The Castleton men’s basketball team looks to get on the right track before heading into break against Anna Maria College on the road.

“The beginning of the season has brought some unforeseen challenges, but our guys have continued to battle through adversity,” said assistant coach, Joe Russell.

The Spartans have seemingly been snake bitten on the road so far as the team sits with on 0-5 record on the road and a 1-7 overall record. Despite the results not falling in the Spartans favor so far this season, the team believes that the second half of the season can be a much different outcome.

“Through study hall sessions, practices, and games, the guys are growing together and becoming more familiar with each other’s play styles. We’re excited for the second half of our season, as we’ll be getting into conference play as well as gaining two additional players who will be great additions to the team,” Russell said.

When the Spartans return to play in the new year, they kick it off against Fitchburg State then are right into the bulk of their conference play rattling off nine conference games in a row.

On the other hand, the women’s basketball team has been on a roller coaster of a season so far as they sit with a 3-1 record at home but a 3-6 record overall.

Similar to the men, when the women come back, they will be jumping right into conference play after two out of conference games against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and Clarkson.

“The season has been good so far. We’ve had a lot of games already and are excited to get back to it after break. We’re working really hard to be a contender in the LEC and are pushing each other to get better,” said Emily Trepanier.

The team currently has three players who have been leading the way all averaging double digit points. One of those is first-year Emily Dingmon, who is currently averaging a double-double with points and rebounds.

Although the Spartans have had some ups and downs, the team is fairly young and does not have any seniors, which is a bright spot looking ahead but it also allows for the team to continue to build chemistry on the court for not only this year but next year as well.