The Nebraska Cornhuskers said they smashed the world record for attendance of a women’s sporting event after their game against Omaha drew more than 92,000 fans.
. The U.S. record for women's sports attendance was 90,185 for the 1999 World Cup soccer final between the U.S. and China at the Rose Bowl in Pasadena, California.The team looked to shatter records after announcing last spring that they would make the game a daylong celebration of volleyball, a sport that enjoys huge popularity in Nebraska.
“We took a chance by playing in Memorial Stadium, and to go for the record and break it ... I don’t think anybody could have envisioned that when this whole thing started,” Nebraska coach John Cook said, according to The AP. “It feels like a great accomplishment for this sport called volleyball played by women. It’s a state treasure. We proved it.”
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