CASTLETON, Vt. – The Castleton University men's lacrosse team dropped a Little East Conference contest to Eastern Connecticut State University Wednesday evening, falling by a final score of 11-2 at a rain-soaked Dave Wolk Stadium.
 
The Spartans fall to 0-10 (0-4 LEC) on the season, while Eastern Connecticut moves above .500 on the year at 6-5 (3-3 LEC). ECSU held a 40-35 edge in total shots, and an 18-14 edge in shots on goal. The Warriors also held advantages in ground balls, 39-25, and face-offs, 12-3. The Spartans went 15-of-22 on the clear, while ECSU converted 18-of-23.
 
Castleton received goals from senior Tom Grabher and sophomore Chris LaBonte on the day, while Hunter Sarro added an assist on Grabher's goal. LaBonte also collected five ground balls and caused two turnovers. Maxx Ingison made seven saves and was charged with 10 goals in 56 minutes of play in the contest. Castleton's seniors, Grabher and Ingison, were honored in a brief ceremony prior to the game.
 
Kyle Cardoza and Tyler Stein had four-point outings for the Warriors, with Cardoza notching three goals and one assist and Stein scoring two goals with two helpers. Zacharie Appolon and Shane Haggerty also added two goals each. Scott Galbo had a game-high seven ground balls, with Domenic Scarano adding five and Cardoza four. Jack Farrell earned the victory with 10 saves in 45 minutes of play. Farrell allowed both Spartan goals before giving way to John Funk for the final 15 minutes.
 
Both sides failed to get on the board in the opening quarter, as the game remained scoreless through the first 15 minutes. Castleton broke into the scoring column first, as LaBonte struck just 1:40 into the second quarter. Eastern Connecticut answered four minutes later, however, as Cardoza scored his first of the day to level the score at 1-1. Cardoza found twine again late in the quarter, giving ECSU a 2-1 lead with 3:49 remaining before the break. Two more quick goals from the sticks of Haggerty and Stein gave the Warriors a 4-1 lead at the break.
 
Eastern Connecticut scored the first two goals out of halftime, pushing the lead to 6-1, before Grabher beat Farrell between the legs to make it a 6-2 game with 9:13 left in the third quarter. The Warriors responded with two more third-quarter goals to make it 8-2 through three, before tacking on three more goals in the final frame to end the game with an 11-2 victory.
 
Castleton is back in action on Friday at Southern Maine at 4 p.m.