TAMPA, Fla. — Taking a big swing is a volleyball term, and that’s just what Texas coach Jerritt Elliott did in looking forward to Sunday’s national championship match.
“This is probably the biggest moment we’ve ever had,” Elliott said of the final airing on network television (3 p.m. ET on ABC) for the first time. “I think people are going to be surfing through the channels, and when they see Texas-Nebraska on with 21,000 people in the crowd, it’s going to be super exciting. It’s one of the building blocks to get this sport to the next level.
“It’s exciting because women’s sports in general are growing left and right. I’m a proponent not just for volleyball but for women’s basketball and really getting people comfortable with seeing these incredible athletes.”
Elliott’s mention of basketball is noteworthy, because the LSU-Iowa women’s hoops NCAA final in April drew the biggest television audience ever for that sport’s national championship game: nearly 10 million.
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