GORHAM, Maine  –  Jack Kingdon scored a brace and added an assist to lead the Castleton University Spartans to a 3-1 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a Little East Conference men's soccer game Saturday afternoon at Hannaford Field. 

With the win, Castleton earns its first conference victory of the season and first road-win of the season to improve to 3-6 overall and 1-1 in the conference.  Southern Maine falls to 0-8-2 and 0-2 in the LEC.

ON THE PITCH: 

After a scoreless first half, Kingdon broke through for the first of his two goals of the game in the 63rd minute.  Kingdon won a ball in the midfield and then used his speed to carry it into the area freeing space, taking a shot from left to right for the far post and a 1-0 Spartan advantage. 

Minutes later, Southern Maine junior Joseph Kalilwa (Lewiston, Maine) earned a penalty kick after being taken down in the box in the 66^th minute.  Kalilwa converted the kick to the high left side of the goal for his second score of the season, equalizing the game. 

In the 71st, Kindgon tallied his team-leading eighth goal of the season, again breaking through the Huskies defense with speed and connecting on another far post strike for a 2-1 Castleton lead.  The Spartans added an insurance goal in the 73rd when Kindgon carried the ball down the left side of the field and slotted in a square ball to the top of the six for an easy put-away from Jacob Henderson and the 3-0 final. 

INSIDE THE STATS: 

Castleton had a 26-10 advantage in shots, including a 12-3 margin in shots on goal.  The Spartans also had nine corner kicks to none for the Huskies. 

THE GOALKEEPERS: 

USM sophomore goalkeeper Cameron Atherton turned in a strong performance despite the loss, making nine saves and several defensive clears.  Alex Fernald earned the win for the Spartans making two saves. 

NEXT GAME:  

            Southern Maine remains in Little East Conference action and will travel to Plymouth State University on Wednesday (3:30 pm) for its next contest  

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