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Student Athletes of the Week

3.18.08 | General

March 18, 2008

Dionte Christmas
Class: Junior
Sport: Men's Basketball
Position: Guard
Hometown: Philadelphia, PA

 

Christmas earned the Atlantic 10 Tournament Most Outstanding Player after leading the Owls to their seventh A-10 Championship and 26th NCAA appearance...The junior averaged 19.0 ppg., 4.0 rpg., and 2.0 apg. while shooting 47% from the field and 36% from three-point range...His best performance came in the quarterfinals against La Salle when he scored 29 points...He led all scorers with 22 points in the A-10 finals win over Saint Joseph's.

Melissa Parker
Class: Sophomore
Sport: Fencing
Position: Foil
Hometown: Austin, TX

 

Parker became the first Temple fencer to be named second team All-American since 1994 after finishing seventh at the NCAA Fencing Championship on Saturday...She led the Owls to a ninth place finish as a team...The Austin, TX native was a honorable mention All-American as a freshman last year.

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