July 10, 2016

CENTER VALLEY, Pa.– The Patriot League will have four contests broadcast on American Sports Network this fall, including a pair of football games and one men’s soccer and women’s volleyball match.
 
The Patriot League fall slate on ASN begins on Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. with a men’s soccer matchup between Army West Point and Navy from Talen Energy Center in Chester, Pennsylvania. The rivals will face off at the neutral site for the fifth year in a row, with the Black Knights winning last year’s matchup 2-1 after Navy had gone 2-0-1 in the previous three meetings in Chester.
 
Volleyball takes center stage the following week on ASN as three-time defending Patriot League champion American visits Army West Point on Sept. 30 at 7 p.m. The Eagles defeated the Black Knights in three sets in last year’s Patriot League Championship, and have won the last seven meetings between the schools. American went 16-0 in Patriot League action last season and advanced to the second round of the NCAA Tournament.
 
A pair of Patriot League football contests will be televised on ASN to wrap up the fall schedule, with Lehigh at Holy Cross on Oct. 22 and Fordham at Bucknell to close the regular season on Nov. 19. Both games will kick off at Noon. The matchups pit some of the top offensive performers in the Patriot League. Senior quarterbacks face off when Lehigh’s Nick Shafnisky takes on Holy Cross’ Peter Pujals, while Fordham junior running back Chase Edmonds is a returning first-team All-American and Patriot League Offensive Player of the Year. The Rams have advanced to the FCS playoffs in each of the last three seasons.

About American Sports Network
American Sports Network is a sports programming division of Sinclair Networks Group, LLC, a division of Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc. ASN produces broadcasts of sporting events, including multiple NCAA Division I, NCAA Division II football, ARCA Racing Series, local high school sports under the “Thursday Night Lights” and “Friday Night Rivals” brands, Major League Soccer’s Real Salt Lake City and DC United franchises, and the college football Arizona Bowl. The company, which launched in 2014, produced more than 375 events last year and is now a dedicated 24/7 broadcast network in 22 markets. For more information, visit ASN’s website at www.americansportsnet.com.

About Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc.
Sinclair is one of the largest and most diversified television broadcasting companies in the country. The company owns, operates and/or provides services to 173 television stations in 81 markets, broadcasting 484 channels and has affiliations with all the major networks. Sinclair is the leading local news provider in the country, as well as a producer of live sports content. Sinclair’s content is delivered via multiple platforms, including over-the-air, multi-channel video program distributors and digital platforms. The company regularly uses its website as a key source of company information which can be accessed at www.sbgi.net.
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.