Anderson, S.C.----The third-seeded Lenoir-Rhyne University Bears erased a 1-0 deficit Sunday afternoon, defeating top-seeded Wingate University 3-1 in the South Atlantic Conference tournament championship match. LRU won by scores of 17-25, 25-22, 25-20 and 25-23 to become the first team other than Wingate to win a tournament title since 2005. The Bears earn an automatic bid to the NCAA Tournament, improving to 23-7 overall. Wingate falls to 28-4 on the season.