June 21, 2012

STANFORD, Calif.- Four of Stanford's 18 regular-season games will be televised live on the Pac-12 Networks, as announced Thursday morning.

Highlighting the appearances is an Aug. 26 matchup against two-time defending NCAA champion Maryland, representing Stanford's first televised field hockey game from the Varsity Turf.

Stanford makes its second network appearance on Sept. 7, welcoming Iowa to The Farm. In addition, both regular-season meetings against rival California will be televised.

The updated dates and times for Stanford's appearances on the Pac-12 Networks are as follows:

Aug. 26 (Sun.) vs. Maryland - 1 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)
Sept. 7 (Fri.) vs. Iowa - 2:30 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)
Sept. 28 (Fri.) at California - 12 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)
Oct. 23 (Tue.) vs. California - 7 p.m. (Pac-12 Networks)

Stanford's complete 2012 schedule can be found here.

A breakdown of Stanford's 2012 opponents can be found here.

This year's slate features five contests against NCAA Tournament squads from a year ago, highlighted by the visit from Maryland. A total of six teams ranked in the top-20 of the final 2011 Kookaburra/NFHCA Division I National Coaches poll appear on Stanford's schedule.

The Pac-12 Networks launch August 15 and will consist of one national and six regional networks devoted solely to the Pac-12. In addition to the hundreds of live televised Pac-12 sporting events, Pac-12 Networks subscribers will have access to their carrier's TV Everywhere platform, providing access to all Pac-12 Networks programming on any device through their broadband service. Fans can find out if they can get Pac-12 Networks by visiting www.Pac-12.org or by contacting their television provider.

About Pac-12 Enterprises
Pac-12 Enterprises is the new content and multiplatform media company for the Pac-12 Conference, a leader in collegiate athletics that includes 12 of the most prestigious universities in the world and a nation-leading 450 NCAA titles across 27 sports. Headquartered in San Francisco, Pac-12 Enterprises was created in 2011 to develop and launch the Pac-12 Networks and Pac-12 Digital, and to control the distribution of the Pac-12 intellectual property rights in sports and other Conference initiatives. Launching August 15, 2012, the Pac-12 Networks are full-time native HD linear networks available to video programming operators, dedicated solely to the Pac-12. It will consist of a national network and six regional feeds that will televise hundreds of live sporting events annually and provide 24/7 access to Pac-12 teams and universities. Pac-12 Digital encompasses the digital network, mobile, the university websites, social media and innovative digital initiatives across the company.