LACEY, Wash. - After Simon Fraser scored two goals in the first 14 minutes, the Saints struggled to climb out of the early deficit in the 5-0 home loss on Thursday. 

Only 45 seconds into the match, Simon Fraser (4-4-0, 2-2-0 GNAC) struck first after leading goal scoring, Emma Pringle scored her 8th goal of the season. SFU struck again in the 14th minute of the first half on a feed from Nadia Hakeem found Christina Dickson in the middle of the box for a 2-0 lead.

In the second half, the Saints (0-8-0, 0-3-0 GNAC) found their first opportunity to strike with a corner kick in the 47th minute. The Saints first shot came from Lauren Allison in the 65th minute that landing on target, being saved by Simon Fraser. After a corner and a shot for Shea McKnight, Simon Fraser broke through the Saints' defense in the 70th minute with their third goal. Simon Fraser went on to add two more goals in the final 20 minutes to secure the 5-0 victory.

"We responded well in the second half and battled through the adversities of the game," said head coach Heather Cato. "Specifically, Shea (McKnight), Gloria (Petri), Lauren (Allison) and Tiare (Kahalewai) helped us push through with their tenacity and determination to fight to the end. We have to build on the takeaways of today's game and begin to prepare for Saturday."

Jade Castaneda lead the Saints with two shots, one coming on goal. Allison and McKnight each recorded one shot, and one shot on goal combined. Ali Koehler got the start at keeper for the Saints, playing the whole match while making six saves to bring her save total to 43 on the season. 

The Saints a whole tallied four shots, two on goal with four corner kicks and six saves, compared to the Clan's 21 shots, 11 on goal, with four corners and two saves.

Saint Martin's returns to the pitch on Saturday, September 30 against Central Washington at home. Tip-off is scheduled for 3:00 p.m. with live stats and video available at smusaints.com.