As women's college basketball "jostles for position in the TV listings with men's college basketball," it has "found time hard to come by for even its best early-season action," according to Jonas Shaffer of the Baltimore SUN. No. 7 Louisville tonight hosts No. 5 Maryland, though what would otherwise "be a nationally televised showcase of top-10 women's basketball teams" will instead be "relegated to ACC Network Extra." Maryland coach Brenda Frese said, "It's disappointing. We've had some games across the country that have gone to the app over television that I think a lot of people would like to view." Shaffer notes of the six games played between top 10 teams so far this year, only Sunday's South Carolina-Louisville matchup on ESPN2 "made it to a widely available cable network." Baylor coach Kim Mulkey, after her team's games against No. 10 UCLA and No. 2 UConn were passed over last month, said, "We've failed miserably in women's basketball not to have a Baylor women's basketball game on ESPN." Meanwhile, ESPN2 is airing South Carolina-Texas in the SEC/Big 12 Women's Challenge tonight. Maryland will "not hurt for exposure this year, with at least as many games on ESPN2 (six) as the Big Ten Network." Had Maryland hosted the game against Louisville, it "assuredly would've found a spot" on BTN (Baltimore SUN, 12/1).
