HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University won Sunday’s last game of a doubleheader with Tusculum to slip back above .500 in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) baseball. After Tusculum won 7-5 at Bears Field in the first game, the Bears won 13-3 to earn a split and improve to 24-16 overall and 11-10 in the league. Tusculum left 20-20 overall and 12-9 …
COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne sweeps, runs home mark this season to 20-0
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The Bears are still unbeaten in women’s softball games at home this season. Lenoir-Rhyne University swept visiting Mars Hill 6-5 and 10-1 on Sunday – on Senior Day at Bears Field — to run its win streak to 10 games and improve to 20-0 at home this season. The Bears (36-5, 13-1), ranked No. 12 in NCAA …
WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Bears win, need 1 more to clinch share of league title
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY — Getting nine goals from a trio of players sparked Lenoir-Rhyne University to a 14-4 home women’s lacrosse victory on Saturday over Lincoln Memorial. The Bears (6-7, 6-0) remained unbeaten in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) as junior attacker Gabby Sousa scored four goals, and sophomore attacker Cathleen Gaffney, junior midfielder Rachel Elmore and sophomore midfielder Michelle Tang …
MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Lenoir-Rhyne regular-season win streak reaches 21
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s win streak in regular-season men’s lacrosse matches reached 21 on Saturday when the Bears edged visiting Lincoln Memorial 14-11. LRU (12-1, 5-0), ranked No. 3 in NCAA Division II, got three goals each from senior midfielder Ben Corrigan and junior midfielder Quinn Kuhn at Moretz Stadium. The Bears’ ran their win streak to eight matches …
COLLEGE BASEBALL: Tusculum hammers Lenoir-Rhyne 24-4 to open weekend series
HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Tusculum College hammered Lenoir-Rhyne University 24-4 on Friday to open a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) weekend baseball series at Bears Field. The Pioneers (19-19, 11-8) and Bears (23-15, 10-9) will play two games on Sunday to complete the series, starting at 2 p.m. Tusculum built a 9-0 lead on Friday through three innings. Daulton Martin hit a …