Bears’ next game is at home Saturday against Johnson C. Smith HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Holding visiting Queens to 23.4 percent shooting, the Lenoir-Rhyne University women won 64-51 on Wednesday night in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) basketball at Shuford Gym. The Bears (4-3, 1-1), who next play a non-league home game on Saturday at 2 p.m. against Johnson C. Smith, were …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne’s Diallo wins league’s Player of Week award
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University guard Djibril Diallo has been named the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Player of the Week in men’s basketball for Nov. 19-25. Conference officials announced his selection on Monday. Diallo, a senior from Conakry, Guinea, led the Bears to two wins during the week as they extended their win streak to seven games. LRU …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears win on last-second shot, remain undefeated
Lenoir-Rhyne (7-0) prepares to face Queens on Wednesday night in Hickory HobbsDailyReport.com GAFFNEY, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men head into their next game on Wednesday still undefeated. The Bears nipped Limestone 76-75 on Saturday on the road on a last-second jumper by Djibril Diallo, improving to 7-0 and dropping Limestone to 5-1. Jon Jean led LRU with 17 points, Diallo …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears down Chowan, even record at 2-2
HobbsDailyReport.com MURFREESBORO – Kendall Toineeta sparked Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women on Saturday as they downed Chowan 61-49 to complete a swing of four road basketball games. The Bears (2-2) got 15 points, five rebounds, three assists, two steals and a block from Toineeta, a senior guard from Cherokee, as they evened their record at 2-2. LRU’s next game is Tuesday in …
COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne senior guard named SAC Player of Week
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Cory Thomas, a senior guard for Lenoir-Rhyne University, on Monday won the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Player of the Week for games played Nov. 5-11. Conference officials announced Thomas, from Louisville, Ky., gained the award for averaging 20.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, three assists and two steals per game as the Bears opened the season with …