WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Carson-Newman drops Bears to under .500

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women’s volleyball team is under .500 as it approaches its 20th match of the season. Visiting Carson-Newman clipped the Bears 3-2 on Friday night at Shuford Memorial Gym – 13-25, 25-22, 25-16, 14-25, 15-10 – to leave LRU at 9-10 overall and 5-8 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). Freshman Taylor Prall’s 17 kills led …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Tusculum hands Lenoir-Rhyne 7th straight loss

HobbsDailyReport.com GREENVILLE, Tenn. – Lenoir-Rhyne University’s losing streak reached seven matches on Friday night when Tusculum defeated the visiting Bears 3-0. The Pioneers (13-9, 8-4 South Atlantic Conference) won 25-22, 25-2, 25-13 to drop the Bears to 8-9 overall and 4-7 in the conference. Outside hitter Brooke Redmond led the Bears with eight kills and 14 digs. Setters Jessica Funk …

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Anderson hands Lenoir-Rhyne sixth straight loss

HobbsDailyReport.com ANDERSON, S.C. – Anderson (S.C.) ran Lenoir-Rhyne University’s women’s volleyball losing streak to six matches on Wednesday night, beating the visiting Bears 3-0. The Trojans (15-3, 9-1 South Atlantic Conference) won their 10th straight match, downing the Bears 25-17, 25-19, 25-19. Marissa Mitter led Newberry with 13 kills, Kathryn Hughes had 11 kills and Emily Conlin finished with 41 …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Red Hawks move up 5 spots in national rankings

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Coming on the heels of a successful Valley Invitational, the Catawba Valley Community College volleyball team moved up in the National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) Division II rankings on Tuesday. The Red Hawks, ranked 17th in last week’s Division II poll, moved up five spots to No. 12 in this week’s rankings. That’s the second-highest ranking …

COLLEGE VOLLEYBALL: Mars Hill extends Lenoir-Rhyne’s losing streak to 3

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Mars Hill tripped Lenoir-Rhyne 3-1 in women’s volleyball on Tuesday night, extending the Bears’ losing streak to three matches. The Lions won 26-24, 21-25, 25-17, 25-11 at Shuford Memorial Gymnasium to improve to 4-8 overall and 3-6 in the South Atlantic Conference (SAC). The Bears are 7-5, 4-3. Lauren Hochstetler led Mars Hill with a match-high 16 …