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Sunday, February 18, 2007
(Full post includes bonus link)
Could an upset be brewing down in the Lehigh Valley?
Lafayette still has a remote shot at avoiding one of the top two seeds in the first round. For that to happen, though, the Leopards have to win out, beginning with this afternoon's game against third-place Lehigh (matchup).
It's not beyond the realm of possibility. The Leopards have a history of upsetting the Mountain Hawks in Kirby. Matter of fact, last year was the only time in the past five seasons that Lehigh escaped Easton with a W.
Lehigh has already clinched a first round home game and cannot improve upon that scenario. The Hawks have two huge home games in the coming week, hosting Bucknell and Holy Cross in games they hope to use to make a statement about their postseason prospects. So we have a team that is 3-12 on the road, playing for nothing and looking ahead to its next two games.
Toss in the unpredictable nature of a rivalry game like Lehigh-Lafayette and the ingredients for an upset are there.
The question is whether or not Fran O'Hanlon's team, in the midst of a five-game slide, is capable of putting it all together. If they are able to shoot the ball the way they did against Bucknell and Holy Cross in Kirby, that is a distinct possibility.
Game time is noon on ESPNU and the local Lafayette Sports Network.
BONUS LINK:
AU is so close, yet so far away (John Feinstein in the Washington Post)
Could an upset be brewing down in the Lehigh Valley?
Lafayette still has a remote shot at avoiding one of the top two seeds in the first round. For that to happen, though, the Leopards have to win out, beginning with this afternoon's game against third-place Lehigh (matchup).
It's not beyond the realm of possibility. The Leopards have a history of upsetting the Mountain Hawks in Kirby. Matter of fact, last year was the only time in the past five seasons that Lehigh escaped Easton with a W.
Lehigh has already clinched a first round home game and cannot improve upon that scenario. The Hawks have two huge home games in the coming week, hosting Bucknell and Holy Cross in games they hope to use to make a statement about their postseason prospects. So we have a team that is 3-12 on the road, playing for nothing and looking ahead to its next two games.
Toss in the unpredictable nature of a rivalry game like Lehigh-Lafayette and the ingredients for an upset are there.
The question is whether or not Fran O'Hanlon's team, in the midst of a five-game slide, is capable of putting it all together. If they are able to shoot the ball the way they did against Bucknell and Holy Cross in Kirby, that is a distinct possibility.
Game time is noon on ESPNU and the local Lafayette Sports Network.
BONUS LINK:
AU is so close, yet so far away (John Feinstein in the Washington Post)
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