Nebraska women’s volleyball coach John Cook told the media two and a half years ago, “At some point, we may have to play in Pinnacle Bank.” Before adding that, then-Husker athletic director Trev Alberts was pushing Cook and the program to do just that.
Cook told Lauren Cook-West on the “Kicking Back with the Cooks” podcast that the Huskers will finally get their chance next season.
“Last night, Purdue set a new Big Ten attendance record. They played Indiana in the basketball arena and drew 14,152. So immediately I sent off a text to Troy (Dannen), our athletic director, and said ‘game on, we gotta break this.’ So next year we’ll definitely be going to be PBA, so we can get that record too. We want to hold every record, so I think our fans are fired up. So we’ll have to play a Big Ten match in PBA Arena.”
While Huskers fans can look forward to the program playing at Pinnacle Bank Arena at some point next season, the Huskers are still focused on their 2024-25 season. Currently, John Cook’s program is 18-1 overall, including 8-0 in conference play; they’ve won 15 straight matches since falling to SMU in three sets back in early September.
The Huskers will host Illinois and Michigan this weekend at the Bob Devaney Sports Center.
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