NIU volleyball team will have six of its matches premiere live on ESPN this season.

The first of the six will be the team’s first match of the season against DePaul University at 7 p.m. Friday along with NIU versus Iowa 2 p.m. Sunday.

The remaining four will be MAC contests starting with the MAC opener versus Western Michigan University Sept. 22, Buffalo Oct. 14, Eastern Michigan on Nov. 4 and ending with Central Michigan on Nov. 5.

NIU will also be hosting the MAC volleyball tournament Nov. 17-20; both matches will be televised on ESPN3.