Georgia women’s soccer team breaks NCAA attendance record with crowd of 25,433
Summary
The University of Georgia women’s soccer team set a new NCAA attendance record with 25,433 fans watching their 6-0 win against James Madison at Sanford Stadium. This crowd size surpassed previous records for both men’s and women’s college soccer games.Key Facts
- The game took place at Sanford Stadium, which usually hosts football games and holds 93,033 people.
- Georgia won the match 6-0 against James Madison.
- Honoka Hamano scored two goals for Georgia in this game.
- The attendance of 25,433 is the highest ever for NCAA men’s or women’s soccer.
- The previous women’s record was 14,410 fans at the 1999 NCAA championship game.
- The previous overall men’s attendance record was 22,512 at a 1980 game in St. Louis.
- The event was called “Soccer in Sanford” to honor the 30th anniversary of the U.S. women’s Olympic gold medal win in 1996.
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