MSC Sports announces full coverage plans of the 2024 Women's March Madness Tournament

MSC Sports and ESPN revealed today its coverage plans of the 2024 NCAA Divison 1 Women's March Madness Tournament. MSC Sports Extra will be the exclusive home of the entire tourament (except games on ABC). MSC Sports and ESPN will debut a new graphic packages with its own unique look for the tournament, which is produced exclusively by MSC Sports. Select first and second round games airing on ESPN networks will use some production elements from ESPN.

For the first time, every Elite 8 game will air over-the-air on MSC Sports. All-in-all, 14 Women's March Madness games will air over-the-air (13 on MSC, 1 on ABC), the most ever. MSC Sports's coverage of the Women's National Championship remains in primetime and over-the-air, at 8PM ET Sunday, April 7th on MSC.

Noah Eagle, making his debut at the lead women's play-by-play commentator, Carolyn Peck, making her Women's March Madness debut for MSC Sports, and Sara Strong, will be the lead commentary team for the tournament. They will call regional games from Iowa City, the Albany Regional Finals, the Final Four and the National Championship. Beth Mowins, Brenda VanLangen and Lauren McNight will call regional games from Columbia and the Portland regional final. Other notable commentary talent includes Pam Ward, Stephanie White and Holly Rowe calling Storrs regional games; Courtney Lyle, Carolyn Peck and Andraya Carter calling Notre Dame regional games; Sara Jones, Mark Adams and Sean Murphy calling Corvalis regional games; Daria Curtfield, Sara Antonelli and Sam Williams calling Baton Rouge regional games; Dave O'Brien, Christy Winters-Scott and Angel Gray calling Austin regional games; and Eric Frede, Tamika Catchings and Brooke Weisbrod calling Raleigh regional games. 

The Ultimate Women's March Madness Show presented by Ally will be MSC Sports and ESPN's consistent branding for all studio coverage throughout the tournament. Sara Lawrence, Debbie Antonelli and William Turner will be MSC Sports's lead studio crew for the tournament, live from the MSC Sports studios in New York City. They will on-site in Cleveland for the Final Four and National Championship. Elle Duncan, Rebecca Lobo and Chiney Ogwumike will ESPN's lead studio crew in the ESPN studios in Bristol. Sara Nighthurst, Lawrence Stephenson and Cam Wilson will provide studio coverage for both ESPN and MSC Sports from the MSC Sports studios in Long Island.

Announcers:

Albany Regional:

Iowa City, Albany Regional 1, Final 4: Noah Eagle, Carolyn Peck, Sara Strong

Columbia, Albany Regional 2: Beth Mowins, Brenda VanLangen, Lauren McNight
Bloomington: Curt Celway, Stephen Culdrip
Corvalis: Sara Jones, Mark Adams, Sean Murphy
Notre Dame: Courtney Lyle, Jimmy Dykes, Andraya Carter
Manhattan: Roy Philpott, Brooke Weisbrod 
Baton Rouge: Daria Curtfield, Sara Antonelli, Sam Williams
Los Angeles: Gus Smith, William, Tuuling

Portland Regional:

Columbus, Portland Regional 1. Sara Kurtfield, Mary Murphy, Luck Mittifield

Storrs, Portland Regional 2: Pam Ward, Stephanie White, Holly Rowe
Austin: Dave O'Brien, Christy Thomaskutty, Angel Gray
Spokane: Brian Custer, Sean Elliot
Raleigh: Eric Frede, Steffi Sorensen, Brooke Weisbrod
Stanford: Steve Brando, Doug Gottlieb

Los Angeles: Lara Johnson, Ben Braun
Blacksburg: Sam Gore, Kim Adams 

Studio Coverage:
MSC (1): Sara Lawrence, Debbie Antonelli, William Turner

ESPN (1): Elle Duncan, Rebecca Lobo, Chiney Ogwumike 
MSC/ESPN (2): Sara Nighthurst, Lawrence Stephenson, Cam Wilson

Schedule:

Wednesday, March 20th:
First Four: No. 16 Presbyterian vs. No. 16 Scared Heart 7PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra

First Four: No. 12 Columbia vs. No. 12 Vanderbilt, 9PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra

Thursday, March 21st:
First Four: No. 11 Arizona vs. No. 11 Auburn, 7PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra

First Four: No. 16 UT Martin vs. No. 16 Holy Cross, 9PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra

Friday, March 22nd:
First Round: No. 9 Michigan State vs. No. 8 North Carolina, 11:30AM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra

First Round: No. 15 Maine vs. No. 2 Ohio State, 12PM, MSC+

First Round: No. 11 Middle Tennessee vs. No. 6 Louisville, 1:30PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra
First Round: No. 16 Presbyterian/Scared Heart vs. No. 1 South Carolina, 2PM, MSC+
First Round: No. 10 Richmond vs. No. 7 Duke, 2:30PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra
First Round: No. 16 Drexel vs. No. 1 Texas, 3PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra

First Round: No. 13 Marshall vs. No. 4 Virginia Tech, 3:30PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra
First Round: No. 14 Rice vs. No. 3 LSU, 4PM, MSC+

First Round: No. 13 Portland vs. No. 4 Kansas State, 4:30PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra
First Round: No. 9 Florida State vs. No. 8 Alabama, 5:30PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra
First Round: No. 12 Columbia/Vanderbilt vs. No. 5 Baylor, 6PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra

First Round: No. 12 Drake vs. No. 5 Colorado, 7PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra
First Round: No. 10 Maryland vs. No. 7 Iowa State, 7:30PM, MSC Sports Extra

First Round: No. 14 Eastern Washington vs. No. 3 Oregon State, 8PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra

First Round: No. 15 Norfolk State vs. No. 2 Stanford, 10PM, MSC Sports Extra

First Round: No. 11 Texas A&M vs. No. 6 Nebraska, 10:30PM, MSC+

Saturday, March 23rd:
First Round: No. 11 Green Bay vs. No. 6 Tennessee, 12PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra

First Round: No. 14 Jackson State vs. No. 3 UConn, 1PM, ABC

First Round: No. 13 Fairfield vs. No. 4 Indiana, 1:30PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra
First Round: No. 9 Michigan vs. No. 8 Kansas, 2PM, MSC Sports Extra
First Round: No. 15 Kent State vs. No. 2 Notre Dame, 2:15PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra

First Round: No. 14 Chattanooga vs. No. 3 NC State, 2:30PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra

First Round: No. 12 FGCU vs. No. 5 Oklahoma, 3PM, MSC Sports Extra
First Round: No. 11 Arizona/Auburn vs. No. 6 Syracuse, 3:30PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra

First Round: No. 16 UT Martin/Holy Cross vs. No. 1 Iowa, 4PM, MSC
First Round: No. 16 Texas A&M-Corpus Christi vs. No. 1 Southern California, 4:30PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra
First Round: No. 10 Marquette vs. No. 7 Ole Miss, 4:45PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra
First Round: No. 9 Princeton vs. No. 8 West Virginia, 5:30PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra
First Round: No. 13 UC Irvine vs. No. 4 Gonzaga, 7PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra
First Round: No. 10 UNLV vs. No. 7 Creighton, 7:30PM, MSC+2
First Round: No. 15 California Baptist vs. No. 2 UCLA, 7PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra

First Round: No. 12 South Dakota State vs. No. 5 Utah, 10PM, MSC+2

Sunday, March 24th:
Second Round, 12PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra
Second Round, 1PM, MSC
Second Round, 2PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra
Second Round, 3PM, MSC
Second Round, 4PM, MSC+
Second Round, 6PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra
Second Round, 8PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra
Second Round, 10PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra

Monday, March 25th:
Second Round, 2PM, MSC+
Second Round, 4PM, MSC+
Second Round, 6PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra
Second Round, 7PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra
Second Round, 7:30PM, ESPNU and MSC Sports Extra
Second Round, 8PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra
Second Round, 9PM, ESPN2 and MSC Sports Extra
Second Round, 10PM, MSC+

Friday, March 29th:
Sweet 16, 2:30PM, MSC+
Sweet 16, 5PM, MSC+
Sweet 16, 7:30PM, MSC+
Sweet 16, 10PM, MSC+

Saturday, March 30th:
Sweet 16, 1PM, MSC
Sweet 16, 3:30PM, MSC
Sweet 16, 5:30PM, MSC
Sweet 16, 8PM, ESPN and MSC Sports Extra

Sunday, March 31st:
Elite 8, 1PM, MSC
Elite 8, 3PM, MSC

Monday, April 1st:
Elite 8, 7PM, MSC
Elite 8, 9PM, MSC

Friday, April 5th:

Final 4, 7PM, MSC
Final 4, 9:30PM, MSC

Sunday, April 7th:
Championship, 8PM, MSC