BETHLEHEM, Pa. - Sussex County Community College goalkeeper Justin Pope turned back three shots to record the shutout and lead the Skylanders to a 3-0 victory on Thursday afternoon over the Northampton men's soccer team in a non-conference matchup.

After playing to a 0-0 halftime deadlock, Sussex got on the board with just under 28 minutes remaining, when Carmine Caruso broke through the NCC defense and beat Spartan goalkeeper Ronnie Mendizabal for a 1-0 lead.

Two minutes later Dan Goetchius found the back of the net with an insurance goal to give Sussex a 2-0 advantage.

Sussex finished the scoring with 20 seconds left in the match when Vito Cornish outran the Spartan defense to make the final 3-0.

Northampton, which falls to 2-4-1 overall (2-2-1 conference), hosts Middlesex County College at noon on Saturday.

Sussex improves to 4-3-0 with the victory.

Shots
Sussex 10 / Northampton 3

Corners
Sussex 6 / Northampton 1

Fouls
Sussex 14 / Northampton 6