The MEAC announced today that the defending MEAC Champion Florida A&M Lady Rattlers will face the Bethune-Cookman Lady Wildcats in a televised ESPNU volleyball matchup on Sunday, November 7.

The match, which is scheduled for 1 p.m. in Tallahassee, Florida, will air live on the college sports network. The nationally televised contest is a part of the MEAC's seven-year partnership with ESPN.

"We are once again excited about the opportunity to highlight our outstanding student-athletes and coaches on a platform that gives them the national recognition they deserve. The MEAC is pleased to showcase our women's volleyball programs." explained Dennis Thomas, MEAC Commissioner

The MEAC southern divisional preseason favorite Lady Rattlers have won nine consecutive MEAC titles, while the Lady Wildcats were picked to finish second this year in the MEAC southern division.

The last time these two teams played on television was 2007 where the Lady Rattlers topped the Lady Wildcats 3-0. Florida A&M won the match with scores of 30-24, 30-14, and 30-18.

For more information on MEAC Volleyball, log on to www.MEACsports.com.

About ESPNU

ESPNU launched March 4, 2005. The 24-hour college sports television network televises more than 600 live events (regular-season and championships) annually. Action includes a variety of top football, men's and women's basketball, baseball, softball, volleyball, lacrosse, ice hockey, wrestling and more. The network also has a wide-ranging, long-term agreement with the NCAA calling for extensive coverage of 22 NCAA Championships. 

ESPNU also offers comprehensive studio programming, such as SportsCenterU, ESPNU Recruiting Insider, SEC Weekly, The Bracket, BCS Countdown and simulcasts of ESPN Radio's The Herd with Colin Cowherd. The brand is also available in high definition on ESPNU HD and online at ESPNU.com. In addition, ESPNU Campus Connection, a multi-platform student-generated content initiative, was introduced in August 2007.

ESPNU is currently in more than 70 million households and has long-term carriage agreements with the top 10 providers - Cablevision, Charter, Comcast, Cox, DirecTV (Channel 614), DISH Network (Channel 148), Mediacom, Time Warner Cable, Verizon FiOS TV and AT&T U-verse.