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$1M Volleyball Semis Set; Tickets On Sale May 8

5/6/2026

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Nebraska Semifinal

Nebraska women’s volleyball will play a semifinal versus Florida at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Aug. 27, 2026.
SMU will meet Penn State in the semifinal for a $1 million prize pool that awards each school $200,000 and an extra $200,000 to the champion.
Public tickets go on sale May 8 after suite sales start May 4 and a SeatGeek pre-sale on May 7.

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Spikes at AT&T

Spikes Under the Lights will be the first women’s college sporting event staged at AT&T Stadium, marking one of the inaugural women’s events in an NFL venue.
The tournament will use a best-of-three set format instead of best-of-five, with AT&T Stadium employing scalable seating within its 100,000-seat capacity.
Organizers market the night as the “Super Bowl of Volleyball,” emphasizing national-television exposure and a $1 million prize pool.

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Nebraska Sets Schedule

Nebraska announced its 2026 home slate will include Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota, Ohio State, Purdue, Rutgers, UCLA, USC and Wisconsin.
Nebraska will travel to Indiana, Maryland, Michigan, Michigan State, Northwestern, Oregon, Penn State and Washington, and will host Creighton at Pinnacle Bank Arena in the fall.
The early-season schedule adds a three-day home series against Baylor Sept. 10-12, South Dakota State in Brookings on Sept. 2 and DePaul at Wintrust Arena on Sept. 4.

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Nebraska Semifinal

Nebraska women’s volleyball will play a semifinal versus Florida at AT&T Stadium in Arlington on Aug. 27, 2026.
SMU will meet Penn State in the semifinal for a $1 million prize pool that awards each school $200,000 and an extra $200,000 to the champion.
Public tickets go on sale May 8 after suite sales start May 4 and a SeatGeek pre-sale on May 7.

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