LENOIR-RHYNE: Bears athletes honored in baseball, women’s golf, women’s lacrosse

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Honors continue to roll in for Lenoir-Rhyne University student-athletes. The Bears have reported the following: BASEBALL Justin Dean, a junior outfielder from Mauldin, S.C., has been selected to the All-Southeast Region second team by the Division II Conference Commissioners Association (D2CCA). He led the Bears this season in batting average (.398), runs scored (59), hits (74), doubles …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Limestone downs Lenoir-Rhyne, leaves Bears below .500

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Eighth-ranked Limestone downed Lenoir-Rhyne University 15-6 on Saturday in women’s lacrosse, leaving the Bears under .500 at 9-10. Visiting Limestone (18-2) got five goals from Courtney Lafler and one goal and six assists by Shannon Sisk as it won its 10th straight match. Limestone had a 35-14 edge over the Bears in shots taken. Cathleen Gaffney led …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: No. 2 Queens downs top-seeded Bears, wins league tourney

HobbsDailyReport.com WINGATE – Katie Wardle’s six goals on Sunday sparked second-seeded Queens as it beat top-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne University 13-9 to capture the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) tournament title in women’s lacrosse. Junior Gabby Sousa had four goals for the Bears (9-9) but it wasn’t enough to hold off Queens (11-8) as the Royals won the tournament for the fifth straight …

SAC LACROSSE: Sunday’s results from both tournament finals

HobbsDailyReport.com SOUTH ATHLETIC CONFERENCE  MEN’S LACROSSE TOURNAMENT Tuesday’s first round results No. 4 Queens 21, No. 5 Catawba 12 No. 3 Lincoln Memorial 13, No. 6 Coker 10 Friday’s semifinal results at Wingate No. 1 LENOIR-RHYNE 14, No. 4 Queens 7 No. 2 Wingate 6, No. 3 Lincoln Memorial 4 Sunday’s championship at Wingate No. 2 Wingate 12, No. 1 …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE LACROSSE: Top-seeded Bears in league tournament final

HobbsDailyReport.com WINGATE – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women’s lacrosse team is back in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC) title match for the fourth time in five seasons, playing Queens on Sunday for the crown. The Bears (9-8), top tournament seed after going unbeaten in the league regular season, advanced on Friday with a 13-6 semifinal victory over Wingate at Wingate. LRU meets …