Historically, University of Colorado Lady Buffs volleyball fans have been spoiled. The lady spikers have been a member of the Big 8, Big 12, and PAC -12, arguably the best volleyball conferences in the country.
Most years the Buffs have fielded a competitive team, on occasion they have upended nationally ranked teams, and they have infrequently paid a visit to the NCAA championships.
Given the competitiveness of the program it seems only logical that attendance at home matches would be strong. Unfortunately, Boulder is a town that loves sports, but in the case of volleyball, the locals would rather play it than watch it.
A total of only 12,261 people attended all 10 home PAC-12 games during the 2012 season. By comparison, the record number of people to attend a single men’s basketball game is 11,363. The individual game attendance for 2012 was:
- 415 Utah
- 704 California
- 757 Washington State
- 712 Washington
- 3,117 Arizona State
- 2,851 Arizona
- 701 Oregon
- 607 Oregon State
- 1,257 UCLA
- 1,140 USC
In 2012, CU was 4-16 in PAC-12 play; however, they were very competitive at home, winning 4 of the 10 matches in the Foam Dome, aka the Coors Event Center.
Average attendance was 1,226 spectators per home PAC 12 game, including two extremely popular promotional nights (In the photo below players hand out goodies to fairies and princesses prior to a Halloween promotional game). Without the promotional nights average attendance was 787 people.
There are still plenty of opportunities in the 2013 season to watch the Buff spikers compete against the best teams in the country. Go Lady Buffs Volleyball!
