All shouldn’t be calm in Indiana!
1000’s of Taylor University fans stormed the basketball court as a part of the distinguished Christian school’s cherished — yet chaotic — annual “Silent Night” Christmas tradition on Friday night.
Junior Pete Combs’ show-stopping jam turned the amount to the max contained in the sold-out Odle Arena in Upland, Ind., when emphatic celebration broke out three and a half minutes into the Trojans’ 118-33 win against Moody Bible Institute.
Combs scored the Trojans’ tenth point during Taylor’s twenty eighth annual “Silent Night” tradition, which ignited the group of two,217 fans to flood the court.
As a part of the “Silent Night,” basketball fans are required to sit down in silence until the Trojans rating their tenth point — then comes the mayhem.
College students, most dressed in several themed costumes, invaded the playing surface in a matter of seconds, turning the private Christian institute gymnasium right into a raucous club-like atmosphere.
Players from the Moody Bible Institute rushed off the court as they were swarmed by the joyous student body.
Overhead footage from the Taylor’s athletic department captured the chaos on the ground as students grouped around center court, shouting and jumping around to the music.
Before the sport, the scholars are held outside the gym after which released like a pack of untamed animals, racing across the court to secure the most effective seats in the scholar section.
Multiple Fred Flintstone impersonators gathered on the court as others dove into the bleachers, spreading their bodies across several seats to avoid wasting for his or her group of friends.
Students who cosplayed as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, chefs, crayons, Egyptian Pharaohs, Loraxes, Pickles, construction staff and even the Grinch stood together to soak up the sport.
This 12 months’s game debuted the varsity’s recent mascot, “on the largest stage,” in keeping with the varsity.
After the court was eventually cleared, and Taylor was charged with a timeout, noisy shenanigans filled the once-quiet, sold-out arena.
Played resume after the six-minute delay with the Trojans up 10-5 with 16:15 left in the primary half against the Moody Archers, a National Christian College Athletic Association member from Chicago, Illinois.
During one trip, a student dressed because the prophet “Moses” took the ground and led the group in a choreographed movement by parting the ocean of scholars before racing as much as the highest of the bleachers in celebration.
In the ultimate two minutes of the second half, the scholars locked arms and swayed forwards and backwards to sing “Silent Night” to finish the sport.
Taylor University, a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, holds the “Silent Night” tradition annually, only missing it since the 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19.
The college doesn’t receive a technical foul as a media timeout is named the moment the tenth point is scored.
The sport is at all times played on the Friday before finals week, and rightfully ends with the singing of “Silent Night.”
Within the Eighties, students began wearing pajamas to the sport, however the tenth point wasn’t celebrated until the 1997 contest.
The college has a 27-1 record in the course of the “Silent Night” game with its only loss coming against Grace University, a 73-71 defeat on Dec. 7, 2018.
All shouldn’t be calm in Indiana!
1000’s of Taylor University fans stormed the basketball court as a part of the distinguished Christian school’s cherished — yet chaotic — annual “Silent Night” Christmas tradition on Friday night.
Junior Pete Combs’ show-stopping jam turned the amount to the max contained in the sold-out Odle Arena in Upland, Ind., when emphatic celebration broke out three and a half minutes into the Trojans’ 118-33 win against Moody Bible Institute.
Combs scored the Trojans’ tenth point during Taylor’s twenty eighth annual “Silent Night” tradition, which ignited the group of two,217 fans to flood the court.
As a part of the “Silent Night,” basketball fans are required to sit down in silence until the Trojans rating their tenth point — then comes the mayhem.
College students, most dressed in several themed costumes, invaded the playing surface in a matter of seconds, turning the private Christian institute gymnasium right into a raucous club-like atmosphere.
Players from the Moody Bible Institute rushed off the court as they were swarmed by the joyous student body.
Overhead footage from the Taylor’s athletic department captured the chaos on the ground as students grouped around center court, shouting and jumping around to the music.
Before the sport, the scholars are held outside the gym after which released like a pack of untamed animals, racing across the court to secure the most effective seats in the scholar section.
Multiple Fred Flintstone impersonators gathered on the court as others dove into the bleachers, spreading their bodies across several seats to avoid wasting for his or her group of friends.
Students who cosplayed as Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, chefs, crayons, Egyptian Pharaohs, Loraxes, Pickles, construction staff and even the Grinch stood together to soak up the sport.
This 12 months’s game debuted the varsity’s recent mascot, “on the largest stage,” in keeping with the varsity.
After the court was eventually cleared, and Taylor was charged with a timeout, noisy shenanigans filled the once-quiet, sold-out arena.
Played resume after the six-minute delay with the Trojans up 10-5 with 16:15 left in the primary half against the Moody Archers, a National Christian College Athletic Association member from Chicago, Illinois.
During one trip, a student dressed because the prophet “Moses” took the ground and led the group in a choreographed movement by parting the ocean of scholars before racing as much as the highest of the bleachers in celebration.
In the ultimate two minutes of the second half, the scholars locked arms and swayed forwards and backwards to sing “Silent Night” to finish the sport.
Taylor University, a member of the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics, holds the “Silent Night” tradition annually, only missing it since the 2020 season was canceled due to COVID-19.
The college doesn’t receive a technical foul as a media timeout is named the moment the tenth point is scored.
The sport is at all times played on the Friday before finals week, and rightfully ends with the singing of “Silent Night.”
Within the Eighties, students began wearing pajamas to the sport, however the tenth point wasn’t celebrated until the 1997 contest.
The college has a 27-1 record in the course of the “Silent Night” game with its only loss coming against Grace University, a 73-71 defeat on Dec. 7, 2018.
