Memorial Stadium, home of the Nebraska Cornhuskers college football team, will be filled to the brim on Wednesday, Aug. 30. However, it won’t be with crazed Husker football fans.
Welcome to Volleyball Day in Nebraska, when swarms of Midwest women’s volleyball fans will ascend on the Huskers’ massive football venue to watch a day full of women’s volleyball and celebrate the sport. The Huskers’ women’s volleyball team has had plenty of success over the past eight seasons with two national championships and a pair of runner-up seasons — but the day isn’t all about them and their opponent, the Mavericks of Omaha. Wayne State (Neb) and Nebraska-Kearney will be part of the action, squaring off in a DII women’s volleyball top-25 exhibition as representatives of the high-quality programs in Nebraska.
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“We appreciate the opportunity to be included in such an historic event,” Lopers’ head coach Rick Squiers told NCAA.com. “At the same time, we think the UNK volleyball program is indeed a strong part of Nebraska volleyball tradition.”
The two DII programs, both of which were part of the loaded Central Region in last year’s DII women’s volleyball championship, will serve…
