The national championship doesn’t occur until December, but in women’s college volleyball, the excitement is palpable in many venues throughout the regular season. NCAA Digital reporter Michella Chester and Big Ten Network’s Emily Ehman sat down together in an Instagram Live to give their take on some of the best volleyball arenas.
Here’s a look at which home teams have the most lively atmospheres, according to the experts:
Devaney Center, Nebraska
With an original capacity of 13,595 the Devaney Center has hosted several NCAA championship events since opening its doors in 1976. After the 2012-2013 collegiate season, the Devaney Center conducted a nearly $20 million renovation, reducing capacity to 7,907 with a standing room capacity of nearly 8,500. The arena made history as recently as last season when Nebraska broke the center’s attendance record in front of a crowd of 9,198 in a five-set showdown with then-undefeated Wisconsin.
“Players that haven’t played on that kind of stage walk in and you’re automatically thrown off because of how intense it is,” Ehman told Chester on Instagram Live.
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Field House, Wisconsin
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