Nebraska volleyball eyes attendance world record: ‘No other school could do this’

— The concept of playing volleyball at Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium began as a dream. Attendees Record Event 16,833 Attendance record for an NCAA volleyball regular-season match Florida vs. Wisconsin at the Kohl Center, Madison, Wis., Sept. 18, 2022 18,755 Attendance record for any NCAA volleyball match Nebraska vs. Wisconsin at Nationwide Arena, Columbus, Ohio, Dec. 18, 2021 83,406 Memorial Stadium capacity for football 89,000 Approximate number of tickets sold for Volleyball Day in Nebraska 90,185 U.S. attendance record for a women's sporting event United States vs. China at the Rose Bowl, Pasadena, Calif., July 10, 1999 91,585 Memorial Stadium attendance record Miami vs. Nebraska Sept., 20, 2014 91,648 World attendance record for a women's sporting event Wolfsburg vs. Barcelona at Camp Nou, Barcelona, Spain, April 22, 2022 The daylong event features Nebraska-Kearney against Wayne State before No. “You can’t just roll out a court and play,” said Lindsay Peterson, a former national champion under Cook now in her 17th year as director of operations for Nebraska volleyball. “I’ve always said if we’re going to work hard and put this much time and energy into a program,” Cook said, “why not do it where people care? “I can’t even wrap my mind around what that’s going to feel like for the girls.” Cook, after he and Alberts agreed to the plan last fall, admits now that he felt a sense of “total buyer’s remorse.” How could Nebraska construct decking over the top of the turf at the stadium and build a stage on top of that surface, reinforced to eliminate all unsafe movements or vibrations?