HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University plays its 49th game of the season on Tuesday at home, facing Lander (S.C.) at 6 p.m. at Bears Field. The Bears are 27-21 overall after splitting a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) home doubleheader on Saturday with Coker (18-25, 7-20). Coker won the opening game 10-3, and LRU won the nightcap 17-3 behind a grand …
MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Top-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne idle until Friday’s tourney semifinal
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University is the top seed and idle until the semifinals on Friday in the South Atlantic Conference men’s lacrosse tournament. The Bears (15-1, 8-0) completed the league schedule unbeaten on Saturday by beating Coker 15-7 in Hickory. It’s the third straight regular-season crown for the Bears. LRU takes an 11-match win streak into a tournament semifinal …
SAC TRACK AND FIELD: Bears’ Lotharp Track Athlete of Year after they finish third
HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s P.J. Lotharp was named the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Track Athlete of the Year after leading the Bears to a third place finish on Friday at the league championships. Lotharp, a sophomore from Indian Trail, won the 200-meter dash in 21.18 seconds and ran a leg on the Bears’ 400-meter relay team that won in …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: King snaps Lenoir-Rhyne’s win streak at 16, sweeps doubleheader
HobbsDailyReport.com BRISTOL, Tenn. – King topped Lenoir-Rhyne University twice on Friday in softball, snapping the Bears’ win streak at 16 games. The Tornado won the opening game 2-1 and the nightcap 4-3, leaving LRU with an overall record of 42-7. King improved to 27-17. The Bears, ranked No. 2 in the NCAA Division II Southeast Region, are 40-4 in their …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Bears enter Saturday doubleheader under .500 in conference
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University heads into Senior Day at Bears Field on Saturday under .500 in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) baseball. Visiting Coker beat the Bears 13-7 on Friday night, leaving LRU at 12-13 in the league and 26-20 overall with a doubleheader on Saturday starting at 1 p.m. LRU will honor its seniors a half-hour before the first …