Lenoir-Rhyne and Carson-Newman Pick up NCAA First Round Playoff Wins

Lenoir-Rhyne and Carson-Newman Pick up NCAA First Round Playoff Wins
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November 23, 2019

Bears Improve to 12-0 for First Time in History with Playoff Win Over Miles

HICKORY, N.C. – Thanks to a 36-7 victory over Miles in the First Round of the NCAA Playoffs, the Lenoir-Rhyne Football Team improved to 12-0 for the first time in program history. LR was 11-0 in 2014 before losing to Valdosta St. in the playoffs and also started 11-0 in 1962 before falling to Central Oklahoma St in game 12. FULL RECAP

Stout defense caries No. 24 Carson-Newman into second round, 17-9 over No. 11 Bowie State

BOWIE, Md. – No. 24 Carson-Newman (9-2) held 11th-ranked Bowie State (11-1) to its lowest point total of the season and bounced the CIAA Champs from the NCAA playoffs with a 17-9 win Saturday afternoon at Bulldogs Stadium. FULL RECAP

#16 Wingate's historic season comes to an end with play-off setback against #20 West Florida

Wingate, N.C.----The fifth-seeded and 20th-ranked University of West Florida Argonauts took advantage of three Wingate turnovers, converting those into 17 points en route to a 38-17 victory over fourth-seeded and 16th-ranked Wingate University in the opening round of the 2019 NCAA Division Super Region 2 play-offs at Irwin Belk Stadium on a rainy, foggy Saturday afternoon. West Florida moves to 9-2 on the year, advancing to the second round of the play-offs, while the 'Dogs finish their season at 10-2 overall. FULL RECAP