Happy November, Knights! Welcome to this week's edition of The Knightcap, where each week, you can catch up on what you may have missed in the world of Marian Athletics last week and preview what's ahead for the Knights this week.
 
AT HOME THIS WEEK
Tuesday, Nov. 3
- Men's Basketball vs. IU-Southeast, 6:30 p.m.
 
Wednesday, Nov. 4
- Men's Soccer vs. (7) Grace, 7 p.m. - Crossroads League Tournament Quarterfinal
- Volleyball vs. Mount Vernon Nazarene - 7 p.m.
 
Saturday, Nov. 7
- Football vs. Saint Xavier, 1:05 p.m. - Military & First Responder Appreciation Game / Senior Day
- Women's Basketball vs. Culver-Stockton, 3 p.m.
 
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WOMEN'S BASKETBALL
Top-ranked Women's Basketball opened up its season with four games last week, starting with a resounding 72-32 win at Rochester Christian. The Knights then returned to exhibition play, facing Indiana University at Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall on Wednesday. Marian returned to regular season play with a trip to the Jimmy Faulkner Classic in Montgomery Ala., falling to host Faulkner before defeating William Carey on Saturday.
 
Marian makes its home debut on Saturday, Nov. 7, hosting Culver-Stockton in a game currently scheduled for 3 p.m.
 
MEN'S SOCCER
Marian Men's Soccer wrapped up regular season play with a 4-1 win at Saint Francis (Ind.) to secure the two-seed in the upcoming Crossroads League Tournament. In the win, Samuel Wehaus set the new program all-time single-season points record with two more goals to push his astounding total this season to 47. Wehaus earned Crossroads League Player of the Week honors for a fourth time this season.
 
The Knights host seventh-seed Grace on Wednesday at 7 p.m. Should the Knights advance, Marian would host the CL semifinal at home on Saturday at 7 p.m. against the advancing team between Bethel & Spring Arbor.
 
WOMEN'S SOCCER
Marian Women's Soccer also closed regular season play with a win on Wednesday, defeating Saint Francis (Ind.), 4-0, at home. The Knights claimed the 5-seed in the Crossroads League Tournament.
 
The Knights will have to hit the road on Tuesday, facing fourth-seed and 14th-ranked Taylor at 7 p.m. on Tuesday. If they advance, they will play again on Friday between the advancing team between Grace and Mount Vernon Nazarene.
 
VOLLEYBALL
Marian Volleyball fell to 11th-ranked Taylor on Wednesday before bouncing back with a three-set sweep of Huntington on Saturday.
 
The Knights will play in the regular season finale at home on Wednesday, facing Mount Vernon Nazarene in a pivotal match in the Crossroads League race. If Marian wins and Goshen knocks off Spring Arbor, the Knights will host a CL quarterfinal match on Saturday. If SAU defeats Goshen, Marian will be the five seed with a win against MVNU, heading to fourth-seed Spring Arbor on Saturday; with a loss, MU is the 6-seed and heads to the loser of the Grace and Indiana Wesleyan match on Wednesday
 
BOWLING
Marian Men's Bowling earned another tournament win, taking first place at the Boilermaker Classic hosted at Purdue University. Quinn Tillman was the lead bowler for the Knights, who placed sixth individually.
 
The women placed second as a team; Delaney Sherwood finished fourth on the varsity side. Tillman and Sherwood swept CL Bowler of the Week honors.
 
WRESTLING
Marian Wrestling competed in its first tournament of the year at the Pepsi Patriot Open in Corbin, Ky. on Saturday. Christian Arberry took home the individual title in the 157-pound open division, while Kegan Jochim placed first in the 157-pound freshman/sophomore competition.
 
The Knights return to the road on Saturday, competing in a freshman-only meet at the Ben McCullen Open hosted by Muskeon CC in Muskegon, Mich.
 
RUGBY
Marian Rugby earned a 40-11 win over Iowa Central on Saturday at Kuntz Stadium in the Big Rivers Rugby Conference semifinal.
 
The Knights advance to the BRRC Tournament final this Saturday, facing Aquinas at the home of the Chicago Lions rugby club in Chicago at 4:45 p.m.
 
FOOTBALL
Sixth-ranked Marian football picked up its eighth straight win on Saturday, a dominating 63-14 win at St. Francis (Ill.). The Knights ran for eight touchdowns in the win, with Uriah Buchanan earning MSFA Midwest League Offensive Player of the Week honors, tallying 138 yards rushing and two touchdowns on just nine carries.
 
The Knights return home to Ascension St. Vincent Field for the final time this regular season, looking to clinch the MSFA Midwest League title against Saint Xavier at 1:05 p.m. The game serves as the team's Military & First Responder Appreciation Game, as well as Senior Day and the recognition of the 2012 NAIA national championship football team into the Knights' M-Club Wall of Fame.
 
MEN'S BASKETBALL
Marian Men's Basketball makes its home debut, the first home game of coach Steve Drabyn, on Tuesday, hosting IU-Southeast at 6:30 p.m. The game will be broadcasted live on the ISC Sports Network.
 
Marian then heads to Michigan this weekend, facing Lawrence Tech at 5 p.m. on Friday before a bout with 22nd-ranked Madonna at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
 
CROSS COUNTRY
Marian Cross Country competes in the Crossroads League Cross Country Championships on Friday in Upland, Ind. The women will race at 10:30 a.m. with the men following at 11:30 a.m.