"R. Bailey" <[log in to unmask]> wrote
 
> It seems to be more or less decided to have a women's D1 hockey team at
RPI
> in the near future. The present women's team at least advanced through the
> first playoff round and seems to avoid the inconsistencies of the men.
 
That's great to hear, but it surprises me all the same.  I had hoped for
many years that RPI would go this way, as fellow D-III school SLU has many
years ago, but there are several things that made it seem unlikely.  1) RPI
has not seemed to be increasing its percentage of games vs D-I schools over
the last few years.  2) Other women's sports at RPI seem to be more advanced
and perform better.  3) Attendence has been virtually non-existent.  4) The
performance of the team at the D-III level has plateaued.
 
> As for the collapse, injuries haven't helped, but can't explain the whole
> thing.  Against St. Lawrence, there was (my opinion) individual hard play,
> but more like a pick-up team, with lack of  discipline and an air of
> desperation. Actually, this is just an extreme, and disasterously ill-
> timed, version of the slumps that they have gone through most seasons over
> the past few years.
 
Just a few years??  It seems like almost every year since I started paying
attention in 64-65.
 
Ralph Baer
RPI '68, '70, '74
 
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