HobbsDailyReport.com SWANNANOA – The Lenoir-Rhyne University women finished fifth in the Asheville Invitational cross country meet on Saturday. Led by Audra Yarber’s 17th-place finish in 12 minutes, 18 seconds on a two-mile course at Asheville Christian Academy, the Bears were behind Wofford, Western Carolina, Milligan and UNC Asheville. Wofford’s Hannah Steelman won the race in 10:51. The Bears compete Friday …
MEN’S COLLEGE CROSS COUNTRY: Black, Lenoir-Rhyne take third in Asheville
HobbsDailyReport.com SWANNANOA – Jacob Black finished third among 100 runners on Saturday as Lenoir-Rhyne University’s men finished third in the Asheville Invitational. Black ran a time of 20 minutes, 37 seconds on a 6,400-meter course at Asheville Christian Academy and LRU freshman Brett Voglesang (21:32) finished 25th. Luke Greer of Carson-Newman won the individual title (20:15) and UNC Asheville won …
COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Bears hope to rebound in league game against Wingate
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Coming off a 15-point setback at Mars Hill last weekend, Lenoir-Rhyne University returns home Saturday in hopes of exercising another set of demons and getting a little redemption from last year. LRU (1-2, 0-1 South Atlantic Conference) faces conference foe Wingate (3-0, 1-0) at 7 p.m. in Moretz Stadium, where the Bears have won twice in their …
MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Carson-Newman hands Lenoir-Rhyne season’s first loss
HobbsDailyReport.com JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Carson-Newman dealt Lenoir-Rhyne University’s fifth-ranked men their first soccer loss on Wednesday night, 1-0. Tobias Solem Karlsen scored the only goal of the match at the 31:59 mark of the first half. It was his fourth goal of the season and left the Bears 4-1 overall and 1-1 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Carson-Newman …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne ties ninth-ranked Carson-Newman
HobbsDailyReport.com JEFFERSON CITY, Tenn. – Lenoir-Rhyne University battled ninth-ranked Carson-Newman to a 2-2 double overtime tie in women’s soccer on Wednesday night. Abbie Brown and Rachel Fischer scored goals for the Bears (3-2-1, 0-0-1), who were playing their first South Atlantic Conference match of the season. Fisher, a freshman defender, forced overtime with her goal at the 86:36 mark of …