Athletics News
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Sarah Haerle earns second women's swimmer of the week award for 2018-19
November 20, 2018Lexington, Ky. – Transylvania swimming junior Sarah Haerle has earned the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week award for women’s swimming, the conference announced on Tuesday. -
Transylvania men's basketball falls to Centre on the road
November 19, 2018Danville, Ky. – A career night from sophomore guard Devin Twenty was not enough for the Transylvania men’s basketball team which fell to the Centre College Colonels by the final score of 71-63 at Alumni Gymnasium on Monday night.
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Transylvania swimming completes busy weekend with Franklin Dual Meet
November 17, 2018Franklin, Ind. – The Transylvania swimming and diving team completed a busy weekend of competition with a strong showing at the Franklin College Dual Meet at on Saturday afternoon.
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Transylvania women's basketball uses pair of scoring runs to blaze past William Peace
November 17, 2018Fredericksburg, Va. – Three Pioneers scored in double-figures as the Transylvania women’s basketball team pulled away from the William Peace University Pacers 63-48 on Saturday afternoon at the William M. Anderson Center on the campus of the University of Mary Washington.
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Three Pioneer women collect multiple wins in Friday night dual meet with Union (Ky.)
November 16, 2018Lexington, Ky. - The Transylvania women’s swim team picked up a victory against the Union (Ky.) College Bulldogs on Friday evening at the William T. Young Center to lead the Pioneers swimming squad in a dual meet.
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Johns Hopkins rallies from behind against Transylvania women's basketball in Virginia
November 16, 2018Fredericksburg, Va. – The Transylvania women’s basketball team was upended by the Johns Hopkins University Blue Jays 73-65 at the William T. Anderson Center on the campus of the University of Mary Washington Friday evening.
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Transylvania women's golf finishes fall portion of 2018-19 season with No. 24 national ranking
November 16, 2018Coral Springs, Fla. – The Transylvania women’s golf team was ranked 24th in the latest release of the Women’s Golf Coaches Association Top 25, which was released Friday afternoon by the WGCA.
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Transylvania women's lacrosse welcomes incoming class for 2019 season
November 14, 2018Lexington, Ky. – Following a 2018 campaign that ended with an Ohio River Lacrosse Conference Tournament crown and the program’s first-ever trip to the NCAA Women’s Lacrosse Tournament, the Transylvania women’s lacrosse team has strengthened its ranks by bringing in a deep class ahead of the 2019 season.
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Transylvania cheer and dance hosting Youth Clinics on Saturday, December 1
November 14, 2018Lexington, Ky. - The Transylvania cheer and dance team will be holding the 2018 Youth Cheerleading and Dance Clinics on Saturday, December 1 at the Clive M. Beck Center from 10 AM to 1 PM.
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Transylvania men’s basketball outpaced by Emory & Henry on the road
November 13, 2018Emory, Va. – The Transylvania men’s basketball team endured an opening three-point onslaught from the Emory & Henry College Wasps on Tuesday night as the Pioneers suffered a 95-73 defeat at the John Rutledge King Center in its first road game of the season.
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Transylvania's Drew Dodds wins HCAC Player of the Week award for Men's Swimming
November 13, 2018Lexington, Ky. – Transylvania sophomore swimmer Drew Dodds has been awarded the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Player of the Week award for men’s swimming, the conference announced Tuesday morning.
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Transylvania men's soccer falls 1-0 to Carleton (Minn.) in NCAA Tournament First Round in Chicago
November 10, 2018Chicago, Ill. – The Transylvania men’s soccer team saw its season come to an end with a heartbreaking 1-0 loss to the Carleton College Knights in the First Round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament at Stagg Field on the campus of the University of Chicago on Saturday night.
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Drew Dodds takes victories in four races to lead Transylvania swimming at Sewanee
November 10, 2018Sewanee, Tenn. – The Transylvania swimming and diving team continued the nonconference portion of its 2018-19 schedule with a trip to the University of the South to take on the Sewanee Tigers on Saturday afternoon.
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Boyle’s mammoth double-double leads Transylvania women’s basketball to season-opening victory vs. Wittenberg
November 10, 2018Lexington, Ky. – The Transylvania women’s basketball team came out victorious in their first appearance of the 2018-19 season against the Wittenberg University Tigers, 57-51 at the Beck Center on Saturday afternoon.
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Transylvania cross country shows youth emergence at Great Lakes Regional
November 10, 2018Shelbyville, Ind. – The Transylvania cross country team completed its 2018 season on Saturday afternoon with one final race at the Great Lakes Regional at the Blue River Cross Country Course.
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Transylvania men's basketball opens up season with home win against Mount Union
November 09, 2018Lexington, Ky. – Senior guard Cooper Theobald commenced his final collegiate campaign with a game-high 24 points as the Transylvania men’s basketball team tipped off its season officially on Friday evening at the Beck Center with a 74-66 victory against the University of Mount Union Purple Raiders.
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Tyrus York named to Golf Digest’s List of Best Young Teachers for 2018-19
November 08, 2018Lexington, Ky. - Transylvania women’s golf head coach Tyrus York was named to Golf Digest’s List of Best Young Teachers in America for 2018-19 in the publication’s sixth biennial release of the prestigious list.
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NCAA Preview: Transylvania men's soccer faces Carleton College in Chicago in Saturday's First Round match
November 08, 2018Chicago, Ill. – The Transylvania men's soccer team will look to continue a successful 2018 campaign this weekend as it faces the Carleton College Knights in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men's Soccer Tournament on Saturday at 6:00 p.m. Eastern time at the University of Chicago’s Stagg Field.
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Shkraba, Hill, lead All-HCAC men's soccer awardees for Transylvania men's soccer
November 08, 2018Lexington, Ky. – After claiming the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament crown last weekend, the Transylvania men's soccer team continued its postseason celebration as seven different Pioneers were named All-HCAC selections for the 2018 season on Thursday in a conference release.
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2018-19 Transylvania Women’s Basketball Season Preview
November 07, 2018Lexington, Ky. – Hovering upon the cusp of HCAC supremacy for the past three years, the Transylvania women’s basketball team enters the 2018-19 season this weekend looking to finally summit the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference standings for the first time in four seasons.
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Jordan Horne named HCAC Offensive Player of the Year for Volleyball, Stigger and Talkers named to All-HCAC Team
November 07, 2018Lexington, Ky. – Transylvania volleyball right side hitter Jordan Horne has been named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Offensive Player of the Year, the conference announced Wednesday.
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Benz named SAA Defensive Player of the Year, Domato named All-SAA Second Team for Transylvania Field Hockey
November 06, 2018Atlanta, Ga. – Following a prolific season in goal, senior Allyson Benz of the Transylvania field hockey team has been selected the Southern Athletic Association's Defensive Player of the Year, the conference announced Tuesday.
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Transylvania freshman triumvirate leads list of All-HCAC women’s soccer postseason award winners
November 06, 2018Lexington, Ky. – Freshmen Ashley Chindo, Morgan Fowler, and Annie Stauffer were each selected to the 2018 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference All-HCAC First Team to headline a list of six conference award winners from the Transylvania women’s soccer team, the conference announced Tuesday.
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Transylvania men's soccer to face Carleton College in NCAA First Round matchup in Chicago
November 05, 2018Lexington, Ky. – The Transylvania men’s soccer team will take on the Carleton College Knights in the first round of the NCAA Division III Men’s Soccer Tournament this upcoming weekend.
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Elizabeth Moore finishes inaugural national championship for Transylvania triathlon as national runner-up
November 04, 2018Tempe, Ariz. – Freshman Elizabeth Moore wrote history for the Transylvania triathlon team at the Women’s Collegiate Triathlon National Championships, finishing as the individual national runner-up in the Division III triathlon race held at the Tempe Town Lake Course near Arizona State University.
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Transylvania volleyball stopped in HCAC Tournament title match by Rose-Hulman
November 04, 2018Lexington, Ky. – The Transylvania volleyball team’s bid for its first-ever Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament championship was halted by the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Fightin’ Engineers, who defeated the Pioneers 3-1 in Sunday afternoon’s 2018 HCAC Tournament championship match.
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Transylvania men's soccer advances to NCAA Tournament after defeating Hanover in HCAC Championship
November 03, 2018Hanover, Ind. – The Transylvania men’s soccer team is headed back to the NCAA Tournament, advancing 3-1 on penalty kicks over the Hanover College Panthers in the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Championship game at the HC Athletic Complex on Saturday afternoon.
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Transylvania volleyball advances to Sunday's HCAC Championship with 4-set win vs. Bluffton
November 03, 2018Lexington, Ky. – The Transylvania volleyball team advanced to its first Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference tournament championship match in six years by defeating the Bluffton University Beavers 3-1 on Saturday afternoon in the HCAC Semifinals at the Beck Center.
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Haerle records trio of victories to lead Transylvania swimming and diving at Wilmington
November 03, 2018Wilmington, Ohio – The Transylvania swim and dive team set sail on Saturday for Wilmington College for a tri-meet featuring the Quakers of Wilmington and the Wittenberg University Tigers at the Wilmington Natatorium.
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Transylvania field hockey season concludes in SAA Semifinals vs. Rhodes
November 03, 2018Conway, Ark. - The Transylvania Field Hockey team saw its season come to an end following a 12-0 loss to the No. 2 seed Rhodes College Lynx in the Southern Athletic Association semifinals at Warrior Turf on Saturday afternoon.
