CASTLETON, VT - Castleton State (7-4, 6-0 NAC) defeated Saint Joseph's (3-8, 1-5), 23-3, in a North Atlantic Conference men's lacrosse contest on Tuesday afternoon. Jonathan Horgan '12 (Hingham, MA), Kody Peckham '11 (West Gardiner, ME) and Luke LaFreniere '10 (Alton, NH) each scored a goal in the losing effort for the Monks.

Don Gearan '12 (Gorham, ME) stopped 12 shots in the loss, before being relieved by Nick Hannon '09 (Windham, ME), who made one save.

Castleton received goals from 12 different players, including four each from Michael DelDotto and Ryan Bartlett.

Daniel Luzzi put Castleton on the board with 10:49 remaining in the period, and the Spartans went on to score the first 11 goals of the contest before St. Joseph's could break through. Bartlett scored three of his four goals during the first half, while Jeremy Peyton also added three first-half goals. Peyton also added a pair of assists, finishing up with a game-high five points. Jake Rick added four assists and a game-high 10 ground balls, while Phil Barry added two goals and two assists. Luzzi ended the game with two goals, while David Whitlock scored the first two goals of his collegiate career to round out the multiple-point scorers for Castleton.

Michael Mamunes earned the win, stopping the only shot that came his way as Castleton improves to 7-4 overall and 6-0 in NAC play. Freshman David DeGhetto stopped six shots over the final 34:00 for Castleton.

The Spartans return to NAC action Saturday as the Spartans play host to Husson University at 12:00 pm. St. Joseph's will play host to Salem State Thursday at 4:00 pm in non-league action.

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