Join The Fun At Gu’s Midnight Madness

Fri., Oct. 17, 1997

The focus is on fun not hoops at the annual Gonzaga University Midnight Madness celebration at Martin Centre.

The event begins at 7 p.m. tonight with a volleyball game between the GU women’s team and 12th-ranked Pepperdine University. It ends after midnight with the GU men’s and women’s basketball teams engaging in a three-point shooting contest and a men’s slam-dunk competition.

Throughout the evening, though, fans can participate in human bowling, bouncy boxing, fast-track cars and goldfish racing. The GU Pep Band and cheerleaders perform at 11:30 followed by showings of the highlight videos from the men’s and women’s teams.

Admission to the volleyball game is $5, $3 for students, free for GU students; after the game’s over, admission to all other events is free. , DataTimes

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