WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne sweeps Railsplitters, evens record

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Brooke Redmond and Bailey Cloninger led the Lenoir-Rhyne women to a 3-0 sweep of visiting Lincoln Memorial on Saturday, evening the Bears’ overall record at 10-10. Redmond had nine kills and 12 digs and Cloninger added 18 assists and 10 digs as the Bears won 25-23, 25-18, 27-25 in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) match in Shuford …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Carson-Newman drops Bears to under .500

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women’s volleyball team is under .500 as it approaches its 20th match of the season. Visiting Carson-Newman clipped the Bears 3-2 on Friday night at Shuford Memorial Gym – 13-25, 25-22, 25-16, 14-25, 15-10 – to leave LRU at 9-10 overall and 5-8 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Freshman Taylor Prall’s 17 kills led …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne nips Catawba, wins by a goal on road

HobbsDailyReport.com SALISBURY – Scoring three straight goals on Wednesday night, the Lenoir-Rhyne University women nipped host Catawba 3-2 in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) soccer. Down by one score at the half, the Bears (1-4-1, 6-2-1) gained the lead when senior defender Helen Ramsey, sophomore forward Hannah Van Eerden and junior midfielder Abbie Brown scored a goal each. The eventual game-winner, …

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne third in latest regional rankings

HobbsDailyReport.com INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men have moved up to No. 3 in the latest NCAA Division II Southeast Regional soccer rankings after winning four straight matches. LRU (9-2-3, 6-2-2 South Atlantic Conference) is behind Limestone (11-2-2) and Lander, S.C. (10-2-1) in the rankings. The Bears own wins over both Limestone and Lander and last Saturday they nipped Wingate, …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne wins at Catawba, stops 7-match losing streak

HobbsDailyReport.com SALISBURY – Lenoir-Rhyne University clipped Catawba 3-0 on the road Tuesday night to snap a seven-match losing streak. The Bears won 26-24, 25-16, 25-18 in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) match that left them 9-9 overall and 5-7 in the league. Catawba fell to 3-15, 1-13. LRU trailed 24-20 in the opening set before scoring six unanswered points to …