The seventh season of the NSCAA College Game of the Week on FOX Soccer will feature outstanding matches between some of the top NCAA Division I men’s and women’s teams, making Thursday and Friday nights the premier viewing destination for intercollegiate soccer fans.

Since 2005, the National Soccer Coaches Association of America (NSCAA) and FOX Soccer have joined forces to offer live and exclusive NSCAA College Game of the Week telecasts. This season’s schedule includes eight women’s and 12 men’s matches.

“We are proud to once again bring our members and college soccer fans the NSCAA College Game of the Week telecasts on FOX Soccer,” said CEO and Executive Director Joe Cummings. “It is exciting to be able to offer the most comprehensive college soccer TV package with teams from all across the nation.”

Among the teams showcased during the telecasts will be eight men’s and seven women’s teams that appeared in the final NSCAA Division I national rankings from the 2010 season, including both reigning national champions: the University of Akron on the men’s side and the University of Notre Dame for the women.

FOX Soccer’s exciting college slate kicks off Friday, Aug. 26, at 6 p.m. ET with an in-state rivalry as the South Carolina men travel to College of Charleston. The women’s schedule begins 13 days later, as Milwaukee hosts No. 11 Marquette at 8 p.m. ET on Wednesday, Sept. 7.

The men’s schedule features the top three teams in the final 2010 NSCAA rankings with Akron, No. 2 Louisville and No. 3 North Carolina featured in consecutive weeks. The string begins when Akron hosts New Mexico on Friday, Sept. 16, at 7 p.m. ET. That game is followed by national runner-up Louisville traveling to Notre Dame on Saturday, Sept. 24, at 7 p.m. ET and concludes with NCAA semi-finalist North Carolina at home against ACC rival Duke on Friday, Sept. 30, at 7 p.m. ET. The men’s season concludes on Friday, Nov. 4 at 10 p.m. ET with West Coast rivals UC Santa Barbara and Cal Poly.

Notre Dame and NCAA runner-up Stanford highlight the women’s schedule. The Fighting Irish travel to Big East rival South Florida on Thursday, Sept. 22, at 7 p.m. ET, while Stanford is featured twice this year, first at perennial NCAA tournament contender Portland on Thursday, Sept. 15, at 10 p.m. ET, and then at Pac-12 Conference foe Arizona State on Friday, Oct. 14, at 10 p.m. ET.

Fans who miss a match will be able to view NSCAA College Game of the Week telecasts on-demand via FOXSoccer.tv, Fox Soccer’s broadband video service.

For the seventh consecutive season, Santa Barbara-based Cultural Global Media, Inc will be handling the production of all 20 NSCAA College Game of the Week telecasts on FOX Soccer.

Following is the complete schedule for FOX Soccer’s 2011 NSCAA College Game of the Week telecasts:

Schedule of NCAA Division I Men's Soccer Coverage on FOX Soccer*

Schedule of NCAA Division I Women's Soccer Coverage on FOX Soccer*

* Schedule subject to change. Home teams are listed first. Numbers in parentheses denote final NSCAA Division I top 25 ranking from 2010 season. All times are Eastern.

About FOX Soccer

FOX Soccer, part of the FOX Sports Media Group, offers the most comprehensive multi-media coverage of world-class soccer available in the United States.  Encompassing FOX Soccer, FOX Soccer Plus, FOXSoccer.com and FOXSoccer.tv, the network serves as the primary television, online, and mobile smart phone destination in the U.S. for elite competitions including England’s Barclays Premier League, FA Cup, UEFA Champions League, Italy’s Serie A, Major League Soccer, Women’s Professional Soccer and the Australian Hyundai A-League in addition to such prestigious tournaments as England’s FA Cup, the CONCACAF Champions League™ and CONCACAF Gold Cup.  Flagship FOX Soccer is Nielsen-rated and available to service providers in High-Definition, reaching  nearly 40 million cable and satellite households nationwide. FOX Soccer Plus is a premium network providing the core fan with even more international and domestic high-level sports competitions in HD.  In addition to live, exclusive soccer matches from the best leagues in the world, FOX Soccer Plus delivers premium rugby from the RaboDirect PRO 12 League, AvivaPremiership and Heineken Cup, among other competitions.  Live match coverage is also available online via premium broadband service FOXSoccer.tv, and for fans on-the-go, via the new FOX Soccer iPhone and iPad apps.  For more information – as well as news, features, analysis stats and more – visit one of America’s most-trafficked online soccer destinations at FOXSoccer.com, and the network’s Facebook page and Twitter feed (@FOXSoccer).

About National Soccer Coaches Association of America

Based in Kansas City, Kan., the NSCAA is the largest soccer coaches' organization in the world. Since its founding in 1941, it has grown to include more than 30,000 members who coach both genders at all levels of the sport. In addition to a national rankings program for colleges and high schools, NSCAA offers an extensive recognition program that presents nearly 10,000 individual awards every year. It fulfills its mission of coaching education through a nationwide program of clinics and week-long courses, teaching more than 7,000 soccer coaches each year. For more information, visit www.NSCAA.com.

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