WASHINGTON, D.C. – Saint Louis scored four times in the second half to roll to a 4-0 victory over George Washington Saturday afternoon at the GW Soccer Field in Washington, D.C.
 
With the win, the Billikens (11-0-3, 7-0 A-10) clinched the Atlantic 10 Conference men's soccer regular-season title. They will be the No. 1 seed for the A-10 Men's Soccer Championship, which will begin on Nov. 6 with a quarterfinal round matchup at 7 p.m. at Hermann Stadium. If the Billikens advance, Hermann Stadium would host the A-10 semifinals Nov. 12 and the A-10 final Nov. 14. One week of the regular season still remains, as SLU hosts Rhode Island next Saturday at Hermann Stadium.
 
On Saturday, it was all Billikens in the second half. John Klein registered three assists ­– tying a school record – to increase his NCAA-leading assists mark to 15. Mason Leeth scored two goals, while Simon Becher and Chase Niece got the others.
 
SLU's first two tallies came on free kicks, with Klein initiating them both. On the first, the ball found its way through the box to a sliding Leeth, who poked it over the line for the eventual game-winner.
 
Moments later, Klein sent in a ball from the left side that Niece headed home at the far post.
 
Kevin Komodi started the scoring play on the Billikens' third goal. After a long run up the left side, he passed to Becher in the box, who collected it and buried for his team-leading 10th goal of the season. Becher has now scored in eight straight games, the longest goal streak by a Billiken in 20 years (Dipsy Selolwane, 10 straight in 2001).
 
It was Klein who started the play for SLU's fourth and final goal of the game. He made a run up the right side and sent it over to Leeth, who beat his man and was open to poke it over the line for the final 4-0 margin.
 
Patrick Schulte made  a pair of saves for his seventh shutout of the season.
 
SLU has now captured the A-10 regular-season crown six times since joining the league in 2005 (2005-co, 2006, 2007, 2013, 2016, 2021). The Billikens have won two A-10 tournament titles in their history – 2009 and 2012.
 
Saint Louis concludes the regular season next Saturday night at 7 p.m. at Hermann Stadium versus Rhode Island.