While most of the Transylvania community took the break to rest and recharge in preparation for the second semester, our Men’s and Women’s Basketball teams were not afforded that same luxury with their competitive schedules. Our Pioneers stayed busy throughout the course of the break.
Our Women’s Basketball team has been on fire since the break, having yet to lose a game since the break started. They are sitting at a 12-2 overall record and playing with a ton of confidence. Senior Celia Kline, who has had a remarkable career made some history over the break by setting the three point record at Transy as well as joining the 1000 point club.
The first two weeks of the break, the Women’s Basketball team was dominating their competition winning three consecutive games by an average margin of 38 points. Defensively, they were shutting down their opponents by not letting any of them score over 60 points and in they scored 101 over Methodist.
They followed up these impressive victories by hosting 11-ranked Trine and winning this game 62-53 with a balanced scoring attack from the Pioneers with 4 Pioneers with double digit point totals. Trine was the only ranked opponent Transy had faced this season and they responded to the challenge well.
They followed up this victory with three consecutive victories to kick off the new year. They defeated Earlham, Defiance, and routed Mount St. Joe’s by 30 on Wednesday night. Celia Kline led the charge against Earlham with 18 points, but against Defiance it was Zenoviah Walker who shot a scorching hot 8-11 from the field going 4-6 from three point range. Against Mount St. Joe’s it was Shelby Boyle to cross the 20 point mark in their victory over the Panthers. Another impressive performance from sophomore Zenoviah Walker attributed to the victory as well with 16 points and 9 rebounds as Transylvania set the record with three pointers made in a game with 17. They look forward to hosting Manchester on Saturday at 1:00pm here at the Beck Center.
The Men’s Basketball team also had an impressive break going 4-1 while school was not in session. They are currently sitting at an 8-6 record with a tough loss to Mount St. Jospeh’s last night. Transylvania kicked off the break with a beatdown over Anderson 93-56. Sophomore Michael Jefferson had an impressive 18 point performance without missing a shot, going 8-8 from the field.
Following this performance, they went 1-1 in the Don Lane Classic falling to a very tough University of Chicago team 86-72, but bounced back strongly against Thomas More, securing a 86-75 victory against one of Transy’s in-state rivals. They followed with a thriller against Earlham that finished 76-75 with 21 point performances from junior Gabe Schmitt and sophomore Michael Jefferson, whose three consecutive buckets at the end of the game sealed the deal for the Pioneers over their conference opponent.
The Saturday prior to students returning back to campus, the Pioneers traveled to Defiance to capture another victory 86-76. Junior Spencer McKinney had the hot hand this time out with an impressive 25 points going 8-12 from the field, leading the offensive charge with senior leader Cooper Theobald unable to play.
The Pioneers look to avenge their disappointing loss to Mount St. Joseph at home against Manchester on Saturday at 3:00pm, concluding the double-header taking place at the Beck Center. Both teams would appreciate a strong turnout from the Transylvania faithful as they look to defend their home court!
Letter from the Editor In Chief
Hi Folks,
As the term starts back up, we at The Rambler think it’s important to keep our audience updated on all the new developments and projects that we’ll be working on this semester. We’ve got some really fantastic new projects coming up, and I hope you’ll find them vital parts of your media habits.
First, I want to introduce three new members of our editorial team. I’m incredibly excited that I’ll be able to share all the wonderful work that they’re going to do with The Rambler this year, and for years to come. Our News Editor is Allison Spivey, our Sports & Health Editor is Aaron Bell, and our Arts & Culture Editor is Grace Morrison. All three of them are tremendously talented first year students, and I can tell you that The Rambler will be in excellent hands for the foreseeable future.
In our News section, we’re going to be building up a data journalism operation that will allow us to tell big stories about campus life and culture. This is a project that News Editor Allison Spivey has been working on for several months, and we’re in the last phase of data-gathering for it. The results, while not yet conclusive, promise to be illuminating.
In our Sports & Health section, Editor Aaron Bell is aiming to develop an holistic view of Transy sports programs, with an emphasis on the human element. Sports journalism is often dominated by recitations of statistics and arguments over obscure rule changes, and so we want to offer something different—and something, we think, that’s more in keeping with the deals of a liberal arts institution.
In our Arts & Culture section, Editor Grace Morrison will be bringing a robust staff and developed critical eye to all parts of the artistic life of campus. The Arts & Culture section will serve as a place for student perspectives on art, entertainment, and cultural activities of all kinds to be heard and respected.
All of our editors have written their own letters, which you can read on this site that will tell you more about their plans for the semester. Suffice it for me to say that each of them bring extraordinary vision and commitment to The Rambler.
Finally, the big ticket item. Because we believe that The Rambler should be a platform for all different kinds of student discussion and student culture, we’re launching The Rambler Gallery. This will be a fully online, multimedia platform for student art here at Transy, and we couldn’t be more excited to share it with you. We’re launching the Gallery this week with half a dozen works of visual art by student artists, including our new Arts & Culture Editor, the magnificent Grace Morrison. As the Gallery expands, we plan to include poetry, fiction, music, video and audio art, and multimedia projects that speak directly to the tremendous pool of artistic talent and inspiration that Transy student express every day.
We’re going to do some incredible things this semester. I hope you’ll be as excited as I am when you see them.
Tristan Reynolds