NEWARK, DE -- ESPN2 Television will preview the 2008 college lacrosse season this Thursday, Feb. 21, with a one-hour special with Inside Lacrosse TV at 4 p.m.

The University of Delaware, currently 2-0 with a No. 13 Nike/Inside Lacrosse national ranking heading into Saturday’s home opener vs. Marist, will be one of the teams featured on the broadcast.

The one-hour special will preview the upcoming college season and also take a look at the biggest stories and personalities in the game. ESPNU’s Dave Ryan and Quint Kessenich will discuss the sport’s latest developments. The Inside Lacrosse staff worked directly with the ESPN production team to put the special together.

ESPN has also announced an extensive lacrosse broadcast schedule for the 2008 season with nearly 50 men’s and women’s NCAA Division I games available on ESPN, ESPN2, and ESPNU. Included in the package is complete coverage of every NCAA Men’s Tournament game in May.

Delaware, the defending CAA champion and a 2007 NCAA Tournament semifinalist, will appear on television twice during the regular season with the Blue Hens’ game at Colonial Athletic Association rival Towson on Saturday, April 5 at 12 noon set to be aired on ESPNU and on WMAR-TV in Baltimore and the Saturday, April 12 game at Hofstra at 1 p.m. scheduled to be telecast throughout the New York area on the MSG Network.

In addition, the CAA Championship game on May 3 will be aired live throughout the Mid-Atlantic Region on CN8 Television.