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Monday, February 27, 2012
Gadson lifts Broncs to win over Fairfield; team to meet again in MAAC tourney
LAWRENCEVILLE — At times this season, Tommy Dempsey and Novar Gadson have found themselves at odds.
But if Sunday afternoon was any indication, they might be finding harmony at just the right time.
Gadson finished with 19 points, including Rider’s final eight, complete with a spinning layup with 28.2 seconds remaining to help his team secure a 65-62 victory over Fairfield at Alumni Gymnasium on Senior Day.
“It’s been a rollercoaster,” said Gadson, who has struggled at times to regain the form that saw him grab second- team All-League honors after having microfracture surgery on his left knee in the offseason.
“I’ve overcome adversity in my life before,” Gadson said, “and I feel like I can do it again.” Read more »
LAWRENCEVILLE — Novar Gadson couldn’t have picked a better time to score his only basket of the second half.
The senior’s layup and free throw with 33 seconds remaining was the game-winning play in the Rider men’s basketball team’s 83-79 victory over Loyola Friday night at Alumni Gymnasium.
“Coach called my number and I just wanted to deliver,” said Gadson, who finished with a game-high 23 points. “We needed to beat a good team and go into the MAAC tournament with a little bit of momentum.”
LAWRENCEVILLE — The birthday gift Rider men’s basketball forward Danny Stewart wants most is an upset win over Iona.
Stewart turns 20 Friday, the same night the Broncs travel to New Rochelle, N.Y., to face the Metro Atlantic Athletic Conference favorite Gaels in a nationally televised game.
Coming in, all the talk is about Iona.
“From the beginning of the year, everybody has been counted out and all the talk is about Iona,” Stewart said. “It’s kind of a challenge for us. We have to come out and handle our business.” Read more »
LAWRENCEVILLE — The last time the Rider men’s basketball team faced Marist it was left with a sour taste in its mouth.
Friday night was payback for that 20-point loss back in early December.
Brandon Penn had 24 points and Novar Gadson 19 as the Broncs ran rampant in a 99-86 victory over the Red Foxes that wasn’t as close the final score indicated.
“We couldn’t let them come here and sweep us,” Penn said. “We had to try and get them back.”
Get them back they did.
Rider led by as many as 28 during a 14-7 opening to the second half sparked by a trio of Penn 3-pointers. The Broncs held a 59-33 with advantage after Penn’s sixth 3-pointer of the night fell through the hoop with just over 16 minutes remaining. Read more »
LAWRENCEVILLE — His senior season wasn’t supposed to be playing out like this. Not when there was so much expected from him. Not when this was going to be the year he was the guy for the Rider men’s basketball team.
He doesn’t want to have to spend extra time in the training room getting treatment for his surgically repaired left knee. Or staying late to do rubber band exercises with team managers long after everyone else has gone home.
It is halfway through the season and Novar Gadson is still trying to find himself. Read more »
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