HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Needing a victory to gain a share of a regular-season title, Lenoir-Rhyne University collected it on Saturday in the second game of a doubleheader with visiting Carson-Newman. After the Eagles won the opening game at Bears Field 3-2, LRU picked up an 8-3 win to share the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) regular season title with Carson-Newman. The …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Newberry sweeps doubleheader over Lenoir-Rhyne
HobbsDailyReport.com NEWBERRY, S.C. – Newberry College cleared 30 wins for the baseball season by sweeping visiting Lenoir-Rhyne University on Saturday in a doubleheader, 7-2 and 5-4 in eight innings. The wins moved the Wolves to 31-19 overall and to 16-8 in the South Atlantic Conference. LRU dropped to 21-26, 6-18. In the opening game, Newberry collected 15 hits and freshman …
COLLEGE LACROSSE: Catawba gains overtime victory over Lenoir-Rhyne women
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Nicole Hunt’s goal with 30 seconds left in overtime Saturday lifted visiting Catawba to a 12-11 victory over Lenoir-Rhyne University in women’s lacrosse. The same teams will meet Tuesday in Salisbury in a quarterfinal of the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) tournament. The Bears are 10-7 overall and finished 5-3 in the conference and Catawba is 13-4 overall …
COLLEGE LACROSSE: Lenoir-Rhyne men grab SAC’s regular-season title
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY –Eric Dickerson and Mike Hanlon each scored four goals Saturday as Lenoir-Rhyne University won the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) men’s lacrosse regular season championship. The Bears nipped visiting Catawba 14-13 for their 12th straight victory. They’ll next compete as the top seed in the quarterfinals of the SAC tournament on Thursday in Charlotte. LRU improved to 8-0 in …
COLLEGE GOLF: Morganton senior from Lenoir-Rhyne earns honorable mention
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University senior golfer Hunter McCombs, from Morganton, won honorable mention as the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) announced its all-conference men’s golf team on Friday. McCombs led the Bears this season with a stroke average of 73.6 while playing 16 rounds this season. His best finish was a tie for seventh place at the Richard …