For the W-IN-S: Transylvania alumna helps start podcast to educate young women about sports careers
Sarah Sams Martin ’11 and a colleague at Morehead State recently started a podcast focused on careers for women in the sports industry.
Athletics
Transylvania’s Holly Sheilley featured in latest “Champions of Active Women” podcast
Transylvania’s athletics director and vice president for athletics is the featured guest on the January 2021 episode.
NCAA cancels DIII winter championships; Pioneers to continue in conference play
While Transylvania’s winter sports teams will not compete in NCAA DIII championships in 2021, regular season and conference championships are scheduled to continue.
Transylvania women’s golf coach named one of Golf Digest’s Best Young Teachers in America
Transylvania women’s golf coach Tyrus York was featured on Golf Digest’s “The Best Young Teachers in America” list for 2021-2022.
Miracle at the Mount: Transy sinks buzzer-beater with 0.9 seconds remaining to complete last-minute comeback for Pioneers
In a season unlike any in memory, the Transylvania men’s basketball team is racking up plenty of memory-making moments. Thursday’s buzzer-beating game winning shot against Mount St. Joseph University is going viral online. With 0.9 seconds remaining in regulation, Lucas Gentry caught a deflected 75-foot inbound pass from Aiden Pashley and hit a desperation jumper at the buzzer to give the basketball team an unfathomable 63-62 win over the home team. Gentry’s miraculous buzzer-beater capped off a furious run of 12 points in the final 57 seconds of the game for the Pioneers, who trailed 60-51 going into the final minute of the game. Transylvania improved to 2-1 in Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference play while the Lions fell to 0-5 overall on the season. Get the full game update on TransySports.com.