CASTINE, Maine – Castleton utilized a balanced attack that saw 13 different players score to hand Maine Maritime a 77-58 setback in North Atlantic Conference (NAC) play Friday evening. The Spartans (13-7, 12-1 NAC) dropped in 13-of-28 treys in the first half to pull away early and complete the regular season sweep of the Mariners (2-16, 1-10 NAC).
Greg Huges (West Rutland, Vt.) bombed a pair of threes in the first two minutes en route to 10 points. He gave his team a 6-0 jump, while setting the tone for the evening. Mark Comstock (Rutland, Vt.) banged a three midway through the half to make it an 18-point game. He finished with a team-high 11 points.
Castleton built a 55-27 lead by the break and went deep into the bench early in the second half. The Spartans' reserves game Castleton 48 points, including nine from Doug Krouse (Reading, Pa.), who went 3-of-5 from behind the arc. Dammy Mustapha (Bellows Falls, Vt.) pulled down a team-high nine rebounds while David Cochrane (Virginia Beach, Va.) collected eight caroms.
Maine Maritime got 17 points from Andy Ball (Hermon, Maine) and 10 more from Brandon Theriault (East Millinocket, Maine). Shawn Silva (Attleboro, Mass.) pulled down 10 rebounds and blocked three shots on a five-point night for the frosh.
Maine Maritime will host Green Mountain in NAC play on Saturday. Castleton will head on to Bangor to face Husson, also in NAC play.
CASTLETON 77, MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY 58
CASTLETON (13-7, 12-1)
Mark Comstock 3-5 3-4 11; Greg Hughes 3-6 1-2 10; Doug Krouse 3-5 0-0 9; Matt Cooney 3-4 1-2 8; Chad Pulver 3-4 0-0 8; David Cochrane 3-7 0-0 7; Kyle Bennett 3-8 0-2 6; Mark Pryzbylkowski 1-4 3-4 5; Dammy Mustapha 1-6 2-3 4; Corey Kimball 1-5 0-0 3; Tyler Ackley 1-4 0-0 3; Logan White 1-6 0-0 3; Mat Roulier 0-5 0-0 0; Keith Schneider 0-0 0-0 0; Chris Barletta 0-2 0-0 0. Totals 26-71 10-17 77.
MAINE MARITIME ACADEMY (2-16, 1-10)
Andy Ball 7-11 1-1 17; Brandon Theriault 5-16 0-0 10; Tyler Pineo 3-14 0-0 8; Scott Alexander 3-4 2-2 8; Bradley Reed 3-8 0-1 7; Shawn Silva 2-6 1-2 5; Jason Hatch 1-2 0-0 3; David Lord 0-3 0-0 0. Totals 24-64 4-6 58.
Castleton..................... 55 22 - 77
Maine Maritime Academy........ 27 31 - 58
3-point goals--Castleton 15-41 (Doug Krouse 3-5; Greg Hughes 3-5; Mark Comstock 2-2; Chad Pulver 2-3; Matt Cooney 1-2; Corey Kimball 1-3; Tyler Ackley 1-4; David Cochrane 1-3; Logan White 1-5; Mat Roulier 0-4; Chris Barletta 0-2; Mark Pryzbylkowski 0-3), Maine Maritime Academy 6-23 (Tyler Pineo 2-9; Andy Ball 2-3; Jason Hatch 1-1; Bradley Reed 1-4; David Lord 0-1; Brandon Theriault 0-5).
Fouled out--Castleton-None, Maine Maritime Academy-None.
Rebounds--Castleton 52 (Dammy Mustapha 9), Maine Maritime Academy 37 (Shawn Silva 10).
Assists--Castleton 17 (Tyler Ackley 3), Maine Maritime Academy 7 (Bradley Reed 3).
Total fouls--Castleton 13, Maine Maritime Academy 14.
Technical fouls--Castleton-None, Maine Maritime Academy-None.
A-103