Nebraska volleyball expecting 90,000 fans for match

Univ. of Nebraska volleyball plays Omaha tonight at 7pm CT "on a court built on top of the football field at Memorial Stadium." The 90,000 expected to attend will make up "one of the largest crowds ever for a women’s sporting event." The American record attendance for a women’s sporting event is 90,185 for the U.S.-China FIFA World Cup final in 1999 at the Rose Bowl. The world record attendance for a women’s sporting event is 91,648 -- also for a soccer match, in Spain. Tonight's crowd would be "the largest crowd for a women’s volleyball match," topping the current mark of 18,755 when Nebraska and Wisconsin played in the 2021 national championship match in Columbus, Ohio. The match "could also have record viewership on TV on Big Ten Network" (LINCOLN JOURNAL STAR, 8/29).

NCAA President Charlie Baker and Big Ten Commissioner Tony Petitti are scheduled to be on hand (AP, 8/30).