HobbsDailyReport.com KODAK, Tenn. – Lenoir-Rhyne University lasted one day in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) tournament. Eighth-seeded Anderson (S.C.) jumped on the fifth-seeded Bears for five first-inning runs and rolled to a 16-2 victory to advance to the double-elimination portion of the tournament at Smokies Stadium. Anderson (23-27) faces top-seeded Catawba (27-21) on Friday at 1:30 p.m. LRU ends its …
SAC BASEBALL: Tourney results through Thursday’s games
HobbsDailyReport.com SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE BASEBALL CHAMPIONSHIP (Thursday-Monday at Smokies Stadium in Kodak, Tenn.) Thursday’s results Game 1: No. 8 Anderson 16, No. 5 LENOIR-RHYNE 2 Friday’s games Game 2: No. 6 Newberry vs. No. 7 Tusculum, 10 a.m. Game 3: No. 1 Catawba vs. No. 8 Anderson, 1:30 p.m. Game 4: No. 2 Wingate vs. lowest seed from Game 1 …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Top-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne opens SAC tourney against Eagles
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University, fresh off its 12th South Atlantic Conference (SAC) regular season softball title, opens the league tournament on Friday as the top seed. The Bears (42-7, 19-1) — ranked No. 9 in NCAA Division II and second in the latest Southeast Region poll – face No. 8 seed Carson-Newman (29-19, 8-12) in a quarterfinal …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Bears’ Flueck named conference’s top player
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – The All-South Atlantic Conference (SAC) women’s lacrosse team is led by players from Lenoir-Rhyne University, including the league’s player of the year. In selections released Thursday by the conference, goalkeeper Ines Flueck was named SAC Women’s Lacrosse Player of the Year and Bears’ head coach Carlee Buck won SAC Coach of the Year in her …
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Red Hawks’ Melton signs to play for Meredith College
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – After one season of playing volleyball at Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC), Adair Melton is heading to the next level. Melton, a freshman who played high school volleyball at Fred T. Foard, signed Thursday to play next season at Meredith College in Raleigh, a CVCC press release said. “It’s really surreal,” said Melton in the press release. …