WE’RE IN! Baseball Officially Makes First NCAA Tournament Since 2001
HICKORY, N.C. – For the first time since 2001 and only the second time in the 92-year history of the program, Lenoir-Rhyne Baseball is going to the NCAA Tournament. The Bears received the No. 4 seed in the Southeast Region as announced by the NCAA on Sunday night, and will face off against No. 5 seed UNC Pembroke at North…
Bears Fall to Tampa in NCAA Quarterfinals
HICKORY, N.C.– Lenoir-Rhyne mounted a furious comeback attempt in the fourth quarter and scored three straight goals to cut a five-goal deficit to 13-11 with 3:16 to play but LR would pull no closer in a loss to Tampa in the NCAA Quarterfinals. The Bears defeated Tampa in this round almost exactly one year ago (May 16, 2021) in overtime…
Lafler Earns IWLCA Second Team All-Region
Lenoir-Rhyne graduate student Cassie Lafler has been named Second Team All-Region as announced by the IWLCA. Lafler was also named a First Team All-Conference selection in her final year with the Bears.
Raybould Earns SAC Men’s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year
ROCK HILL, S.C. – Lenoir-Rhyne’s Matt Raybould was voted the South Atlantic Conference Men’s Golf Scholar-Athlete of the Year, the Conference office announced Thursday.
Softball Season Comes To An End in NCAA Regionals
Hickory, N.C. — The Lenoir-Rhyne Softball Team saw their 2022 season come to the end on Friday in the Southeast Regional. The Bears fell to No. 18 North Georgia 10-0 in the first game of the day then saw a comeback against Wingate fall just short in a 6-5 lost in the elimination game to end their exceptional season. Lauren…
Softball Walks Off Wingate in NCAA Opener
Hickory, N.C. — It took extra innings but the Lenoir-Rhyne Bears topped Wingate 3-2 in nine innings in the first game of the NCAA Division II Southeast Regional on Thursday afternoon. Savannah Moorefield’s walkoff base hit in the bottom of the ninth gave the Bears their first NCAA Tournament win since 2018 as the two-seeded Bears beat the No. 7…
Rakes, Leonhardt and Moorefield Named NFCA All-Region
LOUISVILLE, Ky. – The National Fastpitch Coaches Association has revealed the 2022 NFCA Division II All-Region teams. This year’s squads are comprised of 206 student-athletes from 105 programs. Lenoir-Rhyne placed three (Lauren Rakes, Kylee Leonhardt and Savannah Moorefield) on the First Team All-Southeast Region.
Stape’s Late Goal Sends LR to NCAA Quarterfinals
HICKORY, N.C.– With 46 seconds left in regulation, Dylan Stape took a pass from Colten McCracken and found the back of the net to break a 10-10 tie and send Lenoir-Rhyne on to the National Quarterfinal for the second straight year and the third time in program history. The goal was just Stape’s fourth of the season 13th of his…
