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It felt weird not actually attending Lehigh's women's basketball NCAA tournament appearance in person.  I had been to Lehigh's two other shots in the NCAA tournament: in 1997 (at UConn) and 2008 (at Rutgers). The Lady Hawks had a powerhouse team that smashed through the Patriot League regular season and dominated in a way that Lehigh women's basketball had never dominated before, to a 29-3 record and (for good measure) going undefeated against the Atlantic 10 as well.  Their only three losses came to American, Vanderbilt, and Princeton, all of whom played postseason basketball this year. This NCAA Tournament appearance was supposed to be different than last year's. But it wasn't.  (more)

Everyone in America now knows that Lehigh's men's basketball team gave Kansas a very tough time for a while in the NCAA tournament on Thursday night.  The men's team didn't shock the world - a win of a 16 seed over a 1 seed would have done that - but they did open up some eyes.  (Not as many as Northern Iowa did , but hey, I'll take it.) Tonight - at 9:30 PM on ESPN2 and online on ESPN 360 - Lehigh's women's basketball team will attempt to do the exact same thing, sorta.  Lehigh's women's basketball team will attempt tonight to win Lehigh's first-ever game in the NCAA tournament - but the odds on this "upset" happening are not " a googolplex to one ". Lehigh will open up some eyes tonight in the women's basketball world since they will hang - and maybe even beat - Iowa State (who are playing, in effect, a home game).  Some might even call it a shocker.  But the 29-3 Lady Hawks should not be a surprise to anyone.  For ...

Last year, the Lady Hawks thought they were destined for a 13 seed after an impressive season which had them as a top team in terms of RPI.  When they were assigned the 15 seed and a game versus powerful No. 2 seed Auburn - where regionality seemed to dictate a closer game at Rutgers - the Hawks were disappointed. Fast forward to this year.  The Lady Hawks again had a fantastic season in the Patriot League, ending with an emphatic Patriot League title win vs. American this Saturday at Stabler.  Would Lehigh get downgraded again? No, they wouldn't.  Lehigh will be travelling this weekend to Ames, Iowa, to take on Iowa State as a No. 13 seed.  In one of the final games of the first round, Lehigh has a good matchup and a chance to make history. (more)