Goldson, named MSU Athlete of the Week for the third time this season, helped the Red Hawks earn their first NJAC Tournament berth in three years as Montclair claimed the No. 6 seed with 68-58 road win at The College of New Jersey last Wednesday. Goldson had 19 points, eight rebounds and two blocked shots as MSU secured the No. 6 seed in the tournament, its first berth since the 2010-2011 campaign. Three days later in the first round of the NJAC Tournament, Goldson became the 25th player in program history to score 1,000 career points finishing with a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds in addition to collecting one block and one steal in an 81-73 loss to Rutgers-Newark. Goldson posted his 11th double-double of the season and the 26th of his career. He became the first MSU player to scored 1,000 points since Gian Paul Gonzalez during the 2005-06 campaign and finished his career with 1,012 points and joined Bob Gleason (1964-68) and Mike Oakes (1965-69) as the only players in school history to record over 1,000 points and 700 rebounds in a career. Goldson (701 rebounds, 86 blocks, 100 steals) is also the only player to achieve those marks while also recording over 100 career steals and 80 blocks. Â He also shot .525 from the field for his career which is eighth-best on the MSU career list.
