The UCA men’s soccer team (4-4-1, ASUN 3-1) suffered its first ASUN loss this past Sunday against the Lipscomb Bisons (8-1-1, ASUN 4-0).

The game ended in a 3-0 blowout, with the Bears only taking three shots the entire game.

Using quick passes and strong formations, Lipscomb opened the first half to a struggling UCA.

Lipscomb senior forward Jelldrik Dallmann almost scored but was kept away from the ball by UCA senior defender Braydn Knutson, the ball flying out of bounds.

Lipscomb freshman forward Malachi Jones went for a shot, bouncing off the top of the post, only to be headed by Dallmann, who missed the goal.

UCA senior forward Sebastian Andreassen sent a long pass down midfield to graduate midfielder Bernard Assibey-Rhule, who was overtaken by two Lipscomb players.

A header from Andreassen went towards sophomore midfielder Sohma Ichikawa, who despite a solid kick towards the goal, was intercepted by a Bison.

The Bears continued to find holes in their opponent’s defense but were unable to line them up with the goal.

After being fouled by UCA junior midfielder Jerry Gutierrez, Dallmann made the first goal with a penalty kick for Lipscomb.

With UCA sticking to defense, three Lipscomb players went for a goal.

Malachi rushed through the left side of the field, quickly being surrounded by the Bears.

He passed the ball back to senior forward Burl Sheperd, who was able to weave through the crowd and give the ball back to Malachi.

Malachi stepped into the penalty box, kicking the ball back to Sheperd at the left goal post.

Upon receiving the ball, Sheperd struck it across the goal box towards senior forward/midfielder Hayes Wood, who drove the ball into the goal.

Twenty-three minutes into the game, Lipscomb had a 2-0 lead.

Following a yellow card on Lipscomb, redshirt senior forward Mathias Bendiksen took UCA’s second shot at the goal.

Lipscomb senior goalkeeper Micheal Sibley stepped up for the last eight minutes of the first half, teaming up with the defense until they ran the clock out.

The first half ended in favor of Lipscomb, 2-0.

The second half began rather rowdy, with two shots and two fouls.

Following the chaotic first few minutes, UCA pulled two yellow cards, stacking up numerous fouls.

10 minutes in, Knutson threw the ball from the sidelines as Andreassen followed up with a header, passing to sophomore forward Johnathan Randall, who missed the kick.

The Bears continued to attack the goal until Lipscomb launched the ball out of bounds.

Lipscomb junior forward Tyrese Spicer passed the ball from the left side of the penalty box to Dallmann, who was able to shoot the ball past junior goalkeeper Zach Schawl for their third goal of the game.

Sophomore defender Alex Kiss took a shot with 15 minutes left in the game, being blocked by a line of Lipscomb defense.

UCA finally showed life in their offense, but it wasn’t enough to get past the Bisons, who kept the ball away for the remaining nine minutes.

The Lipscomb Bisons stole the win with a final score of 3-0.

The UCA men’s soccer team’s next game is against Oral Roberts on Oct. 4.