LACEY, Wash. - After an equalizer from Brandon Madsen, who broke the single-season goal record, Simon Fraser squeezed by the Saints with a goal in the 77th minute in the pouring rain on Saturday. 

Saint Martin's (1-12-1, 1-7-1) dominated the early goings of the match, holding Simon Fraser (10-1-2, 6-1-1) to no shots until 38 minutes into the match, while the Saints fired off the first six shots of the game. The fifth shot came from Kyle Witzel who headed the ball on a play from Sebastian Navarro, 10 yards out straight to the keeper. Miguel Hof of Simon Fraser was unable to control the ball, letting the ball bounce back to Witzel who connected for a high shot and his fourth goal of the season.

The Clan's offense, who averaged over 16 shots per match entering the week, failed to gain any edge over the Saints' defense until their first shot in the 38th minute of the half. After a corner and shot on goal for Simon Fraser, which was saved by Griffin Small, the Clan was awarded a penalty kick after a SMU foul in the box. Matteo Polisi captalized on the opportunity and tied the match at 1-1, which the score remained entering halftime.

Simon Fraser took the lead in the 64th minute after a cross from the near side connected with an open Dzenan Bezdrob for his second goal of the season. The Saints nearly tied the match in the 67th minute when a shot from Alexis Lopez was saved by Simon Fraser, but bounced to Edgar Iniguez, who's shot was saved by Hof. SMU equalized the match in the 74th minute when a Navarro cross found a diving Brandon Madsen for his 12th goal of the season. Madsen's goal broke the school record of most goals in a single-season which was set by his teammate Kyle Witzel last season. Simon Fraser answered quickly, in the 77th minute, with the game-winning goal by Polisi, his 10th of the season  on a shot 15 yards out.

"In order to win, there is a process that involves our team needing to be dynamic," said head coach Rob Walker. "We were a moment or two away from winning today against the best team in our conference.  SFU is a well-coached and classy side.  Our guys brought forward a sound game plan and executed their jobs today. Individually, we are proud of guys today, who turned a winning performance on Thursday to what was almost a winning result today.   Kyle Witzel's goal was the result of some great work from Sebastian Navarro and Brandon Madsen's goal was a real show of his class as he set's our all-time record for goals scored in a season."

Witzel led the Saints with five shots on the day, three coming on goal including his goal in the 34th minute. Madsen's lone attempt of the night, proved to be effective, scoring in the 74th minute. Iniguez and Navarro each tallied two shots and combined for three shots on goal. Small got the start at goalkeeper, going all 90 minutes, making three saves while allowing four goals on 12 shots faced.

The Saints hit the road for their final road match of the season with a date against Seattle Pacific on October 28th at 7:00 p.m. Live stats and video can be found on smusaints.com.