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The verdict is in; the answer is clear.

The only thing left to do now is add to the Kansas volleyball team's annual slate of games played at Allen Fieldhouse. Because, even without having been to very many other venues in the country, I can safely bet that there aren't many better atmospheres out there in the sport.

Friday night, the 15th-ranked Kansas swept in-state rival Kansas State in front of more than 8,000 fans at KU's famed basketball arena. It marked the first win inside Allen Fieldhouse in the Matt Ulmer era, after losses to Kansas State a season ago and Arizona State earlier this season.

Both setbacks were five-setters so the fans who packed the stands got their money's worth those nights. But there sure was something more exhilarating about the home crowd getting to watch their team win in there.

And this one was never close. Behind stellar defense — libero Olivia Hasbrook was a menace all over the court and recorded her 1,000th career dig — and dominating, versatile and well-balanced offense, the 15th-ranked Jayhawks (15-5 overall & 8-2 in Big 12 play) clobbered K-State, winning 25-17, 25-21 and 25-20 to complete the season sweep of the Wildcats.

Not only did KU beat K-State both times this season, but Ulmer's also swept KSU both times this season.

And for this one to come inside a rocking Allen Fieldhouse only made it sweeter.

Last season, 7,550 fans turned out to watch the Jayhawks and Wildcats in an October showdown. On Friday night, the announced attendance was 8,058, roughly 500 more fans than they drew a season ago and a couple thousand more than the 6,000 or so that showed up for their match with Arizona State over fall break.

It felt like 5,000 more. And if this had been the old days, I'm not so sure KU wouldn't have called it a crowd of 10,000. The place, which seats 15,300 fans for KU's home basketball games, easily felt two-thirds full to me.

But the exact total is so far from the point. The point is the appetite is there. Big time. Already. And the better Ulmer's teams get during the years ahead — and there's no doubt in my mind that even better is coming — the more that appetite is going to grow.

Horejsi Family Volleyball Arena is an awesome venue and an amazing home-court advantage. The 2,300-seat capacity in there also feels like far more than that on most nights simply because the dimensions of the place and the passion of the fans make it seem far crazier than anyone might think a couple thousand fans can be.

Inside Allen Fieldhouse, you can bring better than 7 times that kind of craziness to watch Kansas volleyball. And that's not only good for the Jayhawks, that's good for the sport.

So, how do they go about getting this done? It's going to be tough. And it's likely going to take some sweating. Literally.

See, because the men's and women's basketball teams begin their seasons during the second half of the KU volleyball team's season, it can be tough to find volleyball dates that work for everyone. That's not an issue in September, however. But in September is when it gets really hot in there, and those matches could be absolute scorchers.

Still, you gotta do it. And I think Ulmer agrees.

Maybe you have an early-season Allen Fieldhouse Classic. Maybe some of the biggest names and brands in the sport want to participate in it. Maybe an event like that puts KU even more at the epicenter of college volleyball than it already is as a perennially ranked, NCAA-Tournament-hosting program year after year.

There are always ways to make sure you stay cool. You can bring in more fans, — of the cooling variety, not just spectators — you can explore other options to put near both benches to keep the teams cool and you can tell the home crowd to embrace it and offer discounts on hydration and concessions, much the way they do during the first couple of football games of the season or during those bitterly cold snow games when some fans still prefer to rip their shirts off.

If the three games at Allen during the past two years have shown us anything, it's that people will come. We're not talking about a complete overhaul here. You're probably looking at a max of five games per season inside Allen Fieldhouse anyway.

So, do whatever you've got to do to give Kansas volleyball fans — and the team — as many chances as possible to be there.

Because the only thing better than one kick-ass home-court advantage in college volleyball is having two.

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