According to athletic director Andy Ewald, in efforts to draw a bigger crowd, the first 50 students to attend a home volleyball game will receive free admission.

“The volleyball parent booster club is paying the admission for the first 50 students to get in because they are trying to get more students to come,” Ewald said.

According to varsity volleyball player senior Gabby McCaa, larger crowds bolster the team spirit.

“This makes more students want to come,” McCaa said. “We like to get the crowd involved with games and a bigger crowd helps us play better.”

Varsity soccer player junior Julia Lochan believes that this is a positive thing and brings the school together.

“It is good because some people can not afford tickets every time they want to support their friends,” Lochan said.

Ewald said it is up to each sport if they cover the cost for students to get in for free for home games.

“If that is something they see value in for using some of their fundraised dollars for and if it helps get a few more fans in there that is their choice,” Ewald said.

Lochan said she feels frustrated this is not the same with other sports such as soccer.

“If it was like that for soccer, we would have more support and fans in the crowd,“ Lochan said. “And if it was a bigger crowd we would get more into the game and play better.”

According to McCaa, free tickets to other sporting events would encourage student attendance.

“This motivates students to come to games and it gets them involved by helping cheer on fellow peers,” McCaa said.