COMING UP: The Blue Devils will face No. 2 Transylvania University in the Sweet 16 of the NCAA DIII National Tournament on Friday March 8 in Whitewater, Wis. Tip-off from Kachel Gymnasium is set for 5 p.m.
COMPLETE MEDIA GAME NOTES
WATCH LIVE: Fans can watch online on the
WIAC Network
LIVE STATS: Live stats will be available on the Whitewater
Live Stats page
LISTEN: Fans can listen to the game on the radio. Pete Knutson will have the play-by-play on WMEQ AM 880 or
online
TICKETS: Price of Admission is $15 for adults. $10 for students with a valid college ID, seniors and youth. Free for children 3 years old and under
TOURNAMENT: (
Tournament Page) Stout will face Translyvania at 5 p.m. and UW-Whitewater will play Hope at 7:30 p.m. The winners of Friday's games will play in the Elite 8 on Saturday, March 9 at 7 p.m.
LOOKING AT THE OPPONENT - TRANSLYVANIA: Transylvania University Pioneers are 29-0 and ranked second in the nation in both the D3hoops.com and WBCA coaches top-25 pool. The defending national champions are currently riding a 62-game winning streak. The Pioneers boast a 31.2 scoring margin and are holding opponents to just 42.1 points a game. The Pioneers are coached by Juli Fulks, who is two wins shy of 400 for her career (398-142). She was named the Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Coach of the Year for the third straight season. Transy has the HCAC Player of the Year in Dasia Thornton. She finished the season second in the HCAC in scoring (14.8 ppg), first in rebounds (209 total, 8.4 rpg), first in field goal percentage (143-242 FGs, 59%), and in blocks (38). She earned 9 double-doubles this season. Kennedi Stacy was named the HCAC Defensive Player of the Year. Stacy finished the 2023-2024 regular season first on the team 44 steals while finishing second with 74 assists. She had a season high 7 steals in the win over Earlham to start 2024 and had a season high 23 points in the win over Maryville in November. Laken Ball, Sydney Wright and Sadie Wurth were all named second-team All-HCAC.
