Castleton, Vt. - The Spartans maintained their undefeated North Atlantic Conference record with a 3-0 win over Husson University on Sunday afternoon at Spartan Stadium. Castleton had three different goal scorers, and six different players earn points as the squad rolled to their fifth consecutive win.

Jessica Binkowski finished the game with four saves, posting her first career complete-game shutout and earning the win in net for the Spartans. Her counterpart, Jess Poulin took the loss, but made 13 saves in a valiant effort that kept Husson afloat for much of the contest.

In the first half, Castleton got on the board with a goal in the fifth minute of the game. Mallory Costello finished off a header after a scrum in the box. Nicole Gay earned the assist on the play as the Spartans took a 1-0 lead.

The Spartans outshot the Eagles 22-0 in the first half, and had several opportunities to extend their lead in the first frame, but could not convert any of those chances. At the halftime break, the score reamined 1-0.

In the second frame, Castleton piled on the goals, scoring in the 62nd and 67th minutes to take a 3-0 lead. The home team extended their lead on a set piece. Halie Roberge ripped a corner kick to the far post where Allison Vachon finished it off with a headed effort. Morgan Young scored on a grounded cross from Dominique Valancius that found her foot near the six-yard line. Young buried it to put the Spartans up 3-0.

The Spartans improve to 8-3-0 on the season with an unblemished 4-0-0 record against NAC opponents. Castleton will return to action on Thursday, Oct. 3 when they host Green Mountain College in search for their sixth consecutive win.