2018-19 Valley Conference News Release Missouri Valley Conference MVC Contact 1818 Chouteau Ave. ▪ St. Louis, MO 63103 Mike Kern ([email protected]) Phone: 314-444-4300 Fax: 314-444-4333 Associate Commissioner for Communications Website: www.mvc-sports.com Office: 314-444-4300 x 4326 Cell: 314-435-4779

October 23, 2018 ▪ For Immediate Release www.mvc-sports.com MVC RELEASES WINTER PROGRAMMING SCHEDULE FOR THE VALLEY ON ESPN Valley Schools, Conference Combine to Produce More than 300 Live Events for ESPN3 and ESPN+

ST. LOUIS -- The Missouri Valley An additional 63 linear live events -- In all, 96 exclusive regular-season Conference and its 10-member schools productions by institutional partners and men’s hoops games will be produced, will combine to produce more than 300 Niles Media Group (the league’s with 45 linear productions being made live events in the months of November, City-based linear production agency) -- available for ESPN distribution. December, January, February and March, will be made available for distribution via Women’s basketball coverage begins distributed exclusively on The Valley on the ESPN App. Those include regular- on November 9, when Northern ESPN -- the league’s co-branded digital season and post-season coverage of plays host to . network. men’s basketball and regular-season A total of 131 exclusive women’s hoops Originally branded and launched as programming for women’s basketball. contests will be shown, and an additional The Valley on ESPN3 in August 2015, the Since the launch of institutional eight linear productions will be made league’s new digital initiative is available production units, the Conference and its available for ESPN distribution. through the redesigned ESPN App and schools have combined to produce an For the four-straight year, league- features live-event programming on both average of 220 ESPN exclusive regular- member Loyola -- which captured NCAA ESPN3 and ESPN+ -- the premium multi- season basketball events: 217 (86 Division I men’s volleyball titles in 2014 sport, direct-to-consumer subscription men/131 women) in 2015-16, 214 (85 and 2015 -- will produce a 10-match streaming service from The Walt Disney men/129 women) in 2016-17 and 231 (96 exclusive regular-season package for Company’s Direct-to-Consumer and men/135 women) in 2017-18. ESPN3 distribution. The Ramblers will International Group and ESPN. “Since our Presidents Council gave its also have four linear telecasts available The new, redesigned and re-imagined approval of the league’s digital endeavor through the ESPN App. ESPN App gives fans a premier, all-in- in the Spring 2015, we’ve told great Post-season championship coverage one digital access point for everything stories about coaches and student- will include the first six games from the ESPN offers -- 1) news, scores, highlights athletes,” said Watkins, who oversees the 2019 State Farm MVC Men’s Basketball and audio, 2) “TV Everywhere” video and league’s linear-digital video endeavors. Tournament on March 7-8 and all nine 3) ESPN+. “And at the same time, we have games from the 2019 MVC Women’s The league’s digital endeavor is part expanded our coverage and programming Basketball Tournament on March 14-17. of its 10-year contract with ESPN which offerings for our fans and alumni The women’s coverage will also include runs through the 2023-24 academic year. throughout the country, fostered across- a tournament preview show on March 14. “After delivering quality content with campus involvement from our student Post-season programming will also our Fall programming lineup on ESPN3 population and sent our graduates to include the 2019 MVC Indoor Track and and ESPN+ via the ESPN App, we are ESPN and into other field-related career Field Championship from the UNI-Dome excited to distribute our upcoming men’s opportunities.” in Cedar Falls, Iowa, on Saturday and and women’s basketball productions this The schedule starts on November 6, Sunday, February 23 and 24. winter,” said Jack R. Watkins, MVC when Missouri State, Northern Iowa, This coverage will mark the fifth-straight Associate Commissioner. Valparaiso, State and Loyola open year that ESPN3 has carried this league’s “With preseason favorites Loyola their men’s basketball seasons. indoor championship. (men) and Drake (women) prepared to defend their respective regular-season ESPN APP SERVES AS THE DIGITAL HOME FOR MVC ATHLETIC EVENTS and tournament titles, we look forward to showcasing both sports, capped by post- ESPN App curates all of ESPN’s subscribe to ESPN+ for just $4.99 a month season coverage via the ESPN App.” incredible content into a personalized (or $49.99 per year) and cancel at any time. experience unique to each fan’s tastes. The For questions about the new ESPN The Winter 2018-19 exclusive lineup app includes three core pillars of offering for App or ESPN+, please contact the ESPN features 248 live events, including fans: customer care team at support..com or regular-season men’s basketball, regular- News, Scores, Highlights & Audio: The 1-888-549-ESPN. season and post-season tournament world’s leading sports scores, news, features for women’s basketball, regular-season and analysis, video highlights and clips, and Loyola men’s volleyball and the indoor the leading library of live and on-demand track and field championship. sports audio content. “TV Everywhere” video: Authenticated The exclusive regular-season live live and on-demand streaming for pay TV events will be produced and transmit- subscribers to ESPN’s U.S. linear networks ted by production units on each of the and digital networks, including ESPN3. league’s campuses, while the exclusive ESPN+: Direct-to-consumer subscription post-season tournaments will be streaming access to thousands of additional produced and distributed by Tupelo live sporting events, original content and Raycom of , -- the shows, and on-demand video library. Fans Conference’s digital production agency. WINTER 2018-19 MVC PRODUCTIONS FOR THE VALLEY ON ESPN Day Date Event Site Central Time Tues. Nov. 6 Oral Roberts @ Missouri State (MBB -- ESPN3) Springfield, Missouri 7 p.m. Bemijdi State @ Northern Iowa (MBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Concordia () @ Valparaiso (MBB -- ESPN3) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. #Florida Gulf Coast @ Illinois State (MBB -- ESPN3) Normal, Illinois 7 p.m. %UMKC @ Loyola (MBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 8 p.m. Wed. Nov. 7 UW-Parkside @ Bradley (MBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 8 Buena Vista @ Drake (MBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 7 p.m. Fri. Nov. 9 Robert Morris @ Missouri State (MBB -- ESPN3) Springfield, Missouri 7 p.m. %Furman @ Loyola (MBB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Delaware @ Northern Iowa (WBB -- ESPN3) Cedar Falls, Iowa 8:30 p.m. Sat. Nov. 10 SEMO @ Bradley (MBB -- ESPN3) Peoria, Illinois 1 p.m. SEMO @ Bradley (WBB -- ESPN3) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Sun. Nov. 11 North Dakota @ Valparaiso (WBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 1 p.m. &Stetson @ Missouri State (MBB -- ESPN3) Springfield, Missouri 3 p.m. Mon. Nov. 12 Buffalo @ Southern Illinois (MBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 7 p.m. Detroit Mercy @ Loyola (WBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Tues. Nov. 13 #Chicago State @ Illinois State (MBB -- ESPN3) Normal, Illinois 7 p.m. Wed. Nov. 14 SEMO @ Southern Illinois (WBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 12 p.m. McKendree @ Indiana State (MBB -- ESPN3) Terre Haute, Indiana 6 p.m. SIUE @ Evansville (WBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 6 p.m. Jacksonville State @ Bradley (MBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Niagara @ Loyola (MBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. North Dakota @ Illinois State (WBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 7 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 15 Wesleyan @ Evansville (MBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 6 p.m. ! @ Drake (WBB -- ESPN3) Des Moines, Iowa 6 p.m. Fri. Nov. 16 Grambling @ Loyola (MBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Sat. Nov. 17 Marshall @ Southern Illinois (WBB -- ESPN3) Carbondale, Illinois 2 p.m. State @ Drake (MBB -- ESPN3) Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m. Ball State @ Missouri State (WBB -- ESPN3) Springfield, Missouri 2 p.m. -Pine Bluff @ Southern Illinois (MBB -- ESPN3) Carbondale, Illinois 7 p.m. Sun. Nov. 18 Texas Southern @ Evansville (MBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 12 p.m. CS-Northridge @ Drake (WBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 1 p.m. Rockhurst @ Bradley (WBB -- ESPN3) Peoria, Illinois 2 p.m. Mon. Nov. 19 Howard @ Southern Illinois (MBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 7 p.m. Tues. Nov. 20 Purdue Fort Wayne @ Evansville (WBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 6 p.m. Creighton @ Northern Iowa (WBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 6 p.m. Wed. Nov. 21 SIUE @ Valparaiso (MBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. Sat. Nov. 24 Chicago State @ Bradley (MBB -- ESPN3) Peoria, Illinois 1 p.m. Western Kentucky @ Indiana State (MBB -- ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana 1 p.m. Lindenwood @ Illinois State (MBB -- ESPN3) Normal, Illinois 2 p.m. Mon. Nov. 26 Chicago State @ Loyola (WBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Toledo @ Valparaiso (WBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. Tues. Nov. 27 !Boise State @ Drake (MBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 7 p.m. Wed. Nov. 28 @ Evansville (MBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 6 p.m. BYU @ Illinois State (MBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 7 p.m. Eastern Illinois @ Bradley (WBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Thurs. Nov. 29 Purdue Fort Wayne @ Loyola (WBB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 11 a.m. Oakland @ Illinois State (WBB -- ESPN3) Normal, Illinois 7 p.m. Sat. Dec. 1 Albion @ Evansville (MBB -- ESPN3) Evansville, Indiana 1 p.m. Wright State @ Indiana State (MBB -- ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana 1 p.m. Oakland @ Bradley (WBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 1 p.m. State @ Illinois State (MBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 2 p.m. New @ Bradley (MBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Sun. Dec. 2 UC Riverside @ Valparaiso (MBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 1 p.m. Eastern Illinois @ Valparaiso (WBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 4 p.m. Mon. Dec. 3 IUPUI @ Indiana State (WBB -- ESPN3) Terre Haute, Indiana 6 p.m. Tues. Dec. 4 Western Illinois @ Bradley (WBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 11 a.m. Clarke @ Drake (WBB -- ESPN3) Des Moines, Iowa 11 a.m. High Point @ Valparaiso (MBB -- ESPN3) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. Austin Peay @ Illinois State (WBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 7 p.m. South Dakota @ Missouri State (WBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 7 p.m. North Dakota @ Northern Iowa (WBB -- ESPN3) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Wed. Dec. 5 North Texas @ Indiana State (MBB -- ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana 6 p.m. UIC @ Evansville (WBB -- ESPN3) Evansville, Indiana 6 p.m. Western Kentucky @ Missouri State (MBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 7 p.m. Saint Louis @ Southern Illinois (MBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 7 p.m. %Ball State @ Loyola (MBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 8 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 6 SIUE @ Loyola (WBB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Fri. Dec. 7 Northern Illinois @ Southern Illinois (WBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 7 p.m. Sat. Dec. 8 Truman State @ Indiana State (MBB -- ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana 12 p.m. Dubuque @ Northern Iowa (MBB -- ESPN3) Cedar Falls, Iowa 1 p.m. SEMO @ Evansville (WBB -- ESPN3) Evansville, Indiana 1 p.m. Miami () @ Valparaiso (WBB -- ESPN3) Valparaiso, Indiana 1 p.m. UIC @ Indiana State (WBB -- ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana 3 p.m. Eastern Illinois @ Southern Illinois (WBB -- ESPN3) Carbondale, Illinois 3:30 p.m. #Ole Miss @ Illinois State (MBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 7 p.m. Sun. Dec. 9 Ball State @ Evansville (MBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 1 p.m. Wed. Dec. 12 Murray State @ Southern Illinois (MBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 7 p.m. Sat. Dec. 15 Jacksonville State @ Evansville (MBB -- ESPN3) Evansville, Indiana 1 p.m. ~Eastern Illinois @ Bradley (MBB -- ESPN3) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Sun. Dec. 16 Cleveland State @ Illinois State (MBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 1 p.m. UMKC @ Loyola (WBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 1 p.m. North Dakota State @ Valparaiso (WBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 1 p.m. &Gonzaga @ Missouri State (WBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 2 p.m. Norfolk State @ Loyola (MBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 3 p.m. Maryville @ Illinois State (WBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 3:30 p.m. Mon. Dec. 17 !SIUE @ Drake (MBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 7 p.m. Ball State @ Valparaiso (MBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. Tues. Dec. 18 Austin Peay @ Evansville (WBB -- ESPN3) Evansville, Indiana 6 p.m. Benedictine @ Loyola (MBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Wed. Dec. 19 Minnesota State @ Northern Iowa (WBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 5 p.m. Rider @ Drake (MBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 7 p.m. Grand Canyon @ Northern Iowa (MBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7:30 p.m. Thurs. Dec. 20 Saint Louis @ Illinois State (WBB -- ESPN3) Normal, Illinois 11 a.m. DePaul @ Loyola (WBB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Fri. Dec. 21 IUPUI @ Southern Illinois (WBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 2 p.m. Bowling Green @ Valparaiso (WBB -- ESPN3) Valparaiso, Indiana 5 p.m. !Iowa @ Drake (WBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 6 p.m. Omaha @ Northern Iowa (WBB -- ESPN3) Cedar Falls, Iowa 6 p.m. Sat. Dec. 22 Arkansas-Pine Bluff @ Missouri State (MBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 1 p.m. North Dakota @ Northern Iowa (MBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 1 p.m. SE Louisiana @ Bradley (MBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 1 p.m. Winthrop @ Southern Illinois (MBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 3 p.m. Green Bay @ Evansville (MBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 4 p.m. Fri. Dec. 28 Chicago State @ Bradley (WBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Sat. Dec. 29 Purdue Northwest @ Valparaiso (MBB -- ESPN3) Valparaiso, Indiana 1 p.m. McKendree @ Drake (MBB -- ESPN3) Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m. Stony Brook @ Northern Iowa (MBB -- ESPN3) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Sun. Dec. 30 Davenport @ Indiana State (WBB -- ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana 1 p.m. Arkansas-Little Rock @ Missouri State (WBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 2 p.m. North Central @ Loyola (MVB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 3 p.m. William Woods @ Missouri State (MBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 5 p.m. Wed. Jan. 2 Drake @ Evansville (MBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 6 p.m. Northern Iowa @ Bradley (MBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Missouri State @ Southern Illinois (MBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 7 p.m. Illinois State @ Valparaiso (MBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. $Indiana State @ Loyola (MBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 8 p.m. Fri. Jan. 4 Evansville @ Southern Illinois (WBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 6 p.m. UC Irvine @ Loyola (MVB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Drake @ Bradley (WBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Northern Iowa @ Illinois State (WBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 7 p.m. Indiana State @ Missouri State (WBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 5 Bradley @ Indiana State (MBB -- ESPN3) Terre Haute, Indiana 1 p.m. &Valparaiso @ Missouri State (MBB -- ESPN3) Springfield, Missouri 1 p.m. $Evansville @ Illinois State (MBB -- ESPN3) Normal, Illinois 3 p.m. !Loyola @ Drake (MBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 7 p.m. North Greenville @ Loyola (MVB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. ^Southern Illinois @ Northern Iowa (MBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Sun. Jan. 6 Valparaiso @ Loyola (WBB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 1 p.m. Northern Iowa @ Bradley (WBB -- ESPN3) Peoria, Illinois 2 p.m. Drake @ Illinois State (WBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 2 p.m. Indiana State @ Southern Illinois (WBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 2 p.m. &Evansville @ Missouri State (WBB -- ESPN3) Springfield, Missouri 2 p.m. Tues. Jan. 8 Missouri State @ Indiana State (MBB -- ESPN3) Terre Haute, Indiana 6 p.m. Bradley @ Valparaiso (MBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. !Southern Illinois @ Drake (MBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 7 p.m. #Northern Iowa @ Illinois State (MBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 7 p.m. Fri. Jan. 11 Loyola @ Drake (WBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 6 p.m. Bradley @ Evansville (WBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 6 p.m. Illinois State @ Indiana State (WBB -- ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana 6 p.m. Valparaiso @ Northern Iowa (WBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 12 Indiana State @ Evansville (MBB -- ESPN3) Evansville, Indiana 1 p.m. $Valparaiso @ Southern Illinois (MBB -- ESPN3) Carbondale, Illinois 3 p.m. Missouri State @ Bradley (MBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Sun. Jan. 13 Loyola @ Northern Iowa (WBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 11:30 a.m. Illinois State @ Evansville (WBB -- ESPN3) Evansville, Indiana 1 p.m. Bradley @ Indiana State (WBB -- ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana 1 p.m. Valparaiso @ Drake (WBB -- ESPN3) Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m. Southern Illinois @ Missouri State (WBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 2 p.m. $Drake @ Northern Iowa (MBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 3 p.m. Tues. Jan. 15 %Valparaiso @ Loyola (MBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Wed. Jan. 16 Evansville @ Missouri State (MBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 7 p.m. $Drake @ Bradley (MBB -- ESPN3) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. ^Indiana State @ Northern Iowa (MBB -- ESPN3) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Fri. Jan. 18 Evansville @ Loyola (WBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 3 p.m. Missouri State @ Bradley (WBB -- ESPN3) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Southern Illinois @ Illinois State (WBB -- ESPN3) Normal, Illinois 7 p.m. Drake @ Northern Iowa (WBB -- ESPN3) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Indiana State @ Valparaiso (WBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. %Pepperdine @ Loyola (MVB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 19 Illinois State @ Evansville (MBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 1 p.m. $Northern Iowa @ Valparaiso (MBB -- ESPN3) Valparaiso, Indiana 3 p.m. UC San Diego @ Loyola (MVB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Sun. Jan. 20 Indiana State @ Loyola (WBB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 1 p.m. Evansville @ Valparaiso (WBB -- ESPN3) Valparaiso, Indiana 1 p.m. Southern Illinois @ Bradley (WBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 2 p.m. &Missouri State @ Illinois State (WBB -- ESPN3) Normal, Illinois 2 p.m. Missouri State @ Drake (MBB -- ESPN3) Des Moines, Iowa 3 p.m. Bradley @ Southern Illinois (MBB -- ESPN3) Carbondale, Illinois 3 p.m. Wed. Jan. 23 Valparaiso @ Indiana State (MBB -- ESPN3) Terre Haute, Indiana 6 p.m. $Illinois State @ Bradley (MBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 6 p.m. !Evansville @ Drake (MBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 7 p.m. Northern Iowa @ Southern Illinois (MBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 7 p.m. Fri. Jan. 25 Drake @ Indiana State (WBB -- ESPN3) Terre Haute, Indiana 6 p.m. Northern Iowa @ Evansville (WBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 6 p.m. Valparaiso @ Southern Illinois (WBB -- ESPN3) Carbondale, Illinois 6 p.m. Loyola @ Missouri State (WBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 7 p.m. Sat. Jan. 26 $Bradley @ Missouri State (MBB -- ESPN3) Springfield, Missouri 3 p.m. Bradley @ Illinois State (WBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 4 p.m. Drake @ Valparaiso (MBB -- ESPN3) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. ^Evansville @ Northern Iowa (MBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Sun. Jan. 27 Drake @ Evansville (WBB -- ESPN3) Evansville, Indiana 1 p.m. Northern Iowa @ Indiana State (WBB -- ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana 1 p.m. Loyola @ Southern Illinois (WBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 2 p.m. &Valparaiso @ Missouri State (WBB -- ESPN3) Springfield, Missouri 2 p.m. Tues. Jan. 29 Missouri State @ Valparaiso (MBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. Wed. Jan. 30 Bradley @ Evansville (MBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 6 p.m. %Northern Iowa @ Loyola (MBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 6 p.m. !Illinois State @ Drake (MBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 7 p.m. $Indiana State @ Southern Illinois (MBB -- ESPN3) Carbondale, Illinois 8 p.m. Thurs. Jan. 31 %UCLA @ Loyola (MVB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Fri. Feb. 1 Missouri State @ Drake (WBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 6 p.m. Indiana State @ Evansville (WBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 6 p.m. Illinois State @ Loyola (WBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Southern Illinois @ Northern Iowa (WBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Bradley @ Valparaiso (WBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 2 Drake @ Indiana State (MBB -- ESPN3) Terre Haute, Indiana 1 p.m. $Valparaiso @ Evansville (MBB -- ESPN3) Evansville, Indiana 1 p.m. %Penn State @ Loyola (MVB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 5 p.m. ^Missouri State @ Northern Iowa (MBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Sun. Feb. 3 Bradley @ Loyola (WBB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 1 p.m. Illinois State @ Valparaiso (WBB -- ESPN3) Valparaiso, Indiana 1 p.m. Southern Illinois @ Drake (WBB -- ESPN3) Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m. Missouri State @ Northern Iowa (WBB -- ESPN3) Cedar Falls, Iowa 2 p.m. Tues. Feb. 5 Valparaiso @ Illinois State (MBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Wed. Feb. 6 Evansville @ Indiana State (MBB -- ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana 6 p.m. Bradley @ Northern Iowa (MBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. $Southern Illinois @ Missouri State (MBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 7 p.m. Fri. Feb. 8 Missouri State @ Southern Illinois (WBB -- ESPN3) Carbondale, Illinois 6 p.m. Indiana State @ Bradley (WBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Evansville @ Illinois State (WBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 7 p.m. Northern Iowa @ Loyola (WBB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Drake @ Valparaiso (WBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 9 $Northern Iowa @ Drake (MBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 5 p.m. Indiana State @ Bradley (MBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Evansville @ Southern Illinois (MBB -- ESPN3) Carbondale, Illinois 7 p.m. Sun. Feb. 10 Northern Iowa @ Valparaiso (WBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 12 p.m. Drake @ Loyola (WBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 1 p.m. Evansville @ Bradley (WBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 2 p.m. Indiana State @ Illinois State (WBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 2 p.m. Illinois State @ Missouri State (MBB -- ESPN3) Springfield, Missouri 3 p.m. Loyola @ Valparaiso (MBB -- ESPN3) Valparaiso, Indiana 3 p.m. Tues. Feb. 12 Drake @ Southern Illinois (MBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 7 p.m. Wed. Feb. 13 Missouri State @ Evansville (MBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 6 p.m. $Loyola @ Bradley (MBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Indiana State @ Valparaiso (MBB -- ESPN3) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. ^Illinois State @ Northern Iowa (MBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Fri. Feb. 15 Northern Iowa @ Drake (WBB -- ESPN3) Des Moines, Iowa 6 p.m. Valparaiso @ Evansville (WBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 6 p.m. Bradley @ Southern Illinois (WBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 6 p.m. Loyola @ Indiana State (WBB -- ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana 6 p.m. Purdue Fort Wayne @ Loyola (MVB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Illinois State @ Missouri State (WBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 16 $Southern Illinois @ Indiana State (MBB -- ESPN+) Terre Huate, Indiana 11 a.m. !Valparaiso @ Drake (MBB -- ESPN3) Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m. Ball State @ Loyola (MVB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Sun. Feb. 17 Loyola @ Evansville (WBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 1 p.m. Valparaiso @ Indiana State (WBB -- ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana 1 p.m. Illinois State @ Southern Illinois (WBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 2 p.m. Bradley @ Missouri State (WBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 2 p.m. Northern Iowa @ Evansville (MBB -- ESPN3) Evansville, Indiana 3 p.m. Missouri State @ Loyola (MBB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 3 p.m. Tues. Feb. 19 Bradley @ Drake (MBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 7 p.m. Wed. Feb. 20 Illinois State @ Indiana State (MBB -- ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana 6 p.m. $Evansville @ Loyola (MBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 6 p.m. Southern Illinois @ Valparaiso (MBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. &Northern Iowa @ Missouri State (MBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 7 p.m. Fri. Feb. 22 Evansville @ Drake (WBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 6 p.m. Illinois State @ Bradley (WBB -- ESPN3) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Southern Illinois @ Loyola (WBB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Indiana State @ Northern Iowa (WBB -- ESPN3) Normal, Illinois 7 p.m. Missouri State @ Valparaiso (WBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 7 p.m. Sat. Feb. 23 Evansville @ Bradley (MBB -- ESPN3) Peoria, Illinois 1 p.m. &Indiana State @ Missouri State (MBB -- ESPN3) Springfield, Missouri 1 p.m. +MVC Indoor Track and Field Championship (M/W -- ESPN3) Cedar Falls, Iowa 6:30-8 p.m. Valparaiso @ Northern Iowa (MBB -- ESPN3) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Sun. Feb. 24 Missouri State @ Loyola (WBB -- ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois 1 p.m. Southern Illinois @ Valparaiso (WBB -- ESPN3) Valparaiso, Indiana 1 p.m. +MVC Indoor Track and Field Championship (M/W -- ESPN3) Cedar Falls, Iowa 1:15-5:30 p.m. Indiana State @ Drake (WBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m. Evansville @ Northern Iowa (WBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 2 p.m. Wed. Feb. 27 Southern Illinois @ Evansville (MBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 6 p.m. $Missouri State @ Illinois State (MBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 6 p.m. Loyola @ Northern Iowa (MBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. Valparaiso @ Bradley (MBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. !Indiana State @ Drake (MBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 7 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 28 Valparaiso @ Bradley (WBB -- ESPN+) Peoria, Illinois 7 p.m. Loyola @ Illinois State (WBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 7:30 p.m. Fri. Mar. 1 Drake @ Southern Illinois (WBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 6 p.m. Evansville @ Indiana State (WBB -- ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana 6 p.m. Northern Iowa @ Missouri State (WBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 7 p.m. Lewis @ Loyola (MVB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Sat. Mar. 2 Illinois State @ Southern Illinois (MBB -- ESPN3 or ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois TBD Bradley @ Loyola (MBB -- ESPN3 or ESPN+) Chicago, Illinois TBD Drake @ Missouri State (MBB -- ESPN3 or ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri TBD Evansville @ Valparaiso (MBB -- ESPN3 or ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 1 p.m. Northern Iowa @ Indiana State (MBB -- ESPN3 or ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana TBD Loyola @ Bradley (WBB -- ESPN3) Peoria, Illinois 2 p.m. Sun. Mar. 3 Valparaiso @ Illinois State (WBB -- ESPN+) Normal, Illinois 2 p.m. Northern Iowa @ Southern Illinois (WBB -- ESPN+) Carbondale, Illinois 2 p.m. &Drake @ Missouri State (WBB -- ESPN+) Springfield, Missouri 2 p.m. Thurs. Mar. 7 Illinois State @ Drake (WBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 6 p.m. Missouri State @ Evansville (WBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 6 p.m. Southern Illinois @ Indiana State (WBB -- ESPN+) Terre Haute, Indiana 6 p.m. >$MVC Men’s Basketball Championship Opening Round #1 (ESPN+) St. Louis, Missouri 6 p.m. Bradley @ Northern Iowa (WBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 7 p.m. >$MVC Men’s Basketball Championship Opening Round #2 (ESPN+) St. Louis, Missouri 8:30 p.m. Fri. Mar. 8 >$MVC Men’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinal #1 (ESPN+) St. Louis, Missouri 12 p.m. >$MVC Men’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinal #2 (ESPN+) St. Louis, Missouri 2:30 p.m. >$MVC Men’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinal #3 (ESPN+) St. Louis, Missouri 6 p.m. >$MVC Men’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinal #4 (ESPN+) St. Louis, Missouri 8:30 p.m. Sat. Mar. 9 Southern Illinois @ Evansville (WBB -- ESPN+) Evansville, Indiana 1 p.m. Loyola @ Valparaiso (WBB -- ESPN+) Valparaiso, Indiana 1 p.m. &Missouri State @ Indiana State (WBB -- ESPN3) Terre Haute, Indiana 1 p.m. Bradley @ Drake (WBB -- ESPN+) Des Moines, Iowa 2 p.m. Illinois State @ Northern Iowa (WBB -- ESPN+) Cedar Falls, Iowa 2 p.m. Thurs. Mar. 14 =MVC Women’s Basketball Championship Preview Show (ESPN+) Moline, Illinois 3:30 p.m. =MVC Women’s Basketball Championship Opening Round #1 (ESPN+) Moline, Illinois 4 p.m. =MVC Women’s Basketball Championship Opening Round #2 (ESPN+) Moline, Illinois 7 p.m. Fri. Mar. 15 =MVC Women’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinal #1 (ESPN+) Moline, Illinois 12 p.m. =MVC Women’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinal #2 (ESPN+) Moline, Illinois 2:30 p.m. =MVC Women’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinal #3 (ESPN+) Moline, Illinois 6 p.m. =MVC Women’s Basketball Championship Quarterfinal #4 (ESPN+) Moline, Illinois 8:30 p.m. Sat. Mar. 16 =MVC Women’s Basketball Championship Semifinal #1 (ESPN+) Moline, Illinois 1:30 p.m. =MVC Women’s Basketball Championship Semifinal #2 (ESPN+) Moline, Illinois 4 p.m. Sun. Mar. 17 =MVC Women’s Basketball Championship Title Game (ESPN+) Moline, Illinois 2 p.m. Thurs. Mar. 28 McKendree @ Loyola (MVB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Fri. Mar. 29 %Ohio State @ Loyola (MVB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Fri. Apr. 5 Lindenwood @ Loyola (MVB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m. Sat. Apr. 6 Quincy @ Loyola (MVB -- ESPN3) Chicago, Illinois 7 p.m.

#--Redbird Sports Properties production made available to ESPN. %--Loyola IMG production made available to ESPN. &--Missouri State Sports Properties production made available to ESPN. !--Drake IMG production made available to ESPN. ~--Bradley Sports Properties production made available to ESPN. $--MVC TV Network production made available to ESPN. ^--Panther Sports Properties production made available to ESPN. +--Conducted at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa. >--Conducted at Enterprise Center in St. Louis, Missouri. =--Conducted at TaxSlayer Center in Moline, Illinois. All match/game times are Central and subject to change. Updated 10/22/18 at 2 p.m. s:\jack\2018-19 Correspondence\Winter 2018-19 Valley on ESPN Programming Release.indd 2018-19 MISSOURI VALLEY CONFERENCE ON-AIR TALENT TOM ACKERMAN segments for the Missouri Valley Football Conference and sideline reports for the MVFC Game of the Week. Her Play-by-Play / Sideline Reporter versatility includes play-by-play and analysis work for The Tom Ackerman is in his 16th season as a member of Valley on ESPN productions of volleyball, basketball and The Valley’s telecast team. softball at Southern Illinois University and Illinois State Ackerman will handle play-by-play duties on the MVC University. TV Network and The Valley on ESPN plus serve as the Burke previously spent ten years in local TV as the sideline reporter for the 2019 State Farm MVC Men’s weekend sports anchor/reporter for WSIL-TV (ABC) in Basketball Championship at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. Carbondale, Illinois, and KDRV-TV (ABC) in Medford, A 1997 graduate of Indiana University, he is in his 22nd Oregon. year at KMOX Radio (AM 1120) in St. Louis, where he is A track and cross country student-athlete at Arizona sports director and morning anchor on “Total Information State University, she graduated from the ASU Walter A.M.” The host of programs like “Sports Open Line” and Cronkite School of Journalism. Burke and her husband “Sports on a Sunday Morning,” Ackerman has also reside in southwest Florida. handled play-by-play duties for men’s basketball and served as a sideline reporter on ADAM EMMENECKER Mizzou football broadcasts for KMOX Radio. In addition to his radio responsibilities, Ackerman has Analyst also served as a host for St. Louis Cardinals post-game Adam Emmenecker is in his sixth season as a shows on Fox Sports Midwest. member of the league’s telecast team, serving as an A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Ackerman and his wife, analyst for regular-season men’s basketball coverage on Angie, live in St. Louis, and have two daughters Erika (12) the MVC TV Network and The Valley on ESPN. and Audrey (8). Since the 2013-14 season, he has been a co-host of The Valley Shootaround -- a men’s basketball segment JORDAN BERNFIELD that airs every other week on the league’s website during Conference play. Play-by-Play During the 2007-08 basketball season, Emmenecker, Jordan Bernfield is in his first year as part of The who had been a walk-on for his first three years at Drake Valley’s on-air talent team. University, emerged from obscurity to lead the Bulldogs to A play-by-play broadcaster for ESPN, Bernfield is also a sweep of the regular-season and tournament titles in the seen on the calling women’s bas-ketball Missouri Valley Conference. and softball games, and on NBC Sports Chicago handling He received numerous honors, including the 2008 Larry local broadcasts for both Loyola Universi-ty Chicago and Bird Trophy -- given to the league’s top player. He also the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC). Additionally, he received first-team all-conference laurels and earned MVP is a frequent panelist on NBC Sports Chicago’s “Sports recognition for the 2008 MVC Tournament. Talk Live.” His accomplishments on the court in 2007-08 were Bernfield spent eight years as a radio sportscaster in arguably eclipsed by his academic record. He graduated the Windy City. His most recent stop was at WSCR-AM from Drake with a 3.98 grade point average in four (670 The Score), where he spent two years as a host and majors — management, finance, general business and update anchor. Prior to The Score, Bernfield spent six entrepreneurial management. He also earned a minor in years at WGN-AM (WGN Radio 720), where he worked as economics and a concentration in insurance. the station’s lead afternoon sports an-chor, sports reporter He was chosen as the 2008 Academic All-American and host. of the Year in men’s Division I basketball by the College He has hosted broadcasts for the Chicago Cubs, White Sports Information Directors of America, and was also Sox, Blackhawks and Northwestern, while also serving named the MVC Scholar-Athlete of the Year in men’s as a fill-in play-by-play voice and sideline reporter for the basketball. Wildcats. Emmenecker completed his career after playing for the A graduate of Syracuse University’s SI Newhouse Deutsche Bank Skyliners in Frankfurt, Germany, in 2008- School of Public Communications, Bernfield was hon-ored 09 and the Iowa Energy of the NBA’s Development League with RAIN Audio/Edison Media Research’s “30 under 30” in 2009. award, given to top talent in radio and audio in 2014. He A native of Saginaw, , Emmenecker currently was also an honorable mention selection by Sportscaster’s serves as Assistant Director Data & Metrics for Principal Talent Agency of America to their “30 under 30” list. Financial Group in Des Moines, Iowa.

KELLY BURKE RAY GIACOLETTI Analyst Analyst Kelly Burke is in her third year as a member of The Ray Giacoletti is in his second season as a member of Valley’s on-air talent team. the league’s on-air team and will provide men’s basketball She serves as an analyst for women’s basketball and analysis for The Valley on ESPN. indoor and outdoor track and field championship coverage Giacoletti began his commentary career when he on The Valley on ESPN. served as an analyst for the Mountain West Radio Network A veteran sportscaster, she hosts and produces weekly during the 2017 MWC postseason tournament. With a resume that includes 32 years in coaching, DANAN HUGHES Giacoletti served as head coach at four different schools Analyst -- North Dakota State (1997-2000), Eastern Washington (2000-04), (2004-07) and Drake (2013-17). Danan Hughes is in his fourth season as a member of A native of Peoria, Illinois, he had three different stops the league’s on-air team as a men’s basketball analyst. as an assistant coach -- Illinois State (1990-93), Since 2008, Hughes has also served as a college Washington (1994-97) and Gonzaga (2007-13). football and baseball analyst for the Big Ten Network. At Gonzaga, he helped lead the Bulldogs to six-straight A tremendous two-sport athlete at the University of NCAA Tournament appearances, five conference titles and Iowa, Hughes -- a four-year starter on the football team -- a 163-41 record (.799) during his tenure. still ranks third on the Hawkeyes’ all-time career receiving A 1985 graduate from Minot State University, he was list. a four-year letterman, three-time starter and a two-time A native of Bayonne, New Jersey, he played outfield for captain on the court. He was also a graduate assistant at the Iowa baseball team and was selected in the third round Western Illinois (1985-86) and Oral Roberts (1986-87). of the 1992 MLB draft by the Brewers. He and his wife Kim live in St. Louis, Missouri. Hughes played two years of professional baseball before deciding to make football his full-time profession after college when the selected him in the seventh round of the 1993 NFL Draft. Play-by-Play Hughes played for the Chiefs from 1993 to 1998, Entering his 24th season as one of the league’s play- selected as team captain in four of those years while by-play voices is Mitch Holthus. The 2018-19 season will competing as a and special teams player. mark his 39th year of covering collegiate basketball. Hughes and his wife Tifanni have five children: In 2007, Holthus was named the third recipient of the Jessicah (former soccer player at Western Illinois league’s John Sanders Spirit of the Valley Award -- given University), Joey (member of the Army National Guard to an individual who exemplifies the spirit of the late MVC having served in Afghanistan), Taurin (current basketball staffer and demonstrates passion for the Conference, player at Truman State University), Savana (current strong work ethic and sense of humor. volleyball player at Truman State University) and Talyn A native of Smith Center, Kansas, Holthus is in his 25th (high school volleyball player). season as the radio play-by-play voice of the Kansas City Chiefs -- the longest tenured play-by-play announcer in KC DAVID KAPLAN history -- on their 80-station network. Analyst In 2018, Holthus along with Kansas City Royals voice Denny Matthews were listed as one of the Top 13 “Most David Kaplan is in his second tour with The Valley’s Cherished One-Two Play-by-Play Pairs across American telecast team and serves as a men’s basketball analyst Markets,” according to the Sports Broadcast Journal. for MVC TV Network and The Valley on ESPN contests. A 32-year broadcast veteran, he was the play-by-play He is also a basketball game analyst for NBC Sports and voice of the for 12 seasons. He has worked extensively as a basketball game analyst for served as television host of the Kansas State football and ESPN. basketball coaches shows from 1985 to 1996. He also A former coach at Northern Illinois toiled as play-by-play announcer at WIBW Radio, flagship and an NBA scout with the Indiana Pacers and the Seattle station of the Kansas City Royals, from 1983 to 1996. SuperSonics, he is the host of the highly rated “Sports Talk He has earned the distinction of being the Kansas Live” which is a daily sports roundtable discussion show Sportscaster of the Year eight times -- 1987, 1989, 1991, on NBC Sports Chicago. 1992, 1993, 1994, 1998 and 2001 -- from the National Kaplan is co-host of “KAP AND CO. “ -- a daily sports Association of Sportscasters and Sportswriters, and has talk show that airs from 9-Noon on Chicago’s ESPN 1000 been voted the Metro Sportscaster of the Year by the Monday-Friday. He is also the pre/postgame host for NBC Kansas Association of Broadcasters nine times. Sports Chicago’s Chicago Cubs broadcasts. Holthus was inducted into the Kansas Association of He is also the author of the best-selling book, The Plan, Broadcasters Hall of Fame in October 2008 and was which chronicles the rebuild of the Chicago Cubs and their tabbed the Kansas City Sports Journalist of the Year in march to the 2016 World Series title -- the team’s first 2010. championship in 108 years. In September of 2012, Holthus was awarded an Emmy- He has also appeared as a guest on “The Oprah for his video and on-line work by the Academy of Winfrey Show,” and he was in the highly acclaimed Television Arts and Sciences. documentary Hoop Dreams during his basketball scouting In 2016, Holthus was inducted into the Kansas State days. University Athletics Hall of Fame. In 2011, Kaplan played a prominent role in the highly A 1979 Kansas State grad, he and his wife, Tami, a acclaimed ESPN documentary, Catching Hell, which former college basketball player at KSU, have a son Brian chronicled the story of the 2003 Chicago Cubs and fan (34) and a daughter Hayley (31), who both played Steve Bartman who was thrust into the spotlight when basketball and graduated from Southwestern College in the Cubs failed to win Game 6 of the National League Winfield, Kansas. Championship Series after leading 3-0 in the 8th inning at Wrigley Field. A native of Skokie, Illinois, Kaplan is a graduate of Ham- line University in St. Paul, Minnesota, where he received a bachelor’s degree in English. KEVIN LEHMAN A native of Des Moines, Iowa, Leonard received a Analyst bachelor’s degree in education from Drake University in 1983 and earned a bachelor’s degree in pharmacy from Kevin Lehman is in his eighth season as member of The Drake in 1987. Valley’s talent team as a regular-season basketball analyst for MVC TV Network and The Valley on ESPN. MIKE MAHON A native of Iowa City, Iowa, Lehman has done analyst duties for the ESPN family of networks, the CBS Sports Analyst Network, Big 12 Network and . Mike Mahon is in his fifth year as a member of The From 2006-2011, he served as an analyst on the Iowa Valley on ESPN talent team. State Cyclone TV Network. He was the lead analyst for He will serve as an analyst for the 2018 MVC Cross the U.S. Virgin Islands Paradise Jam from 2013 to 2016 Country Championship at Newman Golf Course in Peoria, and the Cayman island Classic in 2017. In 2015, he called Illinois, the 2019 MVC Indoor Track and Field the World University Games in South Korea that aired on Championship at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and ESPNU. the 2019 MVC Outdoor Track and Field Championship at He is currently an analyst for University of Northern Gibson Track in Terre Haute, Indiana. Iowa men’s basketball games on the Panther Sports Mahon has been a member of the ESPN broadcast Network and the ESPN family of networks, an in-studio team for the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championship personality for FOX Sports on KFXA-TV in Cedar Rapids as stats producer since 2012. and co-host of Connections Channel’s “Talk He served as local media coordinator for the 2018 U.S. Sports.” Outdoor Track & Field Championships and will reprise the A 24-year veteran of coaching, including 15 seasons same role when the U.S. Outdoor Track & Field at the collegiate level, Lehman was the head coach at Championships return to Des Moines, Iowa, in 2019. the University of at Omaha from 1995-2001. Internationally, Mahon served as press officer for the At UNO, his rebuilding efforts produced the school’s first U.S. track and field team at the 1992, 1996 and 2004 conference winning season in a decade, and his fifth cam- Olympics as well as Team USA at the 2011 World Outdoor paign resulted in UNO’s first back-to-back winning seasons Track and Field Championships. in a decade. When Lehman left UNO, his win total ranked A College Sports Information Directors of America Hall third all-time at the school. of Fame inductee, Mahon served as media coordinator for In 1986, after coaching in Iowa high schools for nine the Drake Relays for 21 years from 1989 to 2009. seasons, he was hired by Eldon Miller at the University of Northern Iowa. As recruiting coordinator for UNI from R.C. McBRIDE 1986-1995, he recruited ten of UNI’s top 20 scorers. Play-by-Play In 1990, the fourth season under Miller and his new staff, UNI basketball reached unprecedented heights with R.C. McBride is in his 16th year as a member of the a 23-9 season, 19 school records, its first modern history league’s telecast team and will handle play-by-play duties win over the University of Iowa in front of a state-record for ESPN’s coverage of the 2019 MVC Softball crowd of 23,000 and a first-ever NCAA tournament bid. Tournament at Peoria, Illinois, and 2019 MVC Baseball The 14th-seeded Panthers upset third-seed Missouri. Tournament in Normal, Illinois. Inducted into the UNI Athletic Hall of Fame as a coach In addition to those responsibilities, McBride has also for the 1990 team and into the Regina High School called men’s and women’s basketball telecasts for The Athletic Hall of Fame in 2008, he holds a bachelor’s Valley, and does football sideline reporting and women’s degree in psychology from Wartburg College and a basketball play-by-play for Illinois State on NBC Sports master’s in physical education from Drake University. Chicago, The Valley on ESPN. Lehman has three children: Austin (34), Grant (32) and McBride works for Illinois State University as General Calvin (32). Manager for WGLT and WGLT.org, Bloomington-Normal’s NPR-affiliated public radio station. LAURA LEONARD Previously, he spent 15 years as Program Director of WJBC Radio in Bloomington, Illinois. McBride has Analyst received recognition for his news reporting and sports Laura Leonard is in her second tour (17th year play-by-play, including a National Edward R. Murrow overall) with The Valley’s telecast team and serves as the Award for news anchoring in 2002, while the station was lead analyst for women’s basketball and softball named the National Small Radio Station of the Year by the distribution on The Valley on ESPN. National Association of Broadcasters in 2005 and 2009. Prior to returning as a softball analyst in 2005, Leonard A native of Danville, Illinois, McBride is a 1995 had previously handled a women’s basketball analyst role graduate of Illinois State University. He and his wife Christy for the league during the mid-1990s. have daughters Paige, Allison and Lauren, and live in Recently retired as a sales representative for Eli Lilly Normal, where he serves as an elected member of the City Pharmaceuticals after 29 years of service, Leonard enters Council. her 28th season as an analyst for either radio broadcasts or The Valley on ESPN3 and ESPN+ productions for JOHN ROONEY Drake women’s basketball. Play-by-Play A two-sport athlete at Drake University from 1979 to 1983, she played both basketball and softball, earning John Rooney is in his second tour of duty as part of Academic All-America women’s basketball honors in 1983. the Missouri Valley Conference Television Network talent Leonard later became head softball coach for the Bulldogs team. Rooney served as a TV play-by-play voice for The from 1985 to 1988. Valley during the 1988-89 academic year. A native of Richmond, Missouri, Rooney completed his duties for regular-season women’s basketball coverage on 13th year of broadcasting St. Louis Cardinals games with The Valley on ESPN. partner Mike Shannon in 2018. VanLengen, an Emmy award-winning broadcaster, has He came to St. Louis from the Chicago White Sox worked as a women’s college basketball announcer on where he spent 18 years (1988-2005) – one in TV and 17 ESPN and the NCAA Tournament since 1996. seasons following in the radio booth. The Cardinals World In 2016, she was awarded the prestigious Mel Championship crown in 2006 gave John the privilege of Greenberg Award in recognition of her work as a national working with the World Champion team in back-to-back broadcaster and advocate for women’s basketball. seasons, following the White Sox win in 2005. In the summer of 2013, she was a lead member of the Rooney, 63, called his first major league game in 1983 broadcast team on the ESPNU coverage of the World with Shannon and Hall of Fame Broadcaster Jack Buck University Games, calling gold medal contests in women’s during a three-game series between the Cardinals and basketball, men’s basketball and women’s beach host Cincinnati Reds. volleyball, plus ten days of international competition. He began his baseball broadcasting career at the class Known for her ability to break down the X’s and O’s of AAA level, spending the 1981-82 seasons with the the game, VanLengen has operated the ART enhanced City 89ers and the 1983-84 campaigns with the telestrator for ESPN for the NCAA Women’s Final Four Louisville Redbirds. since 2005 and the WNBA Finals since 2011. She has He juggled two stints in the 1980′s as a sports reporter also been the analyst for seven NCAA Division II National for KMOX around his baseball broadcasting and also Championships and five NAIA National Championships. called University of Missouri basketball games for 20 During the women’s college basketball regular season, seasons. He also has broadcast several VanLengen covers games involving the Big 12, SEC, Big bowls as well as the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament, Ten, Pac 12, AAC and MVC for a variety of networks, including the Final Four (1984-2002). including work as the lead analyst for the Big 12 Inducted into the state of Missouri Sports Hall of Fame Conference women’s basketball package on FOX Sports. in February 2004, he and his wife, Susan, have two In addition to basketball, she provides play-by-play on daughters, Colleen and Rachel. NCAA softball, volleyball and soccer television broadcasts. VanLengen has also served as analyst for the WNBA’s KELBY STUCKEY Silver Stars and the Tulsa Shock and was Analyst co-founder of the women’s sports and fitness publication Kelby Stuckey is in his third season as a member of The SHE-KC. Valley’s telecast team. He will handle analyst duties for From 1996-2001, VanLengen operated video play regular-season men’s basketball coverage on the MVC TV animation production equipment for CBS’ coverage of the Network, The Valley on ESPN. NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship while working with A native of St. Louis, Missouri, Stuckey is in his eighth Coach’s Edge. Subsequently, VanLengen held a leader- season as a television analyst for Missouri State men’s ship position at PE4life, a national non-profit organization, and women’s basketball productions. for over nine years and led Kansas City’s efforts as the As a collegian, he began his playing career at Executive Director of the 1998 NCAA Women’s Final Four. Southwest Missouri State University (now Missouri State) Prior to her broadcasting career, VanLengen coached in 1985, and he played a prominent role on the Bears’ first basketball for eight seasons, including five at the four Division I postseason teams. University of Nebraska. He was a contributing reserve for the Bears’ 1986 NIT In 2008, she was recognized as a “Distinguished team and then started on the school’s NCAA Tournament Alumni” of the University of Nebraska-Kearney, where she squads in 1987, 1988 and 1989. endows a scholarship for the women’s basketball program. A member of the Mid-Continent Conference first-team VanLengen was a two-time Academic All-American at the all-league unit in 1988 and 1989, he received honorable university. mention All-America honors from Basketball Weekly in VanLengen, who developed a series of workshops 1989. He owns the distinction of having played in more for collegiate student-athletes, serves as a motivational victories (87) than any other player in MSU men’s speaker. She directs and coaches youth basketball camps basketball history. and provides group and individual basketball lessons. He played professionally for 14 seasons, competing on SCOTT WARMANN teams in the , Argentina, Belgium, Germany, France, Spain, Japan, and the Philippines. Play-by-Play / Host He earned his bachelor’s of science degree in Scott Warmann is in his 14th season as a member of organizational communications from Missouri State in The Valley’s telecast team. 1989. Warmann handles play-by-play duties and serves as the In 2009, he graduated from Saint Louis University law between-games host for the 2019 State Farm MVC Men’s school and was an associate attorney for the law firm of Basketball Championship at Enterprise Center in St. Louis. Lathrop and Gage from 2010 to 2011. He will also handle play-by-play responsibilities for the In 2011, he was hired as an Assistant City Attorney for 2019 MVC Women’s Basketball Tournament at TaxSlayer the City of Springfield, Missouri, and he continues to serve Center in Moline, Illinois, and for the 2019 MVC Baseball in that capacity. Tournament at Duffy Bass Field in Normal, Illinois. Warmann has done play-by-play for the Missouri Valley BRENDA VANLENGEN Football Conference for the last 16 seasons. Analyst A St. Louis native, he previously had been a fill-in host Brenda VanLengen is in her fifth season as a member at FOX Sports Midwest for St. Louis Blues and St. Louis of The Valley’s telecast team. She will handle analyst Cardinals pre-game and post-game studio shows, but has been the primary host for both teams since spring 2016. In 2013, Wilson joined the men’s basketball staff at He was a studio host for the St. Louis Rams radio Saint Louis University as video coordinator, and in his first network for five seasons at Clear Channel Radio, including season, the Billikens won 19 games in a row, reached the 1999 Super Bowl championship season. eighth in the Coaches Poll and captured the Atlantic 10 Warmann has also worked at KMOX Radio (1120 AM) in Conference regular-season championship. St. Louis as a sports show host and studio host for the St. In 2016, Wilson joined the Gateway Region YMCA as Louis Cardinals and St. Louis Blues radio networks. executive director of the Monsanto Family YMCA in metropolitan St. Louis. BRAD WELLS Play-by-Play RICH ZVOSEC Brad Wells is in his fifth year as a member of The Analyst Valley’s on-air talent team. This season, he is responsible Rich Zvosec is in his ninth season as a member of The for basketball play-by-play duties for regular-season Valley TV Network. Zvosec also serves as a college contests and games from the 2019 MVC Women’s basketball analyst for the ESPN family of networks and Basketball Championship in Moline, Illinois. CBS Sports. He serves as the play-by-play voice for the 2018 MVC During his 25-year coaching career, he built a strong Cross Country Championship from Newman Golf Course reputation for turning around programs. He started or in Peoria, Illinois, the 2019 MVC Indoor Track and Field rebuilt programs at each of his four head coaching stops. Championship at the UNI-Dome in Cedar Falls, Iowa, and In 2005, he guided Missouri-Kansas City to an overall the 2019 MVC Outdoor Track and Field Championship at 16-12 record (12-4 in conference) and became one of only Gibson Track in Terre Haute, Indiana. 35 active college hoops coaches to be selected coach Wells is also a part of the University of Northern Iowa of the year in two different Division I conferences at two production team for men’s and women’s basketball, separate schools. That year, he was tabbed the Mid- softball, and volleyball telecasts for The Valley on ESPN3 Continent Conference, College Insider and CBSSportsline and ESPN+. In fact, he did play-by-play for the Launch Coach of the Year. Match of The Valley on ESPN3, when UNI hosted His tenure at UMKC produced historic wins and results, Kentucky in volleyball on September 4, 2015. finishing with the highest winning percentage in league Brad is in his fifth season as the UNI video contact for play and producing the most league wins in school the MVC TV Network, providing player and coach features history. He left UMKC with the highest winning percentage during men’s and women’s basketball telecasts. In addi- in school history and had the second-highest Mid- tion, this is his sixth season announcing for the Panther Continent Conference (all league coaches) winning Sports Network (PSN-TV) covering basketball, football percentage during his six-year tenure. and volleyball. Brad has worked on PSN radio broadcasts He recorded the school’s most historic victory, as he led since 2009 and his work has been a part of CBS’s NCAA the Kangaroos to a 93-52 win over Kansas State in 2003 Tournament pre-game coverage. -- the school’s 200th win and its first over the Wildcats. Wells completes his third season as a play-by-play At 27, he was the youngest Division I head coach in the announcer for the Missouri Valley Football Conference country at St. Francis College in New York. In his third and served as the play-by-play announcer for the Cayman season, the Terriers recorded their most Division I wins Islands Classic men’s basketball tournament in 2017. in two , and he was named the 1991 Northeast Conference Coach of the Year. MARCUS WILSON He then built the University of North Florida program Analyst from scratch. In only its fourth season of existence, he led the school to the championship game of the Sunshine University of Evansville and MVC men’s basketball State Conference. standout Marcus Wilson is in his first season with The Since leaving coaching he has become a mainstay in Valley’s on-air talent team, serving as analyst for the film and television community. productions on The Valley on ESPN. An award-winning commercial actor, he is a recipient of He began his announcing career during the 2017-18 a Telly Award and has appeared in over 50 commercials. academic year as an analyst for Evansville men’s and Zvosec has appeared in over a dozen films, including women’s basketball productions for The Valley on ESPN3. Along Came a Spider, an episode of Friday Night Lights A native of South Bend, Indiana, Wilson was named to and Fatal Encounters. His latest film project --Top Coat the MVC’s All-Centennial Team in 2007. He was honored Cash -- was released this past year and was an award as one of Evansville’s top 15 All-Time Greatest Players winner at the prestigious Cannes Film Festival. and was inducted into the Evansville Hall of Fame in 2008. He has also published two books titled, Birds, Dogs and Wilson led the Purple Aces in scoring all four years. Kangaroos: Life on the Back Roads of College During his senior year in 1998-99, Wilson was named the Basketball and For Tiger Fans Only. Larry Bird MVC Player of the Year after leading UE to the MVC title. He scored 34 points against Kansas in the first round of the NCAA Tournament. After graduating from Evansville with a business degree in 1999, Wilson played in a summer league with the Utah Jazz. He then enjoyed an 11-year professional career that took him to Poland, Venezuela, Israel, Italy, France, Germany, Turkey, Ukraine and Spain. Following his basketball career, Wilson worked in executive-level positions at Aaron’s Sales and Lease and Chick-fil-a.