MEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Newberry nips Bears, who have now lost 9 straight

HobbsDailyReport.com NEWBERRY, S.C. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University men are already in a slump. Newberry scored the final 13 points of a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) basketball game on Tuesday night to beat the visiting Bears 77-75 as LRU’s losing streak reached nine games dating back to last season. Newberry (5-1, 1-0) had three players in double figures, led by Marshall …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Newberry spoils Lenoir-Rhyne’s Senior Day

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Newberry (S.C.) spoiled Senior Day for the Lenoir-Rhyne University women’s soccer team on Saturday, beating the Bears 2-0. The visiting Wolves (7-10, 3-7 South Atlantic Conference) beat LRU for the first time since 2009, dropping the Bears to 11-5-1 overall and 6-3-1 in the conference. LRU had a 24-7 edge in shots taken but the only goals …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne match at Anderson, S.C., called off

HobbsDailyReport.com ANDERSON, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s first conference women’s volleyball, scheduled Tuesday at Anderson, S.C., will not be played. LRU athletic officials announced Monday the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) match is postponed with no new playing date yet determined. Conditions caused by Hurricane Irma prompted the decision not to play. LRU (3-2) will now open SAC play at home on …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bears beat N. Greenville, pick up first victory

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Led by a ‘ball hog’ offense and sparked by Nelson Brown with 106 rushing yards and a touchdown on 30 carries, Lenoir-Rhyne University rebounded in style with a 22-10 win over visiting North Greenville (S.C.) on Saturday night. LRU (1-1) snapped a two-game losing streak in the series, improved to 4-1 at Moretz Stadium against the Crusaders …

COLLEGE FOOTBALL SUMMARY: Lenoir-Rhyne 22, N. Greenville, S.C. 10

HobbsDailyReport.com SATURDAY’S SUMMARY LENOIR-RHYNE 22, NORTH GREENVILLE, S.C. 10 N. Greenville      7 0 3 0—10 LRU                        12 7 0 3—22 Scoring Summary First quarter LRU—Jordan Mann 4 pass from Jarrod Kellar (kick failed), 13:00 NG—Ashton Heard 4 run (Matt Gravely kick), 8:41 LRU—Juquay Mitchell 5 pass from Kellard (pass failed), 0:35 Second quarter LRU—Nelson Brown 5 run (Chase Allbaugh …