What becomes of Freitas Ice Forum with Toscano opening next month?

[dbmill]

This article on the fall UConn women's volleyball schedule mentions the teams new home arena:

UConn Volleyball Announces 2023 Schedule - University of Connecticut Athletics

STORRS, Conn. - Heading into a historic season with a new home for UConn volleyball, head coach Ellen Herman-Kimball and the Huskies announced their 2023 schedule.

uconnhuskies.com

 

[gtcam]

Blow it up and make a facility that will hold a hell of a lot more than a handful of people. AD David Benedict swung and missed on that one

 

[Duncan Idaho]

Blow it up and make a facility that will hold a hell of a lot more than a handful of people. AD David Benedict swung and missed on that one

Renovation Of Freitas Has Gone Out For Bid > New Home for UConn Women Volleyball

$2.5 million is really nothing, about the same amount to build the hockey rink in the first place. I would think maybe building something more modern rathe rather than renovating a generic metal barn would be a better way to go but this might be the cheapest route to a nice facility. A brand new...

the-boneyard.com

 

[CTBballfan243]

Very nice. UConn will have all state of the art sports facilities. Baseball, Football, Basketball, softball, Ice Hockey and soon volleyball. Plus, Gample will be getting some renovations.

UConns athletic facilities are second to none.

 

[Palatine]

Blow it up and make a facility that will hold a hell of a lot more than a handful of people. AD David Benedict swung and missed on that one

What do you think is the average attendance at a women's college volleyball game?

 

[UCONNJACK]

What do you think is the average attendance at a women's college volleyball game?

A quick look at UConn 2022 home schedule shows an attendance range of 200 to 772 spectators with the average being roughly 400.

Attached NCAA article lists 2021 attendance records for all divisions.

https://www.ncaa.com/_flysystem/public-s3/files/2022-09/college-volleyball-attendance-records-2021.pdf

 

[Viet Vet]

No clue; guessing perhaps 300. But with a dedicated facility attracting better recruits, I would not be surprised if it doubles soon. Midwest stalwarts such as Nebraska, Wisconsin, Penn State routinely draw well above 1,000, often over 5,000. Build it (and win)…………..they will come.

Note to AD Dave. If you want to build this franchise, do NOT schedule volleyball home games opposite women’s/men’s soccer, field hockey, or football. Two hours prior to/after soccer, or field hockey……….fine. Give the student body (and we old alums) an opportunity to attend both.

 

[Waquoit]

Volleyball is a good watch live. I can see the new digs spurring attendance.