COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Kickoff for first Lenoir-Rhyne playoff game set for 2 p.m. on Saturday

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The kickoff time for Florida Tech at Lenoir-Rhyne University in the NCAA Division II football playoffs is set for 2 p.m. on Saturday. LRU officials announced the game time on Monday, a day after the Bears (10-1) received news they are the No. 3 seed in Super Regional Two. Florida Tech (8-3) is a No. 6 seed. …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne faces Florida Tech in playoff opener

Bears’ win streak at 10 heading into Saturday’s home game HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University is the No. 3 seed in Super Regional Two and has a home game on tap Saturday in the NCAA Division II football playoffs. The NCAA released pairings on Sunday — pitting the Bears (10-1) against No. 6 seed Florida Tech (8-3) in the opening …

COLLEGE SOCCER: Both Lenoir-Rhyne teams miss NCAA Division regional playoffs

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Both Lenoir-Rhyne University soccer teams missed the postseason when pairings for the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional were announced on Monday. The LRU men, who shared the regular season title with Queens and were the top seed for the conference tournament, finished 11-6. They fell to Anderson, S.C., in the SAC tournament semifinals. The LRU …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Lenoir-Rhyne wins, will play host to national semifinal

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men on Saturday moved one step closer to playing for an NCAA Division II men’s lacrosse championship, setting up that chance by earning a home match next weekend in a national semifinal. The Bears, ranked No. 5 in the nation, nipped visiting and 10th-ranked Colorado Mesa 14-12 at Moretz Stadium, improving to 17-2 and staying …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: LRU opens NCAAs at home Saturday againt Colorado Mesa

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men — ranked No. 5 in NCAA Division II — open the NCAA Division II South Regional as its top seed and will play fourth-seeded Colorado Mesa in Hickory on Saturday at 2 p.m. The Bears (16-2) and Mavericks (17-2) played on Feb. 24 in Hickory with Colorado Mesa winning 13-12. Colorado Mesa is on …