RUTLAND, Vt. – Castleton improved to 2-0 on the season with a come-from-behind 3-2 victory over non-conference opponent Cortland St. on Saturday afternoon.

The Spartans dominated the game, outshooting their opponents by 12 and forcing their goaltender to make 24 saves in the game. Brianna Keats and Rachel Bombardier scored one goal each, while Lisa Buratynski tallied one goal and one assist to lead Castleton to victory.

43 seconds into the contest, the visitors struck first when Abbie Adams notched her first goal of the season for the Red Dragons. With the Spartans playing shorthanded, Katie Gili found Adams at the top of the point, and the senior defenseman rifled a slapshot past Castleton's goalie, Jess Cameron, to make it 1-0 in favor of the away side.

Following the goal, the Spartans pressured the Red Dragons' defense and controlled the pace of the game. However, the home side failed to finish any scoring opportunities and went into the first intermission trailing by one.

In the second period, Castleton continued to hold the offensive momentum, and at the 16:26 mark, the home side grabbed an equalizer when Brianna Keats notched her second goal of the season. With pressure closing from behind, the freshman forward netted a shot on a breakaway into the top shelf to even the score at 1-1.

Early in the final period of play, the Spartans grabbed their first lead of the contest when Bombardier recorded her first goal of the 2014-15 season. The junior forward gathered a rebound in front of the goal and tapped the puck past Cortland's netminder, Deanna Meunier, to give Castleton a 2-1 lead just 19 seconds into the third period.

At the 5:38 mark, the Spartans extended their advantage to two after Buratynski found the back of the net. The puck was swung around the edge of the zone to Buratynski, and the sophomore rifled a slapshot from the top of the point past Meunier to make it 3-1.

However, the Red Dragons responded just 13 seconds later to cut the home side's lead back to one. Kaitlyn Ryan passed the puck in front of the net, and Temple slotted it home to make the score 3-2 as the time eclipsed 5:51 in the third period.

The Spartans received a penalty late in third, but were able to defend well and not allow any damage as Castleton skated away with their consecutive victory of the season.

In net, Cameron made her first start of the season for the home side, picking up the win after producing 13 saves with two goals allowed, while Meunier stopped 24 shots for the Red Dragons in the losing effort.

Castleton continues its season next weekend when it opens Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference (ECAC) East Division action with a pair of home contests against Southern Maine and the University of New England.