HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Ignacio de Goya scored both goals on Wednesday night in a 2-0 soccer victory by the Lenoir-Rhyne University men over visiting Mars Hill. de Goya, a junior, scored a goal in each half of a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) match. The Bears (5-2-2, 2-2-1) had 16 shots and the Lions (3-5-1, 2-2-1) had 6 as LRU improved …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears blank Mars Hill at home in conference match
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women collected their fifth shutout victory of the soccer season on Wednesday night, edging visiting Mars Hill 2-0. Abbie Brown and Stephanie Figueiredo each scored for the Bears (6-3-1, 2-2-1) in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) match. Brown, a junior, scored for a team-best fourth time in the opening half and Figueiredo’s goal also came …
LENOIR-RHYNE AWARDS: Hanlon, Kenley to receive first Powell Awards
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lacrosse star Mike Hanlon and softball star Sarah Kenley have won the first Wayne B. Powell Student-Athlete Award of Excellence honors at Lenoir-Rhyne University. The school announced the winners of the new award on Tuesday, honoring the school’s former president who retired on Jan. 1. Powell was LRU’s 11th president and served 14 years in that role. …
COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Mars Hill extends Lenoir-Rhyne’s losing streak to 3
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Mars Hill tripped Lenoir-Rhyne 3-1 in women’s volleyball on Tuesday night, extending the Bears’ losing streak to three matches. The Lions won 26-24, 21-25, 25-17, 25-11 at Shuford Memorial Gymnasium to improve to 4-8 overall and 3-6 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). The Bears are 7-5, 4-3. Lauren Hochstetler led Mars Hill with a match-high 16 …
COLLEGE GOLF: Lenoir-Rhyne women tie for second in Myrtle Beach tournament
HobbsDailyReport.com SUNSET BEACH – The Lenoir-Rhyne University women tied for second, and the Bears tied for eighth at the Myrtle Beach (S.C.) golf tournaments that concluded on Tuesday at the Ocean Ridge Plantation. LRU’s women finished at 36-over par 612 to share second place with Tusculum, one stroke back of tournament winner Wingate. In individual competition, Wingate’s Diana McDonald won …