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Transylvania is Headed to NCAA D3 Tournament After Winning HCAC Title

Transylvania University is headed to the NCAA Division III National Tournament after defeating Rose-Hulman 49-48 this afternoon.

The Pioneers won their first Heartlands Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament since 2009.

Here is a full recap from TU:

Lexington, Ky. – The Transylvania men’s basketball team used a 40 minute-long monumental defensive effort to win the 2020 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament Championship over the Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology Fightin’ Engineers, 49-48 on Sunday afternoon at the Beck Center.

The Pioneers battled the Engineers in a drought-filled championship afternoon to clinch their first conference tournament championship since the 2009 season in dramatic fashion.