{"id":19331,"date":"2022-03-12T08:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T13:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=19331"},"modified":"2022-03-14T09:22:51","modified_gmt":"2022-03-14T13:22:51","slug":"transylvania-fans-encouraged-to-raise-the-roof-at-beck-this-weekend-as-pioneers-host-ncaa-sectional-championship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2022\/03\/transylvania-fans-encouraged-to-raise-the-roof-at-beck-this-weekend-as-pioneers-host-ncaa-sectional-championship\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania fans encouraged to \u2018raise the roof\u2019 at Beck on Saturday as Pioneers host NCAA Elite Eight"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"514\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_basketball-810x514.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19332\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_basketball-810x514.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_basketball-350x222.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_basketball-730x463.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_basketball-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_basketball-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_basketball.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania University this weekend hosts one of four sectional championships in the 2022 NCAA Division III Women&#8217;s Basketball Tournament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Come out to the Beck Center on Saturday at 6 p.m. to cheer on the 27-0 Pioneers \u2014 the only undefeated DIII team and ranked No. 2 in the country \u2014 as they face top 10 Trine in <a href=\"https:\/\/transysports.com\/news\/2022\/3\/11\/womens-basketball-transylvania-womens-basketball-advance-to-elite-eight-with-intense-win-over-mary-hardin-baylor.aspx\">an Elite Eight matchup<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.transysports.com\/sports\/2022\/3\/6\/ncaa-wbb-sectional-tournament.aspx\">Get more info<\/a>, including ticket prices, how to watch online and a parking map.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;We are honored to host the Sweet 16 and Elite Eight and really want to encourage our community and alumni to come out to support the team,&#8221; said Holly Sheilley, vice president of athletics. &#8220;We need to raise the roof at the Beck Center this weekend.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For both rounds, Friday and Saturday, the first 200 Transylvania students and 50 faculty and staff members get in free.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally, sponsors Bluegrass Orthopaedics and Gratz Park Private Wealth are respectively <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSdbE_ynSIGb170ujGBJSeN_1zufzdv8RuvDbjlxRH9pkhuriA\/viewform\">offering 100 free tickets for health care workers and 100 for first responders<\/a> for Friday&#8217;s game and Saturday&#8217;s Elite Eight matchup. Both giveaways include up to three guests.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Transylvania alumni also can <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSeZUJQ66JOPoAPJB7QyQ0bPY_Ni33DviYjBc6m_hRP2nOuCHQ\/viewform\">reserve complimentary tickets here<\/a> \u2014 and there will be prizes during the games for alumni and students.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;This is an exciting time for our athletic program and our women&#8217;s basketball team,&#8221; Sheilley said. &#8220;They have continued to make history and have the opportunity to do more.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ncaa.com\/brackets\/basketball-women\/d3\/2022\">Check out the entire NCAA tournament bracket<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Also note that masks are required for tonight&#8217;s game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>From Friday night&#8217;s Sweet 16 game:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congratulations to the still undefeated <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Transy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Transy<\/a> Pioneers &#8230; moving onto the NCAA Division III Womens Basketball Elite 8! I had fun watching the game with President Brien Lewis. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/eSU20ufBhR\">pic.twitter.com\/eSU20ufBhR<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mayor Linda Gorton (@MayorGorton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorGorton\/status\/1502462781802618880?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 12, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Electric crowd at the Beck Center. 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