MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Hawks scores 20 as Lenoir-Rhyne nips Belmont Abbey

HobbsDailyReport.com BELMONT – Mason Hawks scored 20 points in his second start of the season on Wednesday afternoon, sparking Lenoir-Rhyne University’s 80-77 road victory over Belmont Abbey. The Bears improved to 9-3 and the Crusaders dropped to 9-3 after their battle in the Wheeler Center. LRU is now idle until a Jan. 5 home game against Tusculum. Hawks hit six …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Anderson nips Lenoir-Rhyne, leaving Bears 2-2 in conference play

HobbsDailyReport.com ANDERSON, S.C. – Gage Ellis had a double-double and Shawn Bernard was a rebound away from one on Saturday, leading Anderson (S.C.) past Lenoir-Rhyne University 74-69 in men’s basketball. Ellis had 25 points and 10 rebounds and Bernard had 17 points and nine rebounds as the Trojans (6-4, 2-2) won at home after scoring 44 of their points in …

MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Off to best-ever start (8-1), CVCC home for Friday, Saturday games

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC), off to its best start in school history at 8-1, has back-to-back home games just ahead. On Friday, the Red Hawks battle Central Carolina Community College at 6 p.m. at the Tarlton Complex. The next day, they tip at 3 p.m. against Johnston Community College. CVCC has won five straight since its …

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 …