WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Bears open conference schedule by beating Wolves

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Rachel Elmore and Gabby Sousa combined for eight goals – four each – to lead Lenoir-Rhyne University to a 16-6 victory over visiting Newberry, S.C., on Wednesday in women’s lacrosse. The Bears (1-2, 1-0) began South Atlantic Conference (SAC) play with the win over Newberry (2-3, 0-1) at Moretz Stadium. LRU raced to an 11-1 lead by …

COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Both Lenoir-Rhyne teams ousted in first round of league tourney

HobbsDailyReport.com SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENTS WEDNESDAY’S FIRST ROUND SUMMARIES WOMEN No. 1 CARSON-NEWMAN 65, No. 8 LENOIR-RHYNE 63 (at Holt Field House in Jefferson City, Tenn.) LENOIR-RHYNE (15-14) Rodriguez, Ashley 4-6 2-2 14; Suddreth, Madi 4-11 5-6 13; Joyner, Cassidy 5-14 0-0 13; Toineeta, Kendall 3-7 1-1 8; Swango, Justyce 3-8 0-0 7; Bearden, Karlie 3-7 0-0 6; Denny, …

SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE BASKETBALL: Wednesday’s first-round tourney results

HobbsDailyReport.com SOUTH ATLANTIC CONFERENCE BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT RESULTS MEN WEDNESDAY’S FIRST ROUND RESULTS No. 1 Lincoln Memorial 90, No. 8 Anderson, S.C. 62 No. 4 Wingate 76, No. 5 Coker 75, OT No. 1 Queens 73, No. 7 LENOIR-RHYNE 61 No. 3 Carson-Newman 102, No. 6 Newberry, S.C. 82 SATURDAY’S SEMIFINALS AT TIMMONS ARENA (Greenville, S.C.) No. 1 Lincoln Memorial vs. …

COLLEGE SPORTS: LRU statement on lawsuit that alleges student-athletes involved

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – The following is a statement released to local media on Tuesday by Angela Reiter, director of marketing and communications at Lenoir-Rhyne University, regarding a published report of a lawsuit that has been filed against the school. The published report said the suit asks for $200,000 and alleges LRU mishandled a sexual assault claim in January 2015 that …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE GOLF: Bears win tourney behind individual title by Hartsell

HobbsDailyReport.com FLEMING ISLAND, Fla. – Sparked by an individual title by junior Abbey Hartsell, the Lenoir-Rhyne University women’s golf team won the Lincoln Memorial Spring Kickoff Women’s Golf Intercollegiate tournament on Tuesday. Playing at the Fleming Island Golf Club, the Bears shot a 33-over par 601 to nip Tusculum by two strokes. Hartsell, a college All-American who was a golf …