WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne topples visiting Lees-McRae

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Two first-half goals got Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women past visiting Lees-McRae 2-1 in soccer on Wednesday night. Hannah Van Eerden scored her second goal of the season (unassisted) for a 1-0 lead at the 13:59 mark, and Abbie Brown scored her third of the year at the 34:33 mark on an assist by Christina Shimshock to put the …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Whitaker leads visiting Wingate past Lenoir-Rhyne

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Quarterback James Whitaker passed for 214 yards and a touchdown to lead Wingate to a 22-14 win over Lenoir-Rhyne University in South Atlantic Conference football at Mortez Stadium on Saturday night. Whitaker was 13 of 19 as Wingate (4-0, 2-0) posted its third straight win over the Bears (1-3, 0-2) and beat them for the fifth time …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUMMARY: Wingate 22, Lenoir-Rhyne 14

HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S SUMMARY WINGATE 22, LENOIR-RHYNE 14 Wingate               3 7 3 9—22 LRU                      0 7 0 7—14 Scoring Summary First quarter W—FG Freddy McCollum 19, 4:24 Second quarter LRU—Xzavion Huff 9 run (Chase Allbaugh kick), 3:55 W—Malik Bledsoe 16 pass from James Whitaker (McCollum kick), 1:10 Third quarter W—FG 21 McCollum, 1:36 Fourth quarter W—Pittman 3 run (pass failed), 11:36 …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Fischer’s goal nets Lenoir-Rhyne victory

HobbsDailyReport.com HARROGATE, Tenn. – Rachel Fischer had the only goal of a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) women’s soccer match on Saturday as Lenoir-Rhyne University nipped Lincoln Memorial 1-0. Fischer scored on an assist by Christina Shimshock off a free kick at the 82:28 mark as the Bears improved to 4-2-1 overall and 1-1-1 in the SAC. Lincoln Memorial dropped to …

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne women extend win streak to 6

HobbsDailyReport.com HARROGATE, Tenn. – Four players reached double-digits in kills, and Lenoir- Rhyne University ran its win streak to six matches by beating Lincoln Memorial on the road Saturday in volleyball. The visiting Bears won 23-25, 25-18, 250-23, 24-18 behind Brooke Redmond’s 14 kills, 13 by Emily Steele, 12 by Hannah Houston and 10 by Taylor Prall. LRU improved to …