Hey Everyone,
As midterms are coming up, this semester seems to be getting incredibly hectic. There’s always some sort of paper or project due and its like a never-ending amount of work. So with all the work from professors and organizations coming up, I felt that it only made sense to take a break and go out! Ok, maybe not the best use of my time, but I def needed to do something fun before I really got down to business.
Yesterday afternoon the Temple Owls played the St. Joes Hawks and there was no way I was going to miss that game. Temple has a long-standing rivalry with St. Joes and with the teams being so close to one another, there’s always a big student turnout from both teams. My family came down for the game to it was fun to hangout with them and watch the antics of the student section.
My Brother and I at the game
One of the big reasons that students were excited for the game was due to St. Joes less than stellar record this season. The men’s basketball team at Temple was 20-5 before the game started, while St. Joes was 7-18. With such a strong team, it seemed pretty likely that the Owls would win, which made everyone even more excited about the game. Some students even referred to the game as “The Funeral of the Hawk”.
Liacouras Center before the game
During the game one of the major players on the team, Lavoy Allen, had a personal victory of his own. He broke the school record for all-time leader in rebounding! The announcers stopped the game to tell the audience and the student section, as well as the rest of the stadium went wild supporting #24.
Lavoy Allen
After an intense game, the final score was 66-52 in favor of Temple! It was an awesome game and the student section was having a blast with the cheers and signs. I am def going to be at the next game against St Joes. That’s all I have for right now. Till next time,
-Taylor
