COLLEGE FOOTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne’s Cronic, Poe win conference awards

Bears produce SAC’s Coach of the Year, Jacobs Blocking Trophy winner; second-team picks include former Maiden star running back Huff HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – The South Atlantic Conference (SAC) head football coaches acknowledged the job Drew Cronic of Lenoir-Rhyne University has done this season, selecting him on Wednesday as the conference’s Coach of the Year. Cronic, in his first …

COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears’ Cascon, Enriquez on All-Southeast Region first-team

HobbsDailyReport.com GAFFNEY, S.C. – A trio of men’s soccer stars at Lenoir-Rhyne University have been named to the NCAA Division II Conference Commissioners Association Southeast All-Region team. Sophomore Victor Cascon and senior Marcos Enriquez are first-team selections, and senior forward Ignacio de Goya was a second-team pick. Cascon, the Bears’ leading scorer this season, had 10 goals to go with …

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne senior guard named SAC Player of Week

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Cory Thomas, a senior guard for Lenoir-Rhyne University, on Monday won the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Player of the Week for games played Nov. 5-11. Conference officials announced Thomas, from Louisville, Ky., gained the award for averaging 20.5 points, 5.5 rebounds, three assists and two steals per game as the Bears opened the season with …

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. …