WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Big win over Wingate gives LRU chance to reach .500 in league play

HobbsDailyReport.com Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women have a chance to even their conference record on Saturday when they face Tusculum on the road with a 2 p.m. tipoff. The Bears (12-11, 7-8 South Atlantic Conference) pulled above .500 on Wednesday night at home, beating Wingate 66-62. LRU shares sixth place in the SAC with Catawba and Newberry, with Anderson (S.C.) on top …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: Johnson scores 30 as Red Hawks run win streak to 11

HobbsDailyReport.com KINSTON – Sophomore forward Sherry Johnson scored 30 points on Sunday – her second game of the week with that many points – as Catawba Valley Community College (CVCC) ran its women’s basketball win streak to 11 games. The visiting Red Hawks downed Lenoir Community College 78-41, improving to 19-3 overall and 13-1 in Region X. CVCC led 20-11 …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE BASKETBALL: League-leading Anderson holds off Lenoir-Rhyne

Bears tied for seventh; Wingate visits on Wednesday night   HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – League-leading Anderson (S.C.) held off Lenoir-Rhyne University on Saturday in women’s basketball, nipping the host Bears 69-63 in a South Atlantic Conference (SAC) game. Anderson (21-2, 15-0 SAC) won despite LRU (11-11, 6-8) having three players score in double figures. Madline Hardy, Karlie Bearden and Kendall Toineeta …