INDIANAPOLIS - The Marian wrestling team poured in its eighth dual victory of the season on Friday night, as the Knights handled their business against (RV) Cornerstone in a 40-6 rout on senior night. Marian is now 8-3 overall on the season, while improving to 6-0 in the WHAC. 

Anthony Hughes got the night going with a commanding win, as the sixth-ranked grappler in the NAIA started the evening with a win by fall in 81 seconds, scoring six points in the 125 weight class. Connor Bayliss made his home debut in the 133 weight class, and commanded his match against Josh Rodriguez, winning by major decision, 19-7.

Logan Wagner followed the 10-point start with a win by fall of his own, taking down Ramsey Mutschler in 87 seconds. Tiernan Boots also made his home debut and landed an upset win in the 149 weight class, defeating No. 22 Ian Boden by a 4-2 decision, pushing Marian in front 19-0. 

Christian Arberry kept the wins coming with an 8-2 decision against Bode Wilson at 157, and in the 165 match, Braden Getz rolled to an 11-1 major decision victory. Jeivan Ross commanded his match against Joeseph Lashuay and won by fall in 86 seconds, and Noah Hollendonner landed the most points of the night in his bout at 184, earning a tech fall win of 24-7 in 6:16.

Hollendonner's win gave the Knights a dominant 37-0 lead, and the lead continued to grow at 197 as Peter Sells won 15-8 against Jackson Turner, scoring the win by decision. 

Sells' victory gave Marian its final score of 40 points, as Eldirch Flores was unable to complete the team shutout, losing by fall at 285 against Joel Simon. 

Marian's final score ended in a 40-6 victory following the 10th bout of the day, completing Marian's sixth WHAC victory. The team will end its regular season duals next Friday night, hosting No. 4 Indiana Tech at 6:00 p.m. to determine the first-ever regular season WHAC Champion. 

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