Posted: Monday, October 17, 2011, 11:22 AM | 2 comments |
 

Pierce named MAC East offensive player of the week
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Temple's Bernard Pierce leads the nation with 17 rushing touchdowns. (Michael Bryant/Staff photographer)

Temple tailback Bernard Pierce is the Mid-American Conference East Division offensive player of the week.

The junior received that honor rushing for 152 yards and two touchdowns on 23 carries in Saturday’s 34-0 victory over Buffalo. This is Pierce’s third MAC East POW honor of the season.
Posted by Keith Pompey @ 11:22 AM  Permalink | File Under: Football | 2 comments
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  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 2:08 PM, 10/17/2011
    Pierce is a beast. He deserves to get some national attention for his efforts so far this year. But 3 MAC East player of the week is a good start.
    — the_CA_OWL
  • 0 like this / 0 don't   •   Posted 6:50 PM, 10/17/2011
    I'd love to see him catch a pass.
    — damnels


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About Keith Pompey
Keith Pompey has been an Inquirer reporter since September 2004. He began covering the Temple men's basketball team in November 2010. His other duties include small-college football and college recruiting. Pompey previously covered the Penn and Drexel men's basketball teams after intially focusing on high school sports. He is also the Pennsylvania representative on the McDonald's All-American High School boys' basketball contact committee.

Pompey is a native Philadelphian and a University of Pittsburgh graduate. Follow him on Twitter @pompeysgridlock.

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