CHICAGO — The second women’s volleyball match Sunday night at Wrigley Field in the SEC-Big Ten Challenge was suspended because of excessive moisture on the court.The decision was made to prevent injuries after players slipped several times on the wet surface.With a sellout crowd of 43,067 energized for the first volleyball event at the iconic home of the Chicago Cubs, third-ranked Kentucky beat No. 11 Penn State in four sets in the opening match — just an appetizer for fans of the top-ranked Huskers, who filled nearly all of the seats at Wrigley.Ideal conditions — or so it seemed — awaited Nebraska and Missouri. But the first set was stopped for more than 15 minutes after 2 points. Players from both teams dried the TeraFlex floor with towels as the humidity levels on a 72-degree night pushed past 80 percent.“This was amazing,” Nebraska coach Dani Busboom Kelly said. “I applaud the effort. But there’s a reason our sport’s indoors.”College volleyball debut at Wrigley Field suspended for slick courtMitch ShermanShe said she would not favor outdoor volleyball events in the future. Famously, Nebraska initiated the momentum that led to Sunday with a match played at Memorial Stadium in August 2023 that drew a crowd of 92,003, a world record for a women’s sporting event.
College volleyball’s Wrigley Field takeover ends prematurely as humidity causes slick court
Players from both teams tried to dry the court with towels as the humidity levels on a 72-degree Sunday night pushed past 80 percent.








