WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Bears’ Suddreth selected league player of week

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Madi Suddreth, who led Lenoir-Rhyne University to two wins, has been named the player of the week in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) women’s basketball. Suddreth, a junior forward who was a prep star at Alexander Central, averaged 13 points and 4.5 rebounds as LRU defeated Catawba 61-56 and Mars Hill 81-46 last week in league games. The …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne 81, Mars Hill 46

HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S SUMMARY LENOIR-RHYNE 81, MARS HILL 46 (at Shuford Gym, Hickory) MARS HILL (1-23, 0-16 SAC) Johnson, Mariah 3-18 4-4 12; Hampton, Cierra 4-7 2-2 10; Pokrovskaya, V. 4-15 0-0 9; Grubbs, Alexus 3-8 0-0 8; Walston, Jewel 3-8 1-1 7. Totals 17-56 7-7 46. LENOIR-RHYNE (14-11, 8-9 SAC) Rodriguez, Ashley 7-10 0-0 18; Toineeta, Kendall 5-8 0-0 14; …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne 79, Mars Hill 64

HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S SUMMARY LENOIR-RHYNE 79, MARS HILL 64 (at Shuford Gym, Hickory) MARS HILL (3-20, 1-15 SAC) Hartfield, Justen 4-7 3-4 12; Gilyard, Austin 5-15 1-3 12; Jackson, Vernon 3-5 3-4 9; Hylton, Cody 3-5 0-0 9; Watkins, Brandon 2-3 4-4 8; Reeves, Brandon 2-4 3-3 7; Van-Rijn, Luke 2-4 0-2 5; Elkins, David 1-3 0-0 2; Evans, Jarrod 0-1 …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Jeffries-led Bears win again, off to 5-1 start

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Clayton Jeffries’ two-run double in the eighth inning on Saturday carried Lenoir-Rhyne University to a 9-7 home baseball victory over West Virginia State. The Bears completed a three-game sweep by winning, improving to 5-1. LRU junior outfielder Grant Fuller had two hits and drove in two runs in the victory, and senior Landon Whitson (1-0) pitched scoreless …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Lenoir-Rhyne stuns top-ranked Limestone

HobbsDailyReport.com GAFFNEY, S.C. – The biggest victory in program history for Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men lacrosse team came Saturday when the visiting Bears upended defending NCAA Division II champion Limestone. 17-13. LRU (2-0), ranked No. 7 in NCAA Division II, got five goals each by freshman attacker Myles Moffat and sophomore midfielder Eric Dickinson, with Dickinson adding four assists in the …