Nebraska volleyball sets world record for attendance at a NATURAL women's sporting event, at above 92, 000, school says

2023-09-07 19:08:02 UTC

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Memorial Stadium was the place to be on Wednesday night when the
University of Nebraska women’s volleyball team hosted in-state opponent
Omaha.
The official attendance of 92,003 in Lincoln – at what normally is the
university’s football stadium – set the world record for the largest
announced crowd at a women’s sporting event, according to the school.
The previous record was set in April 2022, when 91,648 soccer fans in
Barcelona, Spain, gathered to witness a UEFA Champions League semifinal
between Barcelona and Wolfsburg at Camp Nou.
Trev Alberts, the school’s athletics director, addressed the Nebraska
crowd following the outdoor match, which the five-time national champions
won 25-14, 25-14, 25-13.
“Nebraska has the best fan base in the world, the best volleyball fans in
the world,” Albert said before introducing head coach John Cook.
Cook told the crowd they proved to be the best fans in the country with
their showing.
“And I was thinking this morning, there’s only three things that shut down
the University of Nebraska: 1) snowstorms, 2) Covid, 3) Nebraska
volleyball in the stadium. So students, you’re welcome. … From one of our
players, she said tonight, ‘The impossible is possible.’ So thank you very
much. There’s no place like Nebraska,” Cook said as the crowd cheered.
The previous US record attendance for a women’s sporting event was 90,185
for the United States-China soccer World Cup final in July 1999 at the
Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.
During what the school called “Volleyball Day,” the record-setting crowd
gave a roaring ovation to the fourth-ranked Nebraska volleyball team as
players walked onto the court.
The Huskers (4-0) have sold out an NCAA-record 306 consecutive regular
season matches. However, Wednesday’s match will not count towards the
streak because it wasn’t played at the team’s Bob Devaney Sports Center
court.
Before Wednesday, the largest announced attendance at a NCAA volleyball
match was 18,755, when Nebraska played Wisconsin in the NCA A final at
Nationwide Arena in Columbus, Ohio, in December 2021.
Stadium capacity for football is listed at 85,458.
https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/30/sport/nebraska-volleyball-world-record-
womens-attendance-spt/index.html

Bikinis would increase attendance. Or was it gym shorts ? Sad Nebraska is run by Trumpy Ricketts . Its a flyover state for me.