BIG EAST NEWS & NOTES (11/9/2009)
NBE Basketball Report — ... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) over their first exhibition game a week earlier over Slippery Rock. The Panthers open the regular season Friday night at home versus Wofford. On Sunday, redshirt freshman Travon Woodall may have taken another step forward in his quest to earn the starting point guard position in replace of Levance Fields who graduated after last season. Woodall Makes a Nice Impression in the Win (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review) scoring a game-high 21 points in 22 minutes. Woodall was eight of 10 from the field and added three assists. Junior Gary McGhee added 13 points. ...

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Pitt Blather -- The Rantings Continue — ... game last week.“We talked about Sunday to Sunday, and our guys responded in a big way,” Dixon said. “That was a challenge we gave to our players. We improved throughout the week. You could see it in practice. We really set a goal, set a time frame and our guys responded. It was a good week for us.” Really, hard to judge the team defense at this point. Hard to judge the team at this point. It’s more about seeing how comfortable individual players are looking in the system. Travon Woodall looked very comfortable in this game. Woodall shot 8 for 10 from the field, including 3 ...