Who’s next? A conference rival? An SEC powerhouse?
On Wednesday, the University of Nebraska volleyball team entertained a record-setting crowd of 92,003 at Memorial Stadium, defeating Omaha in a sweep. It was an event dubbed “Volleyball Day in Nebraska,” an attempt in Lincoln to set a world record for a women’s sporting event.
Mission accomplished. Wednesday broke the old record of 91,648, when Barcelona faced Wolfsburg in a UEFA Women’s Champions League semifinal in April 2022. And that happened at Camp Nou, the largest stadium in Europe.
92,003 in attendance.@HuskerVB breaks the world record for the largest crowd ever at a women’s sporting event 👏 @espnW | #ThatsaW pic.twitter.com/ChyhUCvaAZ
— ESPN (@espn) August 31, 2023
Wednesday was amazing. But now, we wait.
Who will try to one-up the Cornhuskers? Whichever program tries, know that it will be another win for women’s sports.
Topping this feat would be a basic numbers game, yes, but in many ways, it would be much more. It would take the combination of a great program, passionate fans and a venue big enough to hold a crowd approaching 100,000.
GO DEEPER
Nebraska volleyball breaks women’s sports attendance record
It would be fun to see if a program steps up to the challenge of trying to duplicate the magic…
