MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Limestone needs OT to beat Lenoir-Rhyne in opener

HobbsDailyReport.com GAFFNEY, S.C. – Limestone took visiting Lenoir-Rhyne University into overtime on Thursday in a season-open men’s soccer match and won 3-2. The Bears (0-1) next play on Saturday at 7 p.m. at Lees-McRae. MORE MATCH DETAILS: https://lrbears.com/news/2018/8/30/athletics-news-bears-fall-at-limestone-in-season-opening-extra-time-thriller-3-2.aspx

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne gets postseason bid, faces Young Harris first

HobbsDailyReport.com INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University men’s soccer team is headed back to the NCAA Division II playoffs. The Bears (10-3-3) earned the No. 5 seed from the Southeast Regional when the national field was revealed on Monday, and they’ll face No. 4 Young Harris (11-3-2) in a first-round match Thursday at 7 p.m. in Gaffney, S.C. Thursday’s winner …

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne’s de Goya named conference player of year

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Ignacio de Goya was named the 2017 South Atlantic Conference Player of the Year in men’s soccer on Wednesday, giving Lenoir-Rhyne University back-to-back winners of the award. In a vote of league coaches, de Goya followed Ismael Noumansana of the Bears as the league’s top player. A junior midfielder from Madrid, Spain, de Goya leads …

COLLEGE SOCCER: South Atlantic Conference tournament results, pairings

HobbsDailyReport.com SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE SOCCER CHAMPIONSHIP TOURNAMENTS MEN Tuesday’s first round No. 1 Wingate 3, No. 8 Newberry, S.C. 0 No. 4 Lincoln Memorial 3, No. 5 Mars Hill 1 No. 7 Queens 3, No. 2 Carson-Newman 2, OT No. 6 Anderson, S.C., 3, No. 3 LENOIR-RHYNE 2 Friday’s semifinals (at Manchester Meadows, Rock Hill, S.C.) No. 4 Lincoln Memoiral …