HICKORY, N.C. - - No. 8 Lenoir-Rhyne scored 28 first quarter points and built a 49-0 halftime advantage en route to a 63-6 win over visiting UVa-Wise in South Atlantic Conference football action at Moretz Stadium Saturday afternoon.

The Bears (5-0, 3-0 SAC) received a pair of punt return touchdowns from NFL prospect Kyle Duggar, a 43-yard touchdown run by Jace Jordan and a 38-yard touchdown reception from Dareke Young to build the early advantage.

The hole proved to be insurmountable for UVa-Wise (1-4, 0-3 SAC) as the visitors totaled 165 yards of total offense for the game. The Cavaliers did not penetrate Bears territory until 3:17 to go in the first half when Drew O'Bryan's first career interception gave Dane Damron's team the ball at the LR 43-yard line.

The momentum was short lived as the Bears forced an interception to send the schools to halftime with the Cavs trailing 49-0.

UVa-Wise had its only scoring drive of the day to begin the second half. Making his first collegiate start, quarterback Lendon Redwine engineered a 15-play, 69-yard that culminated in the signal caller's first touchdown pass, a 4-yard strike to Seth Phillips.  The Cavs elected to go for two and the try would be unsuccessful leaving the score 49-6.

The Bears returned the ensuing kickoff to the Cavs' 35 yard line before a personal foul penalty moved it to the 20-yard line. Five plays later, Gunnar Anderson completed a 4-yard touchdown pass to Tre Luttrell, following the conversion kick LR led it 56-6.

The hosts added a final touchdown on a 2-yard scamper by Josh Stewart with 5:33 to play, leaving the final margin of 63-6.

For the game, LR outgained UVa-Wise 458-to-165 while holding a 356-to-94 advantage on the ground. The Bears forced three turnovers and converted the extra possessions to 14 points.

Redwine finished 15-for-29 for 71 yards with a touchdown and two interceptions. Marcus Tarrer led the Cavs defense with 8.5 tackles while O'Bryan had 6.5 tackles, a tackle for loss and the interception.

For LR, Ammarian Brown and Javoris Smith each had an interception while Quentin Hayes posted a team-high 6.5 tackles and a forced fumle.

On offense, the Bears had seven backs gain at least 20 yards led by Jordan's 85 yards on six carries.

The loss was the fourth consecutive for UVa-Wise who will play its third consecutive road game next week at Newberry. Kickoff is slated for 4 p.m.