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The Lions will look
to exploit Woodward's perimeter
shooting prowess
after making only
29.6 percent of
their 3-point
tries last season.
Getting
tough
Graham Woodward
brings PSU both
offense and attitude
T
he play was simple enough.
D.J. Newbill facilitating at the point,
Brandon Taylor down screen and seal,
Graham Woodward off the screen,
punch and pop. Three points.
A perfectly executed play, just the way
head coach Patrick Chambers designed
it.
"I just put a freshman in the game for
the very first time, he comes off a down
screen and drills a 3," Chambers said,
smiling. "When's the last time you saw a
freshman do that?
"It's been a while."
The shot was the only one that the true
freshman guard from Edina, Minn., attempted in the nine minutes of action he
saw in his first regular-season college
game, a 74-62 victory against Wagner.
But it was preceded by a 3-of-4 showing
from beyond the arc in Penn State's exhibition win over Northwood and a teamhigh 18-point outburst during the squad's
European trip in August, so the buried 3pointer was not exactly a surprise.
Tim Frazier's heir apparent at the point,
Woodward is expected to handle the floor
Mark Selders/Penn State Athletic Communications
