BIDDEFORD, Maine -- The start of 2017 has brought an exciting new option to those who follow the University of New England Athletics, as now the Nor'easters' live-streamed home events will be available on Facebook Live.

This feature has been made possible by UNE's partnership with BoxCast, the streaming platform for University of New England Athletics. 

"We are pleased to provide our loyal fans with another alternative to follow UNE Athletics," said Jack McDonald, University of New England Vice President for Student Engagement and Director of Athletics. "UNE will be one of the first Division III institutions to utilize Facebook Live to engage our fans."

The first Facebook Live event will be tomorrow's basketball doubleheader (Jan. 3) versus Western New England University. The women's game starts at 5:30 p.m. followed by the men's game at 7:30 p.m.