HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men will start conference play unbeaten. The Bears (3-0) nipped visiting Limestone on Saturday 1-0 in double overtime to improve to 3-0, with a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) opener coming Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Catawba. LRU is ranked N. 8 in NCAA Division II. The only goal of Saturday’s match came at the 103:02 …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Belmont Abbey hands Lenoir-Rhyne first loss
HobbsDailyReport.com BELMONT – Belmont Abbey scored its goals about 55 minutes apart and held on to beat visiting Lenoir-Rhyne University 2-1 on Saturday in women’s soccer. Morgan Patton’s goal on an assist by Kooba Richard had the Crusaders (3-1) ahead 1-0 at the 22:59 mark. The lead increased to 2-0 when Nicole Ferren scored unassisted at the 77:07 mark for …
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Redmond leads Lenoir-Rhyne past Lees-McRae
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Brooke Redmond’s 19 kills helped Lenoir-Rhyne University topple visiting Lees-McRae 3-1 on Saturday in women’s college volleyball. LRU won 25-16, 22-25, 25-11, 25-19. Redmond sparked the Bears (3-2) with her team-high in kills and 11 digs while Laila Horton added 10 kills, Anna Smith had 29 assists and 14 digs at Shuford Gym. Caityln Smirne led Lees-McRae …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bears beat N. Greenville, pick up first victory
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Led by a ‘ball hog’ offense and sparked by Nelson Brown with 106 rushing yards and a touchdown on 30 carries, Lenoir-Rhyne University rebounded in style with a 22-10 win over visiting North Greenville (S.C.) on Saturday night. LRU (1-1) snapped a two-game losing streak in the series, improved to 4-1 at Moretz Stadium against the Crusaders …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUMMARY: Lenoir-Rhyne 22, N. Greenville, S.C. 10
HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S SUMMARY LENOIR-RHYNE 22, NORTH GREENVILLE, S.C. 10 N. Greenville 7 0 3 0—10 LRU 12 7 0 3—22 Scoring Summary First quarter LRU—Jordan Mann 4 pass from Jarrod Kellar (kick failed), 13:00 NG—Ashton Heard 4 run (Matt Gravely kick), 8:41 LRU—Juquay Mitchell 5 pass from Kellard (pass failed), 0:35 Second quarter LRU—Nelson Brown 5 run (Chase Allbaugh …