For the second time this year, junior running back Bernard Pierce stood atop the Mid-American Conference.
Pierce was named the MAC Offensive Player of the Week for the second time this season, it was announced today.
Pierce rushed for 149 yards and a school record five touchdowns on 32 carries in the Owls’ 38-7 blowout of Maryland on Saturday.
Pierce leads the MAC in rushing yards (496) and touchdowns (12) and his touchdown mark also leads the nation through the season’s first four games.
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As Chief Copy Editor at The Temple News, it’s only fitting that my furry son, Pancake, was trained to be a grammar guru and AP Style nerd. He let’s me know if he found an error by chewing the paper to shreds.
Pancake is anxiously awaiting the Lunchies edition of The Temple News, which comes out this Tuesday. He’ll probably feel differently when he finds out Main Campus has yet to establish a gourmet carrot truck.
(Yes, I just made a blog post about my rabbit. Yes, this is real life.)
We know you’ve been dying to see the 2011 Lunchies edition of TTN. So here’s a treat.
Lex Sachdev, Living editor, and Chief Copy Editor, Cara Stefchak, prepare for the front page of lunchies.
Because I know you’re roaring with excitement, pick up a copy of The Temple News this Tuesday at your local newsstand.
For those unfamiliar with the culture, and for those who may have seen large, colorful floats parading down the parkway at about 12:30 p.m. earlier today, what you missed was the Philadelphia Ratha-Yatra Parade of Chariots.
The parade and festival that followed, Krishna’s Bhakti Fest or Festival of India — the Rastha-Yatra Festival collectively — is a religious and cultural event presented annually by the International Society for Krishna Consciousness. The parade itself was part of an ancient festival used to honor the dieties worshiped by Krishnas, and allow tribute to be paid to them through music, marching and dance.
The parade festivities began at noon near Love Park in Center City, and then proceeded down the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Its final destination and the site of the Bhakti Fest was at Eakin’s Oval, in front of the Philadelphia Museum of Art. There, tents and booths strewn with colorful decorations and religious emblems lined the streets.
Visitors could experience live traditional Indian musical and dance performances, as performers sat under tents with sitars and other classical Indian instruments. Other booths as well as walking vendors offered religious and philosophical accounts of the Krishna movement and reincarnation.
The highlight for many was the free vegetarian feast of Indian foods that was offered. Other booths with books, clothing, scarves and jewelry lined the sidewalks of the parks, and some offered instructional yoga for festival attendees. The rain mostly held off for the day, and activities were slated to run until 7 p.m. tonight.
With his performance today, junior running back Bernard Pierce etched his name deeper into Temple football’s record books.
Pierce scored five touchdowns, a career high and Temple single-game record, en route to the Owls’ 38-7 win over Maryland.
The defense dominated Maryland, which came into the game as the fifty-fifth highest scoring offense in the country. The Owls sacked Terrapins sophomore quarterback Danny O’Brien three times and forced one interception.
The Owls improved to 3-1 on the season while the Terps dropped to 1-2. Pierce’s 12 touchdowns on the season currently leads the nation.
It didn’t take long for the Owls to make their impact on today’s game vs. Maryland.
Junior running back Bernard Pierce scored four touchdowns in the first half and the Owls lead the Terrapins, 31-0 at halftime.
Pierce scored three touchdowns in the first quarter alone, and his fourth score marked a career high. Junior placekicker Brandon McManus kicked a 41-yard field goal as time expired in the first half to give the Owls the 31-0 lead. The Owls scored on all five of their first-half possessions.
Senior redshirt-quarterback Chester Stewart had an impressive first half, going 6-6 passing with 115 yards to go along with 47 rushing yards.
Yesterday’s heavy rains left students to jeopardize their dry clothes to get to Gladfelter and Anderson. Huge rain floods captured on the sidewalks in front of the buildings left students in long lines to avoid the water but many brave souls took a dip and ran through.
The f’real smoothie truck is parked in front of the Liacouras Center. PETA is coincidentally handing out literature so you can read about why you shouldn’t eat meat while you wait in line for your dairy!
The Owls will look to improve their record to 3-1 today versus Maryland.
The Owls will take on the Terps on Capital One Field at Byd Stadium today at 12:30.
The Owls will try to capture their third win of the year after losing to Penn State last week. The Terps will try to improve to 2-1 after dropping last week’s game to West Virginia.
Stay tuned to TTN for halftime and post-game blog updates and a full game recap later.
