SAN ANTONIO - Maddie Fraser won a scramble to a loose ball in the 61st minute Friday night at Benson Stadium and that made all the difference for No. 18 Midwestern State.

The sophomore forward chipped the ball over Incarnate Word goalkeeper Tori Puentes into the net for her third goal of the season to lift the Mustangs to a 1-0 Lone Star Conference win.
 
"Maddie just popped over the keeper's head and bounced it into the goal," MSU coach Jeff Trimble. "There were probably 12 people in the box and the keeper had to come off of her line to make a few saves."
The Mustangs improved to 13-1 on the season and 7-0 in league by winning their 10th consecutive match.

MSU can its first LSC regular season championship and the right to host the conference tournament from Nov. 4-7 with two more wins or with a win and a loss by Abilene Christian.

"It's in our hands," Trimble said. "This team has done a good job of focusing ont he game we're playing. We just have to go out and play good soccer and we've done that."

Midwestern closes the regular season with three matches away from the MSU Soccer Field as the Mustangs take on Angelo State Sunday at 1 p.m. before traveling to Texas Woman's University and Texas A&M-Commerce next weekend.

The Mustangs got a season-high seven saves from sophomore goalkeeper Mallory Whitworth who notched her sixth shutout of the season.

"Mallory played a huge game and (senior center mid) Kendra Clemons played a hand in marking Emily Hernandez," Trimble said.

MSU notched its third consecutive shutout and has not allowed a goal in the run of play since Oct. 1 at Northeastern State - a six-game stretch.

MSU outshot the Cardinals by an 18-10 margin including a 12-6 edge after intermission.

Incarnate Word (8-4-2, 4-2-0) plays host to Abilene Christian Sunday afternoon.