Turning 21

It feels as if school just started, yet mid terms are popping up already. Yes, already. Wednesday will mark my first mid term exam of the Spring 2007 semester. Macroeconomics will be the subject, which I dont think will be too terribly bad.

On another note, both the Temple mens and womens basketball teams stomped over their opponents yesterday (La Salle and Dayton, respectively). At the mens game, there was an awful showing of student support. Seriously, there couldnt have been more than 100 kids in the "Nest." Pitiful. However, for those that did show up, they were treated to a Mardy Collins and a John Chaney sighting (with my own eyes, I only saw Mardy-- I didnt find out Chaney was there until I read this article ). Also, a few potential recruits were in the house, and they picked the right day to watch the Owls.

Mark Tyndale went off again, scoring 22 points and ripping down 10 rebounds. It was his second double double in as many Big 5 games. Atlantic-10 scoring leader Dionte Christmas, playing with 17 stitches in the webbing of his non-shooting hand, scored 17 points, only 4 came after intermission. Senior guard Dustin Salisbury piled on 19 in the contest, 15 of which came from behind the arc. Frosh Ryan Brooks , spelled Tyndale and Co., scoring 11 points in limited action.

La Salle's youth and inexperience showed, when late in the second half, Tyndale scored six straight points to squash any Explorer hope for a comeback. The Owls (9-12, 3-5) would pull away and keep the Explorers in check thru the rest of the contest, recoring a 89-64 victory. Their next game is on Wednesday against St. Bonaventure, at the Liacouras Center.

The Temple womens team is quietly riding a storm of conference victories which will soon lead them into the national rankings. The Lady Owls (18-5, 8-0) won Sunday over A-10 foe Dayton at the Liacouras Center. If interested, the link to the article is here .