WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne adds 2 players from Georgia

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University announced Tuesday it has signed two players for women’s basketball – both from Georgia high schools – to bring its recruiting class to five. Bears head coach Cam Sealey signed Ashley Woodroffe, a 5-foot-8 guard from Flowerly Branch High, and Nakia Hooks, a 5-10 forward from Apalachee High in Auburn, Ga. LRU announced in November …

WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Ex-Bandys star Story helps App State make tourney run

HobbsDailyReport.com NEW ORLEANS – Former Bandys High star Madi Story helped Appalachian State reach the semifinals of the Sun Belt Tournament in New Orleans. The fifth-seeded Mountaineers beat No. 8 Coastal Carolina 78-42 in New Orleans on Wednesday when Story scored 18 points. On Thursday, Appalachian State nipped No. 4 Georgia State 47-45 when Story scored seven points and hit …

SAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Anderson eliminates LRU in semis, beats Wingate for title

Former Bandys star Easter helps Trojans reach NCAA tournament   HobbsDailyReport.com GREENVILLE, S.C. — Alexy Mollenhauer scored 27 points and former Bandys High star Ace Easter added 20 as top-seed Anderson (S.C.) topped Lenoir-Rhyne University 77-65 on Saturday in a women’s basketball semifinal in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) tournament. Anderson won the SAC title on Sunday, also at Furman’s …

SAC WOMEN’S BASKETBALL: Lenoir-Rhyne battles top-seeded Anderson in semifinals

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENVILLE, S.C. – After winning a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) basketball tournament game for the first time since 2015, the Lenoir-Rhyne University women are ready for more. The fourth-seeded Bears (17-12) face top-seeded Anderson, S.C. (26-2) in a semifinal on Saturday at noon at Furman’s Timmons Arena. LRU head coach Cameron Sealey returns to a territory she’s not been …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: CVCC falls, finishes season with 24 victories

HobbsDailyReport.com LOUISBURG – Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) ended another successful women’s basketball season on Friday but fell short of making a national tournament appearance. Third-seeded Cape Fear Community College cruised past the second-seeded Red Hawks, winning 90-54 in a Region X/District J semifinal at Louisburg College. CVCC finished 24-6 and won more than 20 games for the third straight …