SEATTLE – Husky Nation, with a hat tip to Husker Nation, shattered the UW Volleyball attendance record tonight and sold out Alaska Airlines Arena for the first time in program history, as 9,768 fans came through the doors and filled every seat. The Huskies hung tough in the early going and had the place roaring with another run late, but No. 2 Nebraska was too consistent tonight and swept Washington by a 25-17, 25-11, 25-21 count.
The sold out crowd broke a 10-year-old program record of 8,648 fans from a night in November 2014 when then-No. 5 Washington upset No. 1 Stanford during national player of the year Krista Vansant’s senior season.
Head Coach Leslie Gabriel called the atmosphere “awesome.”
“It was so exciting,” said Gabriel. “I was in my office an hour before doors opened and I could hear the music outside and hear the people lining up. It was really cool. I hope the community comes back and watches us over the next three weeks but it was awesome and the girls were fired up. It was a lot of fun.”
The Huskies (18-6, 8-6 Big Ten) fed off the energy to take a 10-7 lead in the first set and it was tied at 12-all before Nebraska (24-1, 14-0 Big Ten) used a 5-1 run to take control. Set two saw the…
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