CASTLETON, Vt. - The Castleton men's soccer team got four second-half goals, including two from junior Zac Conlogue (Farmington, Maine) to take down New England College 4-0 at Spartan Stadium in front of a raucous homecoming crowd on Saturday.

In the first half, neither team could get on the board though both had their chances. Castleton's best opportunity came when freshman Dameon Young (Fairfax, Vt.) received a through ball on the right sideline. He beat his man and fired a shot from just inside the 18, but goalie Robert Millard got a foot on the ball to deflect it.

The Spartans finished the half with 14 shots to NEC's five as Millard was forced to make five saves and sophomore Nate Koenemann had two in net for the host squad.

Castleton finally broke through in the 61st minute as Dillon Zaengle (Westhampton, Mass.) took a free kick from 40 yards out and put it in the box, where Young passed it to Spencer Dandurand (Colchester, Vt.) who turned and fired the ball home for his second goal of the season.

Just over eight minutes later, Conlogue stole the ball at the top of the 18 and blasted a shot past Millard for his second goal of the year. At the 73:33 mark the Spartans got a fouled inside the box and Conlogue took the penalty kick, depositing the ball in the lower right corner of the net for the 3-0 advantage.

Junior Trevor Kotrady (No. Clarendon, Vt.) extended the lead in the 86th minute as he received a through ball from John Kendall (Springfield, Vt.) and beat Millard with a shot in the bottom right corner of the net.

Koenemann finished with five saves in net to preserve the shutout and Millard made nine for the Pilgrims.

The Spartans improve to 2-0 in the North Atlantic Conference (NAC) and 4-3-1 overall while NEC falls to 3-4-1 and 0-2 in NAC play.

Castleton returns to action on Sept. 27 when the team host Mass. College of Liberal Arts at 7 p.m. in Spartan Stadium.