Men's rugby swept Marian University on Friday at Kuntz Stadium in Indianapolis, with the first XV earning a 29-3 win and the second XV adding an 85-3 victory. Lindenwood outscored Marian 114-6 on the day, and Marian's only points in either match came from a penalty kick.

How it Happened: 1st XV

Lindenwood wasted no time. In the fourth minute, David Cathcart crossed for the opening try, though the conversion was missed. The Lions extended the lead in the 12th minute when Zack McCartney scored, and Luke White's conversion made it 12-0.

Marian missed a pair of penalty kicks in the first half, and Cathcart added his second try in the 26th minute, sending the Lions into the break ahead 17-0.
Marian got on the board in the 48th minute with a penalty kick to make it 17-3, but Lindenwood answered in the 51st minute when McCartney scored his second try of the match. The conversion was missed, making it 22-3. After another missed Marian penalty kick in the 57th minute, reserve Riley Richardson-Mould scored in the 61st minute, and White's conversion set the final margin at 29-3.

Lindenwood scored five tries across three players, and Marian's only points came from a single penalty kick.

"Boys did well to keep to our game in the wet, tough conditions and everyone showed up for each other. Good win for us," said lock Harry Makatoa.

How it Happened: 2nd XV

In the earlier match, Lindenwood's second XV rolled to an 85-3 win over Marian's second side.
Ed Critchley got the Lions going with a close-range try in the third minute, and Nicolás Rosselot's conversion made it 7-0. Seth Tali scored in the 21st minute, with Rosselot converting again. Patimiosa Liufau broke the line off a scrum in the 39th minute, and Ren Heimer intercepted a dropped ball to score right at the end of the half.

Marian missed a penalty kick early in the second half, and Pablo Romero scored in the 49th minute, finishing off a long pass from Rosselot. Tali added a second try, and Marian answered with a penalty kick in the 56th minute for its only points of the match.

The bench got in on the scoring from there. Jacob Racine scored in the 58th minute, Demitrius Taape followed in the 61st, and Maxence Poussy finished an inside run off Rosselot in the 70th. Heimer added his second try in the 72nd minute, and Hassan Lin scored in the 74th minute and again at the 80-minute mark to close out the match.

Tali, Heimer and Lin each scored twice for the Lions.

"At the beginning of game we could not play our style of rugby but we were able to fix the issues and make it simple, we could do what we want. Overall It was great game. Boys bring energy from the warmup that makes great performance on the field. We know some area is not good enough and need to improve but we will keep it up," said scrum half Mutsumi Otaka.

"Great performance from both teams in some pretty challenging conditions along with uncompromising work ethic and attitude on defence having not conceded a try in both games", said Associate Head Coach Dominic Shaw.

What's Next:

The Lions return to MRC play on Friday, October 30 at Davenport University in Grand Rapids, Mich. Kickoff is set for 3 p.m. CDT at the Student Center Turf Field.

Try Summary: 1st XV

First half, in scoring order:

• Lindenwood: David Cathcart
• Lindenwood: Zack McCartney (with conversion)
• Lindenwood: David Cathcart

Second half, in scoring order:

• Marian: Penalty kick
• Lindenwood: Zack McCartney
• Lindenwood: Riley Richardson-Mould (with conversion)

Lineup & Reserves: 1st XV

Lineup:

1. Kieran Holland
2. Jaydyn Bartels
3. Lachie Foster
4. Michael Daly
5. Harry Makatoa
6. Caleb Murphy
7. Maximus Orefice
8. Zack McCartney (C)
9. Nayan Sirwani Villanueva
10. Luke White
11. David Cathcart
12. Cole Scharffenorth
13. Vicente Villela
14. Dimitri Diakogiannis
15. James Birley

Reserves:

16. Ivan Ingram
17. Alden Bordallo
18. Samuel Enochian
19. Joseph Davies
20. Riley Richardson-Mould
21. Charlie Kirkpatrick
22. William Bentley
23. Landon Starnes

Try Summary: 2nd XV

First half, in scoring order:

• Lindenwood: Ed Critchley (with conversion)
• Lindenwood: Seth Tali (with conversion)
• Lindenwood: Patimiosa Liufau (with conversion)
• Lindenwood: Ren Heimer

Second half, in scoring order:

• Lindenwood: Pablo Romero (with conversion)
• Lindenwood: Seth Tali
• Marian: Penalty kick
• Lindenwood: Jacob Racine (with conversion)
• Lindenwood: Demitrius Taape (with conversion)
• Lindenwood: Maxence Poussy (with conversion)
• Lindenwood: Ren Heimer (with conversion)
• Lindenwood: Hassan Lin (with conversion)
• Lindenwood: Hassan Lin (with conversion)

Lineup & Reserves: 2nd XV

Lineup:

1. Seth Tali
2. Oryx Kirk
3. Jack Thory
4. Gabriel Hopkins
5. Owen Black
6. Moses Ratnage
7. Ed Critchley
8. Shaun Ndowa
9. Mutsumi Otaka
10. Nicolás Rosselot
11. Pablo Romero
12. Aiden Kalmar
13. Patimiosa Liufau
14. Ren Heimer
15. Jordan Spencer

Reserves:

16. Henry Evans
17. Joshua Gillet
18. Emmett Bock
19. Jacob Racine
20. Jack Cahill
21. Hassan Lin
22. Demitrius Taape
23. Maxence Poussy