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Mary Clarke

Dayton’s pep band stepped up to support Fairleigh Dickinson during its March Madness run and went all out

Marching bands and college sports go hand and in hand like chocolate and peanut butter. But when a school doesn’t have a marching band and makes it to March Madness, what do you do?

Well, if you’re Fairleigh Dickinson, who made it to the second round of the 2023 men’s NCAA tournament, you borrow a pep band from someone else! Headed into the tournament, No. 16 Fairleigh Dickinson seemed unlikely to make a lot of noise. Then, the Knights upset No. 1 Purdue on Friday to become the second No. 16 team to upset the top seed in men’s NCAA tournament history.

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