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SPRINGFIELD, Mass. -- Western New England University put up 575 yards of total offense on the way to a 33-0 decision versus the University of New England football squad in a Commonwealth Coast Conference (CCC) outing at Golden Bear Stadium on Saturday afternoon (Nov. 5).

With the win, the Golden Bears (4-5, 3-2 CCC) shift ahead of the Nor'easters (5-4, 3-3 CCC) in the league standings. With the conference slate now complete, UNE is assured of booking its highest finish among the CCC ranks.

Western New England found the end zone on its first drive of the day and then twice in the latter stages of the opening half to gain a 20-0 cushion. Two touchdown passes from Bryce Karstetter to De'Andre Harris, totaling 50 yards, bookended the scoring plays prior to intermission.

The game's leading rusher, Ian Britt, put six on the board at the start of the 3rd. Dillon Kohl, who ran for the middle score in the first half, caught a four-yard TD pass from Conrad Swanson to wrap things in the 4th.

Karstetter tossed for 219 yards on 15-of-19 completions, and Harris hauled in five catches for 125 yards. Britt, 87, and Kohl, 84, powered the ground game. The Golden Bear defense received double-digit tackles from Thomas Gasbarro and Jake Chiasson, and two of the team's three interceptions from Zayd Sadiq, amounting to 89 yards of returns.

For the Nor'easters, Jarrett Henault connected on 17-of-28 throws for 161 yards. Shane LaPorte had a team-best four receptions. On the other side of the ball, Nick Lombard topped all players with 12 tackles and Will Peters contributed eight.

UNE concludes its season on Friday in a non-league contest at Rowan University in New Jersey.