HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Eighth-ranked Limestone downed Lenoir-Rhyne University 15-6 on Saturday in women’s lacrosse, leaving the Bears under .500 at 9-10. Visiting Limestone (18-2) got five goals from Courtney Lafler and one goal and six assists by Shannon Sisk as it won its 10th straight match. Limestone had a 35-14 edge over the Bears in shots taken. Cathleen Gaffney led …
MEN’S COLLEGE GOLF: Lenoir-Rhyne playing host to NCAA Division II event at Rock Barn
HobbsDailyReport.com INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The NCAA Division II South/Southeast Super Regional in men’s golf is coming to Conover next week. Lenoir-Rhyne University will serve as tournament host at Rock Barn Golf and Spa but the Bears’ team will not be in a three-day tournament that begins Monday. The rounds will be played on the famed par-71, 7,021-yard Robert Trent Jones, …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SPORTS: Ex-St. Stephens star finalist for Panthers scholarship
HobbsDailyReport.com CHARLOTTE – Ashley Markland, a four-year volleyball player at Lenoir-Rhyne University, is a finalist for a Carolinas Panthers Graduate Scholarship to support graduate level studies. Markland — who played high school volleyball at St. Stephens — will graduate this month with a 3.90 GPA and with a bachelor’s degree in exercise science. The Carolina Panthers award two $10,000 scholarships …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE GOLF: Lenoir-Rhyne makes field for South Super Regional
HobbsDailyReport.com INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – For the first time in 15 years, Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women’s golf team is headed to the three-day NCAA Division II South Super Regionals. The tournament begins Mondday at the Germantown Country Club in Germantown, Tenn., and the Bears are one of 12 teams in the field. LRU has won four tournaments – the Patsy Rendleman Invitational …
COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Bears’ Salamon discus champ at Tri-City Classic
HobbsDailyReport.com JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. – Senior Haylea Salamon won the discus on Saturday for Lenoir-Rhyne University at East Tennessee State’s Tri-Star Classic. Salamon’s discus throw was 148 feet, 9 inches and was one of several NCAA Division II provisional-qualifying events for the Bears. She advanced to the NCAA Division II championships in 2015. LRU next competes at the University of …