The No. 7 Lindenwood wrestling team defeated No. 16 Maryville University by a score of 32-7 on Wednesday night.

The Lions took the first four matches including a shutout major decision by Matt Katusin and a 23-6 tech fall by No. 7 Terrel Wilbourn. Luke Roth had a big victory over No. 4 Dimitri Willis in the 165 match. Tyler Sexton had a tough opponent in No. 8 Zeb Wahle which Sexton lost in a 13-1 major decision.

No. 3 John McArdle put on an exciting show once again as he was close to being pinned and used his strength to flip his opponent off of him and move to top position for the pin late in the match. Both Kenny Breaux and No. 7 Steven Butler closed out the dual by showcasing their strength over the Maryville opponents.

The Lions will travel to Hays, Kan. on Sunday for the MIAA Tournament beginning at 10 a.m.

Complete Results
125 – Marco Tamayo (LU) won by decision over Brandon Oshiro (MU) 8-3
133 – Matt Katusin (LU) won by major decision over Keygan Foster (MU) 12-0
141 – Kyle Webb (LU) won by decision over Darick Lagaplia (MU) 8-4
149 – Terrel Wilbourn (LU) won by tech fall over Joey Moorhouse (MU) 23-6
157 – Greg Hegarty (MU) won by decision over Derrick Weller (LU) 5-3
165 – Luke Roth (LU) won by major decision over Dimitri Willis (MU) 9-1
174 – Zeb Wahle (MU) won by major decision over Tyler Sexton (LU) 13-1
184 – John McArdle (LU) won by pin over Nick Burghardt (MU) 6:23
197 – Kenny Breaux (LU) won by major decision over Morgan Denson (MU) 12-4
285 – Steven Butler (LU) won by decision over Donnell Walker (MU) 4-0
*The dual started at the 125 weight class.