Box Score NEWPORT, R.I.--Western New England scored in each half and sophomore keeper Kevin Strobel recorded six saves for his league-leading seventh shutout as the visiting Golden Bears blanked Salve Regina, 2-0, at Reynolds Field on Wednesday. With the win, the Golden Bears (10-7-3 overall) leapfrog University of New England (10 points) and improve their seeding in the upcoming Commonwealth Coast Conference Men's Soccer Championship to the seventh spot with 11 points on a 3-4-2 CCC ledger. The Seahawks, who could have been seeded third in the conference tournament with a victory this afternoon, fall to 7-9-1 on the season and 4-4-1 in the CCC standings.

Reigning CCC Rookie of the Week freshman Troy Remillard got WNE on the board in the 24th minute on a combination play where junior Chad Burke took a feed from freshman Maurice Young and one-timed a pass to Remillard for his second career goal.

Burke added an insurance goal, unassisted, in the 52nd minute when he picked up a poorly cleared ball by the Seahawks defense and sent a shot into the left part of the net from about 16 yards out. Burke now has three goals and three assists for nine total points to extend personal highs in all three categories as the team's leading scorer.

Salve outshot the Golden Bears 16 to 12, including an 8-4 margin in the first half, but was kept off the board by a starting defense of senior co-captain Chris Bruton, junior co-captain Colin Macdonald, sophomores Brandon Bolger, Neil Williams and freshman Matthew Chmura, and Strobel. Strobel also tops the CCC with 127 saves.

Senior Alex Wasilewski led the Seahawks in shots with five, including two on target. Junior goalkeeper Daniel Stern made three saves.

Western New England improves to 4-2-3 all-time against Salve Regina.

Western New England will travel to No. 2 seed Gordon in Wenham, Mass., for the CCC Quarterfinals at 7 p.m. Saturday. Fifth-seeded Salve Regina will be at No. 4 Endicott for a 1:30 p.m. start earlier in the day.