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As Transylvania University’s women’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.
Ranked No. 2 in the nation, the Transylvania women’s basketball team will host Washington & Jefferson College in the first round of the NCAA tournament Friday.
Zenoviah Walker ’21 describes basketball as an extension of herself. She picks up a ball to dribble when she’s happy — and to work through problems. For her, the game serves as an analogy for life.
Dillon Lawson ’07, a former baseball player for the Transylvania Pioneers, has been named hitting coach of the venerated New York Yankees.
Transylvania graduate Lexi Childers ’21 not only helped her softball team set records and win the conference regular season championship, but she also earned the highest GPA among the school’s student athletes.
