Interest spikes for volleyball-basketball event
October 15, 2009 7:28 AM
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"Which is Stuff Huff times 10," Edinger said.
Well, maybe not that big, but you get the idea. In a bid to break the existing attendance record of 13,870 - set earlier this year at Nebraska - the UI athletics promotions department has printed 125,000 tickets for free distribution.
The 6:30 p.m. match against Minnesota will serve as the opening act for Illini Madness, the annual public unveiling of Bruce Weber's men's and Jolette Law's women's basketball teams. Given the widespread popularity of Illinois men's basketball in particular, it's a safe bet the Illini volleyball attendance record of 4,316 - set in 1992 - will fall.
Jeff Huth
"Which is Stuff Huff times 10," Edinger said.
Well, maybe not that big, but you get the idea. In a bid to break the existing attendance record of 13,870 - set earlier this year at Nebraska - the UI athletics promotions department has printed 125,000 tickets for free distribution.
The 6:30 p.m. match against Minnesota will serve as the opening act for Illini Madness, the annual public unveiling of Bruce Weber's men's and Jolette Law's women's basketball teams. Given the widespread popularity of Illinois men's basketball in particular, it's a safe bet the Illini volleyball attendance record of 4,316 - set in 1992 - will fall.
Jeff Huth
Filed under: Illini Basketball, Illini Volleyball
