Deja LU

So Lehigh released their schedule before everyone else-- wondering how they did it? They just made a photocopy of last year's OOC schedule. 10 of their 13 games are return engagements. Looking at their OOC from last year, it's not a shock that they didn't fare well against tougher competition (Fl. A&M)-- they were a team that did very well in league competition, but was mediocre against non-league talent. Why? One might credit the excellent scouting of the LU coaching staff.

Here's the skinny on their pre-league opponents:

RPI at Penn State (University Park, Pa.) Big 10(+1) (9-19) RPI 189
at Long Island (Brooklyn, N.Y.) NEC (8-19) RPI 289 - Beat LU last year - return game
Sacred Heart (Stabler Arena) NEC (12-15) RPI 251 - Beat LU last year - return game
Dartmouth (Stabler Arena) Ivy (2-24) RPI 324 - Lost to LU last year - return game
Albany (Stabler Arena) AmEast (5-23) RPI 309 - Beat LU last year in OT - return game
at Stony Brook (Stony Brook, N.Y.) AmEast (10-20) RPI 226 - Lost to LU last year - return game
Columbia (Stabler Arena) Ivy (9-17) RPI 286 - Lost to LU last year - return game
Delaware Valley (Stabler Arena) - DIII - Lost to LU last year
at Harvard (Cambridge, Mass.) Ivy (4-23) RPI 308 - Lost to LU last year- return game
at Xavier (Cincinnati, Ohio) A10 (23-10) RPI 35
at Towson (Towson, Md.) CAA (8-21) RPI 278
at Wagner (Staten Island, N.Y.) NEC (12-16) RPI 219 - Lost to LU last year - return game
Cornell (Stabler Arena) Ivy (10-16) RPI 269 - Beat LU last year - return game

Avg. RPI: 248 -- as if they were playing Appalachain State 12 times.  @ 3:16 PM