Wells College Athletics To Stream Select Athletic Contests

Wells College Athletics To Stream Select Athletic Contests

AURORA, N.Y. – The Wells College Department of Athletics has announced the debut of live Internet webcasts for several home athletic contests on a trial basis. The first scheduled broadcast, a men's volleyball game against Cazenovia on Tuesday, Feb. 11, marks the first online broadcast of a Wells College home sporting event dating back to Apr. 27, 2002 when the Express hosted the 2002 Atlantic Women’s Collegiate Conference Softball Championship.

“Wells College student-athletes, along with their friends and families, have strongly embraced our online presence,” said Griffin Spencer, Assistant Athletics Director for Sports Information and Game Day Operations. “Thanks to our great fans, Wells College Athletics boasts one of the strongest fan followings in the North Eastern Athletic Conference. With an increased number of these fans requesting live Internet webcasts, these trials will allow us to tangibly measure the feasibility and demand for future live streaming.”

Wells will broadcast five contests on a trial basis, including men’s and women’s basketball along with men’s volleyball. A full broadcast schedule is below.

Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2014 – Men's Volleyball vs. Cazenovia – 7:00 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014 – Women's Basketball vs. St. Elizabeth – 1:00 p.m.
Saturday, Feb. 22, 2014 – Men's and Women’s Basketball vs. Keuka – 1:00 p.m. / 3:00 p.m.
Sunday, Feb. 23, 2014 – Women's Basketball vs. SUNY Institute of Technology – 2:00 p.m.

The broadcasts, available for free, can be found here: http://wells-express.com/livevideo. We encourage all fans to share their thoughts on the broadcasts by completing the survey located below the video stream.