HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Greg Paradine — who just completed his eighth season as men’s lacrosse head coach at Lenoir-Rhyne University — has been named the NCAA Division II National Coach of the Year by the United States Intercollegiate Lacrosse Association (USILA). Paradine is only the third coach at LRU to win a national coach of the year award, joining the …
COLLEGE SPORTS: LRU’s Neibergall selected as conference Scholar-Athlete of Year in women’s soccer
CVCC freshman Clark earns first-team All-American honors in volleyball HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Claire Neibergall of Lenoir-Rhyne University has been named the 2018 South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Scholar-Athlete of the year in women’s soccer. The award is presented annually to one student-athlete in each of the league’s championship sports and is voted on by the SAC’s Faculty Athletic Representatives Committee. Neibergall, …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears win at Carson-Newman for first time since 2012
HobbsDailyReport.com JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men collected a long-awaited road victory over Carson-Newman on Wednesday night, winning 78-62 to win on the Eagles’ floor for the first time since 2012. The Bears (8-1, 2-1 South Atlantic Conference) snapped a six-game losing streak in games played at Carson-Newman in large part by making 14 3-pointers and shooting 45.2 percent …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYOFFS: Valdosta State hammers Lenoir-Rhyne in NCAA Division II battle
HobbsDailyReport.com VALDOSTA, Ga. – The Bears are done. Valdosta (Ga.) State hammered Lenoir-Rhyne University 61-21 on Saturday in a Super Two Regional football playoff game, leaving LRU 12-2 in its first season under head coach Drew Cronic. The Bears had won 12 straight since falling to West Alabama in Cronic’s debut game. Valdosta State (12-0) scored the game’s first 27 …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Queens deals Lenoir-Rhyne first loss of season
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Queens University continued its stronghold in a series against the Lenoir-Rhyne University men on Wednesday night, beating the host Bears 76-69 in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) basketball game between nationally ranked teams. The Royals (6-2, 1-0), ranked No. 25 in NCAA Division II, beat the 17th-ranked Bears (7-1, 11) for the 10th time in 12 meetings …