WOMEN’S COLLEGE GOLF: Lenoir-Rhyne’s Hartsell shares fourth place at Wingate tourney

HobbsDailyReport.com MONROE – Abbey Hartsell is tied for fourth place and Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women share third place after one round of the Wingate Intercollegiate Challenge at the Rolling Hills Country Club. Hartsell, a junior from Taylorsville, shot a 4-over par 76 on Monday while the Bears came in a 24-over par 312. The tournament’s final round is Tuesday. Dominika Czudkova …

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Sweep at Tusculum runs Bears’ win streak to 15 consecutive

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENVILLE, Tenn. – The Lenoir-Rhyne University softball team moved into conference play on Sunday and continued winning at a red-hot pace. The Bears swept a doubleheader 5-0 and 3-1 over Tusculum on the road, extending their win streak to 15 games, and they are 25-4 overall with wins in 22 of their last 23 games. Tusculum dropped to 15-12 …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Gaffney’s 5 goals spark Lenoir-Rhyne’s victory

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Cathleen Gaffney had five goals and four assists on Sunday as Lenoir-Rhyne University cruised past Tusculum 20-9 in women’s lacrosse at Moretz Stadium. Gaffney is a sophomore from Allentown, Pa., and her big match – plus four scores by sophomore midfielder Kaley Harris – kept the Bears (3-6, 3-0) unbeaten in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) matches this …

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne splits with Mars Hill, reaches 19 victories

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY –Lenoir-Rhyne University split a baseball doubleheader with Mars Hill on Saturday, moving within a win of 20 for the season. The Lions won the first game on Saturday 11-6 before the Bears took the nightcap 4-3 at Bears Field. LRU improved to 19-10 overall and 8-4 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) and Mars Hill — coached by …

MEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Bears’ Buduo scores 7 goals in win at Tusculum

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENEVILLE, Tenn. – A long men’s lacrosse regular-season win streak by the Lenoir-Rhyne University men in conference play was extended to 18 matches on Saturday. The Bears edged Tusculum 14-10 on the road to improve to 8-1 overall and 2-0 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Joe Buduo tied a school record for the Bears, ranked No. 4 in …