WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Simpson receives honor, also promoted by Lenoir-Rhyne

HobbsDailyReport.com ATLANTA – One of the top 30 women’s college basketball coaches under the age of 30 is on the staff at Lenoir-Rhyne University. Sierra Simpson, who has been with the Bears for one season as an assistant coach after stints on coaching staffs at Wofford and Anderson (S.C.), made an elite list selected for the Women’s Basketball Coaches Association …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE GOLF: O’Connor wins in playoff, leads Bears to tourney title

HobbsDailyReport.com MONROE – Ainee O’Connor rallied to win an individual title on the first playoff hole, and Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women won the Wingate Intercollegiate Challenge on Tuesday at the Rolling Hills Country Club. The Bears finished at 39-over par 615 to edge Wingate by 10 strokes in the team standings on a par-72, 5,968-yard course, wrapping up a second team …

MEN’S COLLEGE TRACK AND FIELD: Bears’ Lotharp wins conference weekly award

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. –A third-place finish by Lenoir-Rhyne University’s P.J. Lotharp in the 100-meter dash over the weekend at the 49er Classic netted him conference honors on Tuesday. Lotharp, a sophomore from Indian Trail, was selected as the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Outdoor Track Athlete of the Week for men. He finished third in Charlotte with a school-record time …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Bears’ Kenley, Boone given conference’s weekly awards

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – After winning all six of their games last week and stretching a win streak to 15 games, Lenoir-Rhyne University swept the women’s weekly softball honors for the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Bears pitcher Emily Kenley won the league’s Pitcher of The Week award and catcher Erin Boone won Player of The Week, conference officials announced …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Bears’ Sousa wins league’s weekly Offensive Player award

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – After scoring 11 goals last week, Gabby Sousa of Lenoir-Rhyne University won the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) Women’s Lacrosse Offensive Player Of The Week award on Monday. A junior attacker from Delran, N.J., she had 11 goals, four assists and 15 total points in matches against No 18 Tampa, No. 5 Florida Tech and Tusculum. …