Pack the House is a TAMUK event in which students are encouraged to show school spirit at the Javelina men and women\u2019s basketball games. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
On Jan. 30, Javelina Athletics hosted the annual Pack the House Night event. The Javelinas took on the St. Edwards Hilltoppers and the women\u2019s basketball team found a 59-50 victory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cWe tell our team all the time, be fun to watch. Maybe there were 10, 20 people that hadn\u2019t been to a basketball game before and they\u2019re like \u2018Man, that\u2019s pretty cool, let\u2019s come back Saturday.\u2019 And that\u2019s just the way it goes. So, it\u2019s exciting for our athletic department,\u201d women\u2019s Basketball Head Coach Michael Madrid said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Javelina Athletics gave out free shirts and pizza to attending fans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
They also had mini games in between quarters and they honored the university\u2019s sponsors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Freshman King Johnson was honored with his $900 check he won for making a half-court shot during half time of a game. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt feels good. I am a humble person and blessed. Making the half-court shot I\u2019m blessed for that too. So, it\u2019s good coming out and showing school spirit,\u201d Johnson said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The men\u2019s team took a tough loss losing 66-69 in the final moments. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the packed house didn\u2019t go unheard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
With 6:30 left in the game the Javelinas were down 50-56. Then there was a put back layup by Jake Arnold, and-one conversion by Bryson Goldsmith that brought the game to 55-56 when a timeout was called. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Fans tensed up as a trombone solo started to play. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Goldsmith came back on the court getting to the free throw line on a fast break again knocking down a pair. Nate Lacewell found his way in the paint for a bucket while the man who started their 11-5-point run ended with a Jake Arnold fastbreak layup, setting the Javelinas first lead since the first half.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s just a completely different element in the SPEC when the students come out and they\u2019re involved and they\u2019re engaged. The band does an unbelievable job of just lifting the energy in the arena,\u201d men\u2019s Head Basketball Coach Omar Gonzalez said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both teams have three home games left on the schedule for Feb. 20, 22 and 27 before they end their seasons on the road. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Currently the women Javelinas are on a three-game winning streak.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cKudos to our university and the people that put these events on to get students involved, free pizza, free shirts, all those things. It\u2019s a university event, you know. This isn\u2019t about men\u2019s and women\u2019s basketball. This is about celebrating Javelina Nation. Just love to look out there and see our students trickling in and as our game is ending more people are going to end up in there. But just being excited gives us a lot of energy. I don\u2019t think Javelina Nation understands how much energy it provides for our teams when we look up and see a lot of people in the stands,\u201d Madrid said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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