HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University freshman running back Caine Crews was selected Monday as the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Offensive Player of the Week. A freshman from Brunswick, Ga., he ran for a career-high 129 yards on 12 carries in the Bears’ 63-21 win over Catawba last Saturday. Crews had a long run of 51 yards and an …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Kickoff for first Lenoir-Rhyne playoff game set for 2 p.m. on Saturday
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The kickoff time for Florida Tech at Lenoir-Rhyne University in the NCAA Division II football playoffs is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday. LRU officials announced the game time on Monday, a day after the Bears (10-1) received news they are the No. 3 seed in Super Regional Two. Florida Tech (8-3) is a No. 6 seed. …
MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Vols easily handle Bears in exhibition game at Tennessee
HobbsDailyReport.com KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – A crowd of more than 16,000 watched Tennessee’s men easily handle visiting Lenoir-Rhyne University on Tuesday night in a college basketball exhibition. The game, won 86-41 by Tennessee, was a match-up of the Vols’ head coach, Rick Barnes, battling his alma mater. He is a 1977 LRU graduate who played basketball for the Bears and is …
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Anderson (S.C.) nips top-seeded LRU in tourney semis
HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Anderson (S.C.) beat Lenoir-Rhyne University 2-1 on Friday in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) men’s soccer semifinals, downing the Bears for the second time this season. Fourth-seeded Anderson (10-4-3) derailed the top-seeded Bears (11-6) — who must now await Monday’s pairings for the NCAA Division II playoffs — at Manchester Meadows. The Trojans meet third-seeded …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE GOLF: Lenoir-Rhyne starts season ranked No. 20
HobbsDailyReport.com CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. – Lenoir-Rhyne University is a top 20 team in women’s golf as it nears the open of a new season this month. The Women’s Golf Coaches Association (WCGA) released its preseason poll on Wednesday and has the Bears at No. 20 in NCAA Division II. LRU ended last season ranked No. 23 in NCAA Division II …