Castleton State Defeats Southern Maine 2-0

BANGOR, Maine –  Junior Solo Felekeni (Burlington, Vt.) and junior Steven Koenemann (Montpelier,Vt.) each scored goals to lead the Castleton State College Spartans to a 2-0 win over the University of Southern Maine Huskies in a non-conference men's soccer game Saturday evening in the third game of  the 2015 Husson University Eagles Adidas Challenge Friday night at Boucher Field.

With the win, Castleton State improves to 3-2 overall.  Suffering its fourth consecutive set-back, Southern Maine drops to 1-4-1 on the season.

The Spartans broke open a scoreless affair in the 20th minute when Felekeni collected an assist from senior Jake Tietgens (Stamford, Vt./Drury) and struck a well-placed ball into the left side of the net from seven yards out.  Despite both teams being even on shots (9-9), the Spartans remained in control leading 1-0 at the half. Castleton State doubled its score 15 minutes into the second half when Koenemann blasted in an unassisted goal from 25 yards out.

Castleton State goalkeeper senior Amir Pasic (Burlington, Vt.) made four saves en route to the shut out victory.  Southern Maine freshman goalkeeper Simon Hulbert (Bar Harbor, Maine/Mount Desert Island) made five saves in the loss.

Southern Maine hosts Keene State on Saturday (12:00 p.m.) in its Little East conference opener.  Castleton State travels to Southern Vermont on Wednesday (4:00 p.m.)