The win moves the Spartans to 8-2-1 overall, and 4-0 in NAC play. The loss drops Green Mountain to 0-10 on the season, with a conference record of 0-3.
The Spartans got on the board first, with Solo Felekeni taking a pass from Paul Phillips and burying it into the top corner of the goal just over the fingertips of the GMC keeper in the 13th minute.
Felekeni would waste little time finding the back of the net again, collecting a bouncing ball in the box and driving it home to give the Spartans a 2-0 lead at the 10:55 mark.
The Eagles dug in and played better defensively after falling behind early, limiting the Spartans offensively for the remainder of the half despite being unable to get much generated in the way of offense.
With just over 20 minutes remaining in the game, Castleton's Jake Tietgens found the back of the net to give the Spartans a 3-0 lead. Tietgens took a ball that was deflected by the keeper, collected himself, and fired a shot into the left side of the net.
The hosts would strike again quickly as Blake Hart would find the back of the net on a pass from Nihad Basic to make it 4-0 in favor of the home team. Hart ripped a shot inside the six-yard box that deflected off the keeper's fingertips and found its way into the goal.
Glenn Devine closed out the scoring as he took a cross from the near side from Felekeni and buried it with a header inside the box to make it 5-0 with 17 minutes remaining.
Nate Laymon (Ilion, N.Y.) registered all four of Green Mountain's shots on goal in the contest.
Amir Pasic, Dan Palker, and Aaron Parker combined for the shutout in net for the Spartans. Green Mountain was backstopped by Samuel Nichols (Brunswick, Maine) who made nine saves in the loss.
Green Mountain will return to the field next Saturday as the Eagles play at Thomas with game time scheduled for 3:30 p.m. start.
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