DECORAH, Iowa – The Macalester College men's soccer team suffered its first loss of the season, falling at 17th-ranked Luther, 1-0 Sunday afternoon. The sixth-ranked Scots are now 8-1-2 overall while the Norse improve to 8-1-2.

The defeat was the first regular-season loss for Macalester since Oct. 11, 2014, a span of 33 games.

The game's lone goal came in the 59th minute, when Luther's Aidan O'Driscoll scored an unassisted goal for a 1-0 lead. The tally came less than a minute after a Norse player was sent off with a red card. The Scots took two shots with one on goal over the final 31 minutes but were unable to get on the scoreboard. For the game, Macalester put four shots on goal compared to three for Luther.

Senior goalkeeper Zeke Vainer (Melrose, Mass./Melrose) made two saves in goal for the Scots, while Will Blain registered four saves for the Norse.

Macalester returns to conference play on Friday, Oct. 7 with a home game against St. Thomas. The MIAC contest begins at 7:00 p.m. at Macalester Stadium.