{"id":19343,"date":"2022-03-11T14:14:20","date_gmt":"2022-03-11T19:14:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/?p=19343"},"modified":"2022-03-11T16:18:58","modified_gmt":"2022-03-11T21:18:58","slug":"transylvania-womens-basketball-to-host-ncaa-sweet-16-today-elite-eight-tomorrow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/2022\/03\/transylvania-womens-basketball-to-host-ncaa-sweet-16-today-elite-eight-tomorrow\/","title":{"rendered":"Transylvania women&#8217;s basketball to host NCAA Sweet 16 today, Elite Eight tomorrow"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"456\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/tnotes_basketball-810x456.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19344\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/tnotes_basketball-810x456.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/tnotes_basketball-350x197.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/tnotes_basketball-730x411.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/tnotes_basketball-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/tnotes_basketball-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/tnotes_basketball.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>As the Transylvania University women&#8217;s basketball team gets ready to host NCAA Sweet 16 and Elite Eight games today and tomorrow, the No. 2 ranked Pioneers are finding support not only across campus, but also out in the Lexington community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The mayor even gave a shout-out:<\/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\">Big weekend for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Transy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Transy<\/a>! The school is hosting 1 of 4 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NCAA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@NCAA<\/a> Division III Women\u2019s Basketball Sectional Championships. And undefeated, #2 nationally-ranked <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Transy?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Transy<\/a> Women\u2019s Basketball Team is playing. Come to Clive M. Beck Center at 6:30 p.m. tomorrow to cheer on the Pioneers! <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hd7LAprc5o\">pic.twitter.com\/hd7LAprc5o<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Mayor Linda Gorton (@MayorGorton) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MayorGorton\/status\/1501978970857906179?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">March 10, 2022<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 26-0 Pioneers tip off against Mary Hardin-Baylor tonight at 6:30. The winner faces either Trine, No. 6 in the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/wbca.org\/recognize\/polls\/feb-28-2022\">Top 25 Coaches Poll<\/a>, or No. 24 Springfield \u2014 those teams square off at 4:30 this afternoon in Beck. Tomorrow&#8217;s Elite Eight matchup is scheduled to start at 6 p.m.<\/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, matchups and a parking map.  <a href=\"https:\/\/team1sports.com\/transy\/?bfplayvid=370379\">Watch the Sweet 16 game online here<\/a>, and <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>Junior guard Madison Kellione talked about the benefits of playing tournament games at home for yesterday&#8217;s D3hoops Hoopsville show. &#8220;We absolutely love playing in the Beck Center,&#8221; she said. 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So it just fires us up even more every time we get to take the court at home.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Community support also is big for the team, as is the school spirit evident on campus this week. &#8220;I think we&#8217;re going to have a really great turnout,&#8221; Kellione said.  <a href=\"https:\/\/d3hoops.com\/hoopsville\/archives\/2021-22\/mar10\">Watch the Hoopsville episode<\/a> (beginning around the 50 minute mark) where she discusses other topics like team camaraderie and what it&#8217;s like to face opponents while you&#8217;re undefeated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"810\" height=\"481\" src=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_basketball_3-810x481.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-19359\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_basketball_3-810x481.jpg 810w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_basketball_3-350x208.jpg 350w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_basketball_3-730x434.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_basketball_3-768x456.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_basketball_3-300x178.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.transy.edu\/1780\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/14\/2022\/03\/transylvania_basketball_3.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Embodying the sense of community surrounding the games, sponsors Bluegrass Orthopaedics and Gratz Park Private Wealth are respectively&nbsp;<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>&nbsp;for Friday\u2019s game and Saturday\u2019s Elite Eight matchup if Transy is in it. 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