Transylvania's women's team defeated Franklin College 72-65 on February 27 in the semi-finals of the Heartland Conference tournament. The Pioneers went on to outscore Hanover by 16 points in the second half Saturday and went on to claim the Heartland Conference's automatic bid to the women's NCAA Division III 2009 Championship with a 79-69 victory in the HCAC Championship game, at the Beck Center.
