WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Bears open by stunning No. 21 Limestone in OT

HobbsDailyReport.com HICKORY – Taylor Rios scored the only goal for Lenoir-Rhyne University in the final 13 seconds of overtime on Thursday, lifting the Bears to a season-opening 1-0 victory over nationally ranked Limestone in women’s soccer. Rios, from Vale, perfectly headed in a corner kick from junior midfielder Abbie Brown with 12.5 seconds as the Bears knocked off the Saints, …

WOMEN’S COLLEGE SOCCER: Lenoir-Rhyne picked to finish second in conference

HobbsDailyReport.com ROCK HILL, S.C. – Two Lenoir-Rhyne University players were tabbed first-team preseason all-conference on Monday, when the Bears were predicted to finish second in South Atlantic Conference (SAC) women’s soccer this season. Conference coaches picked Carson-Newman, which shared last season’s regular-season title with LRU, to finish first. The Eagles got eight first-place votes and 103 points, and the Bears …