COLLEGE FOOTBALL: LRU, ranked No. 24, battles UNC Pembroke on Saturday

Bears have won 7 straight, sit atop conference standings HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University plays its first football game ranked in the Top 25 since 2015 when it battles UNC Pembroke on Saturday at 2 p.m. in Moretz Stadium. The Bears (7-1, 5-0 South Atlantic Conference) are ranked No 24 in the latest American Football Coaches Association (AFCA) NCAA Division …

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears need win at Anderson to secure outright league title

LRU will at least share title and be top seed for conference tournament   HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University wraps up the regular season in men’s soccer on Saturday with an afternoon (3:30 p.m.) conference match at Anderson, S.C. The Bears improved to 10-4 on Wednesday — beating Shaw University 5-3 in a non-league match in Hickory – and Lincoln …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE GOLF: Hartsell finishes third, leading Bears to second place

HobbsDailyReport.com ST. AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Abbey Hartsell finished third individually, sparking Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women to third place in the Flagler Fall Slam that finished on Tuesday afternoon. Hartsell, a senior who starred in goal at Alexander Central High, finished at 145. She led after the opening round and closed the Bears’ fall schedule strong after having won the Patsy Rendleman …

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Bears win at Coker, take 4-game win streak to Tusculum next

HobbsDailyReport.com HARTSVILLE, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne University extended its win streak in women’s volleyball to four matches on Tuesday night, winning a conference match at Coker. The Bears (17-11, 11-6 South Atlantic Conference) are within percentage points of third place in the league as they head to Tusculum for a conference match on Friday at 7 p.m. Coker dropped to 11-13 …

MEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne faces visiting Shaw on Wednesday night

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The final regular-season home match of the season comes Wednesday night for Lenoir-Rhyne University in men’s soccer with the Bears chasing their 10th victory of the season. Shaw University visits LRU for an 8:30 p.m. start at Moretz Stadium. The Bears won their most recent match on Saturday at Belmont Abbey, 3-0, after outshooting the Crusaders 33-1. …