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Towson RB West receives All-American honor

Posted on 29 November 2012 by WNST Staff

TERRANCE WEST NAMED AS 3rd TEAM ALL-AMERICAN
Tiger Running Back Honored By College Sports Madness

TOWSON, Md. – Sophomore running back Terrance West (Northwestern H.S./Baltimore, Md.) of Towson University has been named as a third team All-American by College Sports Madness, a web site that covers FCS football.

A two-time All-Colonial Athletic Association first team selection, West was the only member of the Tigers’ football team to earn All-America honors from College Sports Madness.

The leading rusher in the CAA. West ran for 1,046 yards in 10 games, a 104.6 average. He had 1,046 yards on 195 carries, an average of 5.4 yards per carry. He also led the CAA by scoring 15 touchdowns, including 14 rushing touchdowns. West, who also caught five passes for 102 yards and a touchdown, was fourth in the CAA with 114.8 all-purpose yards per game.

It marked the second year in a row that West led the CAA in touchdowns.

Honored as the winner of the Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman in NCAA FCS last season, West is already the fifth-leading rusher in Towson football history. In 21 career games, he has rushed for 2,340 yards on 389 carries, a 6.0 average. He has run for more than 100 yards in 11 games and has scored 44 career touchdowns, including 43 rushing TD’s. He needs on three more touchdowns to tie the Towson career record set by Jason Corle, ’01.

As a sophomore, West led the No. 15 Tigers to a share of the Colonial Athletic Association championship and a 7-4 record. Towson became the first school in five years to win back-to-back CAA titles.

He earned first team All-America honors from the Walter Camp Foundation as a freshman after rushing for 1,294 yards on 194 carries while scoring an NCAA FCS-leading 29 touchdowns.

West capped off his sophomore season by rushing for 236 yards on only 19 carries while scoring a pair of touchdowns in a 64-35 victory over No. 7 New Hampshire, a win that earned Towson a share of the CAA championship. West was honored as the CAA Offensive Player of the Week after the victory, marking the third time in his career he earned the award.

It was West’s sixth multi-touchdown game of the season and the 14th multi-TD game of his career.

West also played well at No. 19 Villanova as he led the Tigers to a 49-35 victory. In the win over the Wildcats, he rushed for 144 yards on 23 carries with two touchdowns. He also caught the first touchdown pass of his career, a 78-yard toss from senior quarterback Grant Enders (Old Mill H.S./Millersville, Md.).

In 34-27 overtime win at Delaware the following week, West ran for 113 yards on 30 carries and scored two touchdowns, including the game-winner in overtime. He also ran for 153 yards on 27 carries in a win over William and Mary and picked up 112 yards on 28 carries at James Madison.

In the Tigers’ upset bid at Louisiana State, West rushed for 79 yards on 22 carries and scored a pair of touchdowns.

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Towson RB West named CAA Offensive Player of the Week

Posted on 19 November 2012 by WNST Staff

TERRANCE WEST NAMED AS CAA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Sophomore Running Back Led Towson To 64-35 Victory Over No. 7 New Hampshire

RICHMOND, Va. – Sophomore running back Terrance West (Northwestern H.S./Baltimore, Md.) of Towson University has been named as the Colonial Athletic Association Football Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending Nov. 17, it has been announced by CAA officials.

The second-leading rusher in the CAA, West led the Tigers to a 64-35 victory over No. 7 New Hampshire in their regular season finale, a win that earned Towson a share of the CAA championship.

In the regular season finale, West ran for a seasonal high 236 yards on 19 carries and scored two touchdowns to lead the Tigers to their fourth straight win. In the first quarter, he scored on a four-yard TD run to give Towson a 7-6 lead. Later in the first period, he had a 64-yard run that set up Towson’s second touchdown of the game.

In the first quarter at UNH, he had three carries for 76 yards. At halftime, he had 94 yards on six carries.

Led by West, the Tigers broke the game open in the second half. The Tigers owned a 30-28 lead at intermission before scoring four touchdowns in a row. In the second half, West ran for 142 yards on 13 carries. With 8:23 remaining in the game, he scored on a five-yard run to give Towson a 50-28 lead.

West, who had the second-highest single game total of his career in the win over UNH, finished the regular season with 1,046 yards on 195 carries, second in the CAA. He also scored 15 touchdowns in 10 games to lead the CAA for the second year in a row.

In 21 career games, West has rushed for 2,340 yards on 389 carries. The fifth-leading rusher in school history, he is averaging 6.0 yards per carry in his career. The winner of the 2011 Jerry Rice Award as the top freshman in FCS football, West has scored 44 touchdowns in 21 career contests. He needs only three more touchdowns to tie the school record set by Jason Corle, ’01.

For West, this marks the third time in his career that he has been selected as the CAA Offensive Player of the Week.

Towson, which won the CAA championship for the second year in a row, finished the regular season with a 7-4 overall record and a 6-2 mark in the CAA. Over the last two years, Towson is 16-7 with a 13-3 record in CAA play.

After closing out the season with four straight wins, the Tigers were hoping for an NCAA FCS playoff berth. However, Towson did not receive an at-large berth to the playoffs.
– TowsonTigers.com –

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Towson QB Enders picks up CAA weekly honor

Posted on 29 October 2012 by WNST Staff

GRANT ENDERS NAMED AS CAA OFFENSIVE PLAYER OF THE WEEK

Senior Quarterback Led Tigers to 49-35 Win At Villanova With 391 Yards Of Total Offense

RICHMOND, Va. – Senior quarterback Grant Enders (Old Mill H.S./Millersville, Md.) of Towson University has been named as the Colonial Athletic Association Offensive Player of the Week for the week ending Oct. 27, it has been announced by CAA officials.

A second-year starter for the nationally-ranked Tigers, Enders earned the award for the third time in his career by leading the Tigers to a 49-35 victory over CAA co-leader Villanova on Saturday.

In 2011, he was named as the CAA Offensive Player of the Week after leading Towson to wins over Morgan State and Old Dominion.

Against Villanova, Enders directed an offense that scored 49 points and rolled up 590 total yards. It was the most points allowed by the Wildcats in a game in eight years while Towson’s 590 yards were the most for the Tigers since 2006.

Enders helped the Tigers build a 35-28 halftime lead as he threw a career high four touchdown passes before intermission. In the first half, he threw an 18-yard touchdown pass to senior Tom Ryan (Father Judge H.S./Philadelphia, Pa.), a career long 78-yard TD pass to sophomore Terrance West (Northwestern H.S./Baltimore, Md.), a 14-yard touchdown pass to sophomore tight end Daniel Vaughan (Oscar F. Smith H.S./Chesapeake, Va.) and an 11-yard touchdown pass to sophomore Spencer Wilkins (Mount Hebron H.S./Ellicott City, Md.) with two seconds left in the half.

With the score tied at 28-28 and 2:57 remaining in the half, Enders directed a 73-yard, 12-play drive that enabled the Tigers to take a lead at halftime.

Enders accumulated a career high 391 yards of total offense against the Wildcats. He completed 16 of 28 passes for 269 yards and four touchdowns. He also beat the Wildcats with his legs by running for a career high 122 yards on 12 carries with a touchdown. With 2:32 left in the third quarter, Enders ran for a 40-yard touchdown that gave Towson a 49-35 lead.

In the fourth quarter, he directed a ball-control offense which used up 10:59 of the fourth quarter.

Enders is third in the CAA with an average of 275.8 yards of total offense per game. In eight games, he has completed 148 of 235 passes for 1,669 yards and 11 touchdowns with eight interceptions. He ranks fourth in the CAA in passing average.

With 537 yards on 74 carries and four touchdowns, he is the ninth-leading rusher in the CAA. His 537 yards is a Towson single season record for quarterbacks. With 924 rushing yards on 165 carries in his career, Enders needs only 76 rushing
yards to become the first quarterback in Towson history to rush for 1,000 yards.

“He is an incredibly efficient quarterback,” says Coach Rob Ambrose. “As well as he understands the offense, he understands his teammates better. Grant is an excellent team leader and he is very strong. He has a quick release and he is very accurate. One of the most surprising things about him is that he is much faster than he looks.”

The Tigers, who are 4-4 overall and 3-2 in the CAA, return to action on Saturday, Nov. 3 at Delaware at 12 noon.

– TowsonTigers.com –

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