2008 Woodie Awards
New nest for Hawk freshmen
Ian Hopkins '10
Issue date: 11/17/06 Section: Sports
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Whether you're a player, diehard fan, or just a spectator, you marked November 14th off on your calendar, there was only one place to be… The Alumni Fieldhouse.
Game opener for the Saint Joseph's Men's Basketball season against Fairfield.
For many, this was the first time seeing a St. Joe's game at the Fieldhouse as student.
All of us truly didn't know how it would be; we had many questions that would only be answered with experience. Where to sit? How to cheer? When to cheer?
As a freshman studen,t you just try to adapt to your surroundings.
Imagine suiting up. The fans were not the only ones having to adjust to this "new experience."
Just ask freshman guards Jawan Carter and Garrett Williamson, two freshman who not only saw time in the first game of the season but started.
A starting backcourt with first year players is almost unheralded in college basketball, but this season for St. Joe's it would hope to be the winning formula.
Carter, the Delaware state player of the year, saw 24 minutes of playing time against Fairfield University and played a solid game.
Carter snagged three rebounds, dished out four assists, throw in two points all while playing good on- the ball- defense.
Williamson, the other starting freshman guard, from Lower Merion High School, saw his fair share of time with 29 minutes and played a well rounded game.
Williamson ripped down three boards, drop six points, give out one assist, pick the opponents pockets twice, and even rejected two shots while playing shut down defense in his role as a guard.
The importance of the freshman class on St. Joe's basketball team doesn't stop at Williamson and Carter.
Two other freshmen saw significant time on opening night, Darrin Govens and D.J. Rivera.
Govens, a guard out of Chester High School, saw 12 minutes of action recording one assist before injuring his hand in the first half.
The final freshman to see action was Rivera, a player from Nuemann- Goretti High Scholl in Philadelphia.
Game opener for the Saint Joseph's Men's Basketball season against Fairfield.
For many, this was the first time seeing a St. Joe's game at the Fieldhouse as student.
All of us truly didn't know how it would be; we had many questions that would only be answered with experience. Where to sit? How to cheer? When to cheer?
As a freshman studen,t you just try to adapt to your surroundings.
Imagine suiting up. The fans were not the only ones having to adjust to this "new experience."
Just ask freshman guards Jawan Carter and Garrett Williamson, two freshman who not only saw time in the first game of the season but started.
A starting backcourt with first year players is almost unheralded in college basketball, but this season for St. Joe's it would hope to be the winning formula.
Carter, the Delaware state player of the year, saw 24 minutes of playing time against Fairfield University and played a solid game.
Carter snagged three rebounds, dished out four assists, throw in two points all while playing good on- the ball- defense.
Williamson, the other starting freshman guard, from Lower Merion High School, saw his fair share of time with 29 minutes and played a well rounded game.
Williamson ripped down three boards, drop six points, give out one assist, pick the opponents pockets twice, and even rejected two shots while playing shut down defense in his role as a guard.
The importance of the freshman class on St. Joe's basketball team doesn't stop at Williamson and Carter.
Two other freshmen saw significant time on opening night, Darrin Govens and D.J. Rivera.
Govens, a guard out of Chester High School, saw 12 minutes of action recording one assist before injuring his hand in the first half.
The final freshman to see action was Rivera, a player from Nuemann- Goretti High Scholl in Philadelphia.
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