Milwaukee, Wisc. – The Central Arkansas Bears were unable to come a pair of early goals in their match at 22^nd-ranked Marquette on Thursday night, eventually falling to the Golden Eagles by a final tally of 4-0.

MU (2-0-0) opened the day's scoring in the 4^th minute, on a strike from Martin Alba, before Lukas Sunesson extended the lead to 2-0 with a rocket to the top right in the 11^th minute.

Niklas Brodacki would give Central Arkansas its first look of the day, but was thwarted in the 7^th minute by Marquette keeper Luis Barraza, while Kasper Andersen saw a solid look turned away in the 27^th minute. Niklas Sandquist continued the run of Central Arkansas possession with a shot on frame in the 33^rd minute, but the Golden Eagles would carry the 2-0 lead into the half.

Central Arkansas keeper Marc Olsen would be put to the test early in the second half, making a pair of saves in the first 12 minutes, before MU got a header from Connor Alba to push the advantage to 3-0 in the 62^nd minute.

The Bears would see an attempt from Christian Ilia saved by Barraza, before Patrick Segrist capped the evening's offense  in the 74^th minute, extending the Golden Eagle advantage to 4-0 with a left-footed strike set up by Luka Prpa.

Central Arkansas would up the tempo late, getting a shot on goal from Soren Jensen and blocked shot from Alberto Suarez, along with a pair of corners in the final three minutes, but the Bears were unable to break through.

Despite being outshot by a tally of 21-15, the Bears were only edged out in shots on target by a mark of 8-6 on the night.

The Bears return home for their next match, hosting Central Baptist at the Stephens at 7:30 PM on Monday.