WEEKLY SPOTLIGHT:  Wesleyan athletics to provide first-ever online webcasts

Rocky Mount, NC - The North Carolina Wesleyan Department of Athletics is pleased to announce its plans to provide the first-ever online webcasts this Friday and Saturday from Scalf Field.  With the Bishop men’s soccer team playing host to the USA South semifinals and championship games, Wesleyan has teamed with Future Media Sports to provide FREE live coverage of all three games worldwide… an added perk for the host Bishops, whose roster currently boasts players from 11 different countries!

“This is great exposure for both the USA South and North Carolina Wesleyan,” said NCWC Sports Information Director Rikki Rich.  “Not only is this a great recruiting tool, but it also allows the parents of our current players to enjoy live audio and video from anywhere in the world.”

 

After meetings and discussions between Rich, the USA South Conference Office, and NCWC’s Information Systems Department, Future Media World was chosen to provide both audio and video streaming.  Wesleyan already possesses the equipment needed to broadcast, while Future Media will provide the server.  This, in turn, will not affect the speed of the campus network.

 

Thanks to an NCAA Technology Grant received by the USA South, there will be no cost for Wesleyan to provide this coverage. Additionally, all three game will be archived by the league.

 

Added Rich, “This has been a total team effort.  There have been several discussions over the past two years regarding the feasibility of providing live coverage of Bishop athletics, and we feel that this is a major step in the direction we would like to go in the future.”

 

The USA South Tournament kicks off on Tuesday evening with seeds #3 through #6 playing quarterfinal games.  NCWC, currently ranked 2nd nationally, and Christopher Newport have received first round byes and will await Tuesday’s winners.

 

Rich will be building and releasing a tournament website on Tuesday afternoon, which will house a link to Friday and Saturday’s live webcasts.  If you would like more information on this exciting step for Bishop athletics or if you would like to help with projects such as this in the future, please feel free to contact the North Carolina Wesleyan Sports Information Office at 252-985-5271 and/or rcrich@ncwc.edu.

 

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