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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

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