Nebraska aims to draw crowd of 90K-plus for women's volleyball event, break world record

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An attendance record of global proportions could be set Wednesday night when the University of Nebraska hosts a celebration of volleyball at Memorial Stadium.

The event will feature an exhibition between in-state Division II powers Nebraska-Kearney and Wayne State and a regular-season match between Omaha and the fourth-ranked Cornhuskers. Country artist Scotty McCreery will perform afterward.

Nebraska athletic department officials have taken aim at the women's sporting event attendance record of 91,648, set during a Champions League soccer match as Barcelona defeated Real Madrid 5-2 at the Camp Nou Stadium in 2022.

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"If any place can do it, it's Nebraska," Huskers freshman outside hitter Harper Murray said.

Memorial Stadium's official capacity is just over 85,000 for football, but that number will be higher for this event because seating on the field is available. The court is positioned on the north end of the stadium, which is the home field of the Huskers football team.

The American record attendance for a women’s sporting event is 90,185 for the 1999 World Cup soccer final between the United States and China at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.

Memorial Stadium is seen in Lincoln, Nebraska, Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2023. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)

Nebraska has sold out 306 consecutive regular-season matches, though Wednesday's event won't count toward the streak because it is not being held on the team's Devaney Center court. The Huskers have led the nation in attendance every season since 2013, and eight of the top