MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears win in 2 OTs, head to league play undefeated

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men will start conference play unbeaten. The Bears (3-0) nipped visiting Limestone on Saturday 1-0 in double overtime to improve to 3-0, with a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) opener coming Wednesday at 7 p.m. at Catawba. LRU is ranked N. 8 in NCAA Division II. The only goal of Saturday’s match came at the 103:02 …

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears blank Lander, start season at 2-0

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — The Lenoir-Rhyne University men are off to a 2-0 start after winning on Sunday night at home. The Bears got one goal each from three players and defeated Lander (S.C.) 3-0 at the Moretz Sports-Athletic Complex. Junior forward Ignacio de Goya, junior midfielder Florian Simon and senior forward Ismael Noumansana scored goals as LRU won its second …

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Coaches pick Bears to finish third in conference

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C – Led by three preseason first-team all-conference picks, the Lenoir-Rhyne University men were predicted Monday to finish third this season in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) men’s soccer. In a vote of league coaches, the Bears were picked to finish behind defending league champion Wingate – last year’s NCAA Division II national champion – and Tusculum. Wingate …