WREX — The warm, mid-September conditions on Wednesday Night in Rockford provided the perfect opportunity for families, friends and community members to check out a rare, but growing trend among Volleyball teams across the Country:

Hosting a game outdoors, on a football field.

In 2023, Nebraska University Volleyball held a game in it's football stadium and the attendance of 92,003 set a record for the largest crowd to watch a women’s sporting event in the United States.

The crowd also surpassed what is widely regarded as the world-record attendance for any women’s sporting event.

When the Royal Lions announced they would, sadly, not field a Football team this year, new Head Coach Bryanna Weiskircher-Moore, had the perfect idea.

"It was kind of a quick put together thing," she said.

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