MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne nips Newberry, ties for second in league

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men nipped visiting Newberry (S.C.) 4-3 on Saturday to tie Carson-Newman for second in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) soccer regular season. The Bears (10-2-3, 6-2-2) earned a home quarterfinal match in the conference tournament when it begins on Tuesday. That match will be at 7 p.m. against a team to be announced when the …

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne third in latest regional rankings

HobbsDailyReport.com INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men have moved up to No. 3 in the latest NCAA Division II Southeast Regional soccer rankings after winning four straight matches. LRU (9-2-3, 6-2-2 South Atlantic Conference) is behind Limestone (11-2-2) and Lander, S.C. (10-2-1) in the rankings. The Bears own wins over both Limestone and Lander and last Saturday they nipped Wingate, …

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne hands defending national champ Wingate first league loss

HobbsDailyReport.com WINGATE – With a goal by Ignacio de Goya coming at the 15:37 mark, Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men edged Wingate 1-0 on Saturday to hand the Bulldogs their first conference loss. de Goya collected his 11th goal of the year on an assist by Ruben Morillas as the Bears (9-2-3, 5-2-2) won a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) match. The pass …

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne shuts out Coker, goes to 6-0-2 at home

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Scoring all of their goals in the opening half, the Lenoir-Rhyne University men topped visiting Coker 4-0 in a conference soccer match on Wednesday night. Senior Chris Pitharas, freshman Victor Cascon, junior Ruben Morillas and junior Florian Simon – all players from foreign countries – each scored once for the Bears (8-2-3, 4-2-2 South Atlantic Conference) at …

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne star wins league player of week award

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s Ignacio de Goya has been named the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Men’s Soccer Player Of The Week. de Goya, a junior forward from Madrid, Spain, scored four goals last week in leading the Bears to road victories over Catawba (4-3) and Francis Marion (2-1). He wins the award for the second time this …