday, March 2 at Noon EST.

The Mountain Hawks stand in second place in the Patriot League at 8-3, while the Black Knights have a 6-5 record in the League to hold fourth place. Lehigh has already clinched at least one home game in the Patriot League Tournament.

Lehigh and Army had an exciting matchup in their first meeting at West Point on Feb. 3, with the Mountain Hawks holding on for an 85-76 victory. Lehigh leads the Patriot League with 73.4 points per game, while Army is right behind with 72.8 points per contest for the year. Army's Ella Ellis (17.1 ppg) and Kyle Wilson (13.0 ppg) each rank in the top eight in the Patriot League in scoring, while Gabe Knutson (13.5 ppg), Mackey McKnight (12.5 ppg) and Holden Greiner (12.3 ppg) are all in the top 15 for the Mountain Hawks.

The rest of the Patriot League contests on March 2, the final day of the regular season, include American at Lafayette, Bucknell at Navy and Colgate at Holy Cross. Each of those games will be available through Patriot League All-Access.

Eight Patriot League men's basketball games have already been shown on CBS Sports Network this season, including three on consecutive days from Saturday-Monday. Patriot League action resumes on CBS Sports Network on Sunday when Lehigh visits Lafayette at Noon EST. After the Army/Lehigh regular-season finale, coverage on CBS Sports Network continues in the Patriot League Tournament with both semifinals on March 9 (2 and 4:30 p.m. EST) and the Patriot League Championship on March 13 at 7:30 p.m. EST.

CBS Sports Network (CBSSN) is the 24-hour cable home of CBS Sports. CBS Sports Network is available across the country through local cable, video and telco providers on Verizon FiOS Channel 94 and AT&T U-Verse Channel 643 (1643 in HD) and via satellite on DirecTV Channel 613 and Dish Network Channel 158. For more information on how to get CBS Sports Network, go to www.cbssportsnetwork.com

The Patriot League continually demonstrates that student-athletes can excel at both academics and athletics without sacrificing its high standards. The Patriot League's athletic success is achieved while its member institutions remain committed to its founding principle of admitting and graduating student-athletes that are academically representative of their class. Participation in athletics at Patriot League institutions is viewed as an important component of a well-rounded education.

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