SLU’s Seth Anderson (7) breaks away from Lipscomb’s Adam McAleenan during Tuesday’s NCAA men’s soccer game in Nashville. (Photo: Jason Barnes)

NCAA Men’s Soccer12Final
#15 SLU (1-1)101
Lipscomb (1-1)202

Scoring Summary

TimeTeamDescription
13:08LIPMalachi Jones (3)
Assisted By: Ploutarchos Alonefti.
15:43LIPYuushin Nakagawa (1)
Unassisted.
23:54SLUDiego Konincks (1)
Unassisted.

DeMarcus Dixon
Staff Writer

NASHVILLE – The 15th-ranked Saint Louis University men’s soccer team fell behind early and was unable to rally back from a two-goal deficit and suffered its first loss of the new season, 2-1, at Lipscomb, Tuesday night at the Lipscomb Soccer Complex.

Saint Louis dips to 1-1 on the season, while Lipscomb, last year’s Atlantic Sun Conference champion, improves to 1-1.

Both of the Bison goals came within a three-minute span early in the match. Malachi Jones started the scoring in the 14th minute as he connected on his third goal of the year. Yuushin Nakagawa made it 2-0 just a few minutes later when his shot deflected off a SLU defender and found the back of the net.

Both goals came after the Billikens were awarded a penalty kick a little more than minutes in after Carlos Leatherman was taken down in the box. However, Lipscomb goalie Juan Carlos Rodriguez made a nice save on Grady Easton’s chance to keep the game scoreless at the time.

The Billikens got the all-important third goal in the 24th minute making it 2-1 Lipscomb. Galen Flynn started the scoring play with a long throw-in into the box. It pin-balled in the six-yard box before Diego Konincks buried it for his first goal as a Billiken.

Saint Louis wasn’t able to generate many scoring chances in the second half, so all the scoring came in the first half, which allowed Lipscomb to hang on for the win.

The Billikens will be back in action this Saturday night when it faces SIU-Edwardsville (2-0) in the annual Bronze Boot Game. That contest will be played back in St. Louis, on a neutral field, at CITYPARK. Game time is 7:30 p.m.

2023 Saint Louis Billikens Upcoming Men’s Soccer Schedule

DateTimeAtOpponentLocation
September 2, 20237:30 pmNeutralSIUECITYPARK
September 8, 20237 pmAwaySMUDallas, Texas
September 15, 20236 pmAwayVCURichmond, Va.
September 19, 20237 pmHomeOral RobertsHermann Stadium
September 23, 20237:30 pmHomeFordhamHermann Stadium
September 27, 20237 pmHomeMissouri StateHermann Stadium
September 30, 20237 pmHomeRhode IslandHermann Stadium
October 4, 20232 pmAwayGeorge WashingtonWashington, D.C
October 7, 20237 pmHomeLa SalleHermann Stadium
October 10, 20237 pmHomeCentral ArkansasHermann Stadium
October 14, 20233 pmAwayLoyola ChicagoChicago, Ill.
October 21, 20237 pmHomeDaytonHermann Stadium
October 24, 20237 pmHomeBlackburnHermann Stadium
October 28, 20236 pmAwaySaint Joseph’sPhiladelphia, Pa.