Submitted by Rob DeRocker
Where else can you find a bunch of Caitlin Clark lookalikes than at Taylor University basketball game? The “Silent Night” basketball game is a tradition at the institution.
The game begins with dead silence – until the home team scores the 10th point. And then, pandemonium: hundreds of thematically costumed fans charge from the stands onto the court, while the team calls a media timeout to avoid a technical foul. Near game’s end, win or lose, the entire arena sways arm-in-arm through “Silent Night.”
Celebrated for 27 years as Silent Night, the tradition at Taylor University – a small, 178-year-old college in the tiny town of Upland – began in 1997 with students attending the final basketball game of the fall semester in their pajamas. Over the years their attire has become more elaborate, and this year’s game, on Friday, Dec. 6, included nearly two dozen pony-tailed impersonators of the WNBA Indiana Fever phenom, Caitlin Clark.
Click here to watch the game on YouTube.
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