Freshman midfielder Jared Martinelli was named the Atlantic 10 Conference and Philadelphia Soccer Six Rookie of the Week for the second consecutive week.

Martinelli scored six points in games against Saint Peter’s and Howard last weekend with a pair of goals and assists. He scored five points in the previous week.

“We knew when we recruited [Martinelli] we knew he was a special player,” coach David MacWilliams said. “He’s been every bit of what we expected and more.”

“Contributing in such a big way has been unexpected,” Martinelli said. “Coming in I just wanted to start and be productive on the field.”

Martinelli has helped Temple (3-3-1) win two games in a row to climb back to .500 after losing two games in a row.

-Joey Cranney and Tyler Sablich