LINCOLN, Neb. — Nebraska surpassed the recognized world-record attendance for a women’s sporting event Wednesday night, announcing a crowd of 92,003 at the “Volleyball Day in Nebraska” event that filled its football venue, Memorial Stadium. Here’s what you need to know:
- The crowd, calculated by Nebraska as tickets sold for the event in addition to a head count of all team and event personnel — the marching band, media members and others — topped the 91,648 attendance record set on April 20, 2022, when Barcelona beat Wolfsburg in a UEFA Champions League semifinal at Camp Nou in Spain.
- The previous U.S. record was established on July 10, 1999, at the Rose Bowl as Team USA beat China in the Women’s World Cup final.
- Nebraska — ranked No. 4 in the American Volleyball Coaches Association poll — faced in-state foe Omaha in the second match Wednesday at Memorial Stadium.
- The Huskers won in a sweep, 25-14, 25-14, 25-13. Wayne State defeated Nebraska-Kearney in a Division II match to kick off the event.
POV: you just found out you broke a WORLD RECORD pic.twitter.com/w9a8ZlbaGx
— University of Nebraska-Lincoln (@UNLincoln) August 31, 2023
Backstory
The idea to play volleyball at Memorial Stadium was born last year. Nebraska coach John Cook, who has led the Huskers…
