{"id":3082,"date":"2016-11-03T07:30:30","date_gmt":"2016-11-03T11:30:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/?p=3082"},"modified":"2016-11-03T07:30:30","modified_gmt":"2016-11-03T11:30:30","slug":"centre-vs-transylvania-fall-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cento.centre.edu\/index.php\/2016\/11\/03\/centre-vs-transylvania-fall-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Centre Vs. Transylvania: Fall Recap"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY BENJAMIN HADLOCK –\u00a0SPORTS EDITOR<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

As changing colors, cool weather, and large sweaters take their hold over Centre\u2019s campus, many student athletes gear up for the most important competitions of their season.<\/p>\n

The fall sports teams are getting ready for their conference tournaments where they seek to prove themselves as the best in the Southern Athletic Association. These conference match-ups are often thought to be the most important competitions of the season, as they determine whether or not the team will be able to continue play into the NCAA tournament.<\/p>\n

However, there is always one team not played in these conference games that is circled and underlined on every schedule. That would be, of course, Centre\u2019s never-feared rival, Transylvania.<\/p>\n

Despite the fact that playing Transylvania has no impact for Centre team’s conference standings, the players and fans bring their best efforts when the rival from an hour up the road comes to Danville.<\/p>\n

It is no secret that these two schools do not like each other. Their close proximity, academic caliber, and shared NCAA division III status make this rivalry unavoidable.<\/p>\n

And for the Colonel faithful, it is often one they enjoy getting the better of.<\/p>\n

This fall, Centre Athletics won all six head-to-head match-ups with Transylvania. These included victories in Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Soccer, Women\u2019s Field Hockey, Men\u2019s and Women\u2019s Swimming and Women\u2019s Volleyball.<\/p>\n

This domination came as no surprise to Centre students who have grown rather accustomed to seeing Centre clobber Transylvania in the fall athletic season.<\/p>\n

Centre student William “Goose” Ritchie, gave an eloquent description of this year\u2019s contests stating:<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s always worth it to stop studying and go out and watch the Centre versus Transy games. Its just about the only time I go to watch Centre sports. The best thing is we seem to always win and the fans get a lot more excited about these games.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other Centre students share similar feelings, as the annual trouncing of Transylvania brings great delight to the work-laden Centre population.<\/p>\n

Sophomore Jason Pinto took short leave from the misery of long study sessions for linear algebra and other classes you should never take by reminiscing on his experience of the Centre Men\u2019s Soccer 2-1 victory over Transylvania:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m not much of a sports guy, but being in the booth and calling that game for Centre Sports Network really had me invested in the result. Also, the opposing Transy fans that drove down to watch really added to the suspense of it all. Honestly watching that 2-1 win has to have been one of the best moments of the semester.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even freshmen on Centre\u2019s campus embrace the rivalry as they become increasingly indoctrinated into Centre culture. Matthew Ko is an example of this, as he astonishingly declined to attend a fraternity party Friday night, instead opting to cheer on the Colonels during their swim meet versus Transy.<\/p>\n

This was a decision he would not regret as the Colonels came out on top for both the men and the women.<\/p>\n

While Centre certainly has dominated this rivalry over the past few months, the fervor between the two schools shows no signs of dying out.<\/p>\n

The drama will continue in the coming days as Centre Men\u2019s Basketball hosts Transylvania November 21. This is a game both teams will be fighting to win, but as for now the Centre faithful can enjoy their unblemished fall record against Transy\u2014A perfect C6 \u2013 T0.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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