DANBURY, Conn. - Junior midfielder Kamal Sabar (Brooklyn, N.Y.) scored three goals in a row to lead the Western Connecticut State University Wolves to a 5-0 victory over the visiting Rhode Island College Anchormen in Little East Conference (LEC) men's soccer action this afternoon at Westside Stadium.  WestConn ends its regular season with a 14-4-2 overall and record and on a three-game winning streak, while clinching the LEC regular season title on the last day with a 7-1 mark against league opponents. Rhode Island College, which would have won the conference title with a win today, ends its regular slate at 10-6-1 overall and 6-2 in the conference.  The Wolves will be the top seed in the LEC Championship Tournament next week and will play either Keene State or Plymouth State on Thursday after receiving a bye on Tuesday.  The Anchormen will host Castleton in a first round game on Tuesday at 7 p.m.

WestConn dominated play in the first half, outshooting the Anchormen, 8-0, but led just, 2-0, at intermission.  Sabar nearly scored in the 11th minute of play when is blast from the top of the box was saved by the diving Rhode Island College goalie Wesley Perotto. The home team kept the pressure on, however, and took a 1-0 lead when junior forward Ian Mounts (Middletown, Conn.) bounced the ball high toward the goal outraced everyone to ensure that it made its way into the net in the 15th minute.  WestConn took a 2-0 lead 10 minutes later, as Sabar scored on a rebound after the initial shot by sophomore Aidan Roxo (Danbury, Conn.) had caromed off the cross bar.  Mounts nearly scored again moments later on the last shot-on-goal of the first half, but Perotto made another impressive stop.  In the 33rd minute, Rhode Island College's Nathan Capelo put his team at a man disadvantage with his second yellow card, although WestConn did not capitalize with another shot until the second half.

WestConn junior goalkeeper Zachary Benson (Derby, Conn.) was forced to make the first two saves, as the Anchormen played inspired being down a player, but Sabar gave the Wolves a 3-0 lead in the 64th minute with a bicycle kick goal off a corner kick by Roxo.  Benson made one more save the rest of the way, while Sabar completed his hat trick on a penalty kick and Zachary Tuccitto (Clinton, Conn.) completed the scoring with a long shot from the right side with an assist credited to junior Nikolas Chevres (Miami, Fla.).  Benson finished with three saves and Perotto had four, while Roxo notched two assists.  WestConn outshot Rhode Island College, 19-7, and had seven corner kicks to four for the Anchormen.