IRVINE, CA – In collaboration with ESPN and the Hawai'i Tourism Authority, the Big West Conference will launch a new ten-game distribution package on ESPN3 which includes the UC Irvine women's basketball game against UC Riverside on January 26 at the Bren Center. 

The UCI women's basketball game is one of two women's basketball games in this year's package which also includes two baseball, two men's basketball, one women's volleyball, one MPSF men's volleyball and two softball games. The addition of games on ESPN3 extends ESPN's current five-year deal with the Big West, which continues through the 2012-13 season. 

As the University of Hawai'i prepares to join the Big West Conference in all sports other than football on July 1, 2012, the Hawai'i Tourism Authority is also joining in partnership of this effort. 

ESPN3 is currently available in more than 70 million households through computers, tablets and smart phones and in 25 million households via Xbox gaming consoles.

Complete release at http://www.bigwest.org//story.asp?story_id=15242.