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Updated · NBC News · Sep 7

Nebraska-Missouri Match Suspended Before 43,067 at Wrigley as Humidity Turns Court Hazardous

Updated

Updated · NBC News · Sep 7

Nebraska-Missouri Match Suspended Before 43,067 at Wrigley as Humidity Turns Court Hazardous

Q: With Wrigley Field ruled out, where and when will this historic suspended volleyball showdown finally be settled?

It has not yet been decided. The Big Ten said the Nebraska-Missouri match cannot be finished at Wrigley Field, and officials have not announced a new site or date for its resumption. What is known is that the match was suspended with Nebraska leading 11-7 in the first set after repeated slipping on the moisture-affected Taraflex surface. The conference said player safety required the stoppage and added that Wrigley’s schedule rules out bringing the teams back there. That means the historic showdown will be settled elsewhere, if it is completed, but for now any specific venue or timing remains unconfirmed. The conference’s formal position is that a decision on “match continuation at the point of suspension” will be announced later. Reporting around the event suggested there may have been a Monday option under discussion before the final suspension, but no official rescheduling plan was issued Sunday night. Until the Big Ten or the schools announce details, the where and when remain open.

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43,067 fans at Wrigley Field were sent home without a Nebraska-Missouri finish after officials suspended the match because the outdoor court remained too slick for safe play.
Humidity made players from both teams slip repeatedly after nightfall, prompting a delay while crews and players toweled the surface and the NCAA removed the center-court logo to improve traction.
Penn State and Kentucky completed the first match of the doubleheader without issue, underscoring how conditions worsened later in the evening for the second contest.
Nebraska said the match could not be rescheduled at Wrigley; seniors apologized to fans, and players from both schools kept the crowd engaged with a dance battle and a joint singalong.
The turnout was the second-largest in NCAA women's volleyball history, trailing only the 92,000-plus crowd at Nebraska's 2023 Memorial Stadium event.