The Culver-Stockton men's soccer team couldn't hold a 1-0 halftime lead and fell to Clarke University 3-2 in Heart of America Athletic Conference action Tuesday night in Dubuque, Iowa.

The Wildcats grabbed an early 1-0 lead when Benjamin Doncel scored in the first 10 minutes of the game. Ruben Reinertsen and Adam Naim were credited with assist on the goal.

The Wildcats were able to hold onto that lead despite being outshot 11-7 and conceding five corner kicks to the Pride in the first 45 minutes.

The score remained 1-0 until the 59th minute when the Wildcats were called for a foul in the penalty area, resulting in a penalty kick for the Pride.

Clarke converted the free kick and then netted two more goals over the next 18 minutes to take a 3-1 lead.

C-SC got a late goal from Riccardo Fornisari in the 87th minute with an assist from Scott Jarvis. However, the Wildcats couldn't get the equalizer to force a tie.

Clarke dominated the second half of action, outshooting the Wildcats 17-3 to end the game with a 28-10 edge in shots. The Pride also added four more corner kicks in the second half to hold a 9-1 advantage in that category.

The Wildcats, currently 2-6-5 overall and 0-6-1 in the Heart, are slated to host Graceland University this Saturday, Oct. 14, at Poulton Stadium in Canton. Game time is set for 7:30 p.m.