Purdue volleyball will make 6 national television appearances in 2012

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (WLFI) - The Boilermakers are slated to make six television appearances in 2012, including three on Belin Court in Holloway Gymnasium.

The Big Ten Network will air the team’s Saturday, Sept. 29 home match vs. Illinois. Purdue will make five showings on the small screen in October, beginning with the Friday, Oct. 5 home match against Nebraska. BTN will then air the Boilermakers’ Friday, Oct. 12 match against Penn State in University Park.

The squad also will have its Tuesday, Oct. 16 road match with Indiana aired. BTN returns to Belin Court for the Oct. 26 match with Michigan. The following Wednesday, Oct. 31, the Boilermakers will take on Illinois in Champaign, on the network.  All six matches will air live on the Big Ten Network at 8 p.m. ET.

Streaming video of several more Purdue matches will be available on purduesports.com or bigtennetwork.com. To watch these matches, fans must pay for the All-Access Pass. Patrons may purchase the Purdue School Pass for a monthly charge of $9.95 or a yearly pass for $79.95 to access the Purdue streamed game broadcasts as well as Purdue’s home and away events streamed on BTN.com.

A Big Ten Digital Network Conference Pass, available for a monthly charge of $14.95 or $119.95 yearly allows access to broadcasts of all Big Ten schools, except Nebraska, and all BTN.com broadcasts. A CBS U-Live Pack, available for a monthly charge of $14.95 or $119.95 yearly, allows access to all of the above broadcasts as well as those of all other schools which are part of the CBS Sports broadcast family.

BTN.com will stream all three of Purdue’s Mortar Board Premier matches, the UAB match on Sept. 14 and the Ohio State and Penn State matches, Nov. 16 and 17. The remaining home slate, not airing on Big Ten Network or btn.com, will be streamed on purduesports.com.

Keep an eye on purduesports.com for announcements of BTN.com-streamed or university-streamed away match broadcasts.

The Boilermakers posted a 29-5 mark in 2011, including a Sweet 16 appearance. Purdue was ranked No. 10 in the final coaches poll of the season. Eleven players return from the 2011 squad and six newcomers join the mix.