Collegiate Update: Faust helps Marian Knights to pair of wins

Olivia Faust scored six points, grabbed two rebounds and had three assists on Oct. 26 in Marian’s 72-32 season-opening win at Rochester Christian in Michigan.

The Knights, the defending NAIA national champions, played an exhibition game Wednesday at Indiana University and were defeated, 87-39. Faust (main photo), a Triton Central graduate, finished with two points and nine rebounds.

Triton Central graduate Maryrose Felling (photo) made her collegiate debut for Marian in the exhibition loss.

Marian suffered its first loss of the season Friday at Faulkner University, 65-60, in the Jimmy Faulkner Classic in Montgomery, Alabama.

Faust had five points, five rebounds and two assists.

On Saturday, Marian defeated William Carey University (Mississippi), 81-64, at the Faulkner Classic.

Faust finished with 11 points, five rebounds and one assist to improve the Knights to 2-1.

Here is a look at other Shelby County graduates competing at the collegiate level:

Axel Conover

The Shelbyville graduate was credited with one tackle Saturday in Hanover College’s 55-14 win over Bluffton.

The Panthers improved to 6-2 (3-1 Heartland Collegiate Athletic Conference).

Brayden Wilkins

The Triton Central graduated scored a pair of touchdowns Saturday for Franklin College in a 56-35 win at Muskingum.

Wilkins finished with four rushing attempts for 34 yards and a touchdown. He also had six receptions for 133 yards and a touchdown.

Franklin improved to 4-4 this season.

Ellie Simpson

The Shelbyville graduate played the full 90 minutes Saturday in IU East women’s soccer’s 1-0 win over IU Columbus.

The Red Wolves improved to 9-6-3 (6-2 River States Conference).

Rebecca Valdez

The Shelbyville graduate played 54 minutes Saturday in IU Columbus women’s soccer’s 1-0 loss to IU East.

The Crimson Pride dropped to 8-7-1 (3-5 RSC).

Lizzie Graham

The Triton Central graduate scored two points Saturday in IU South Bend’s 89-63 win over visiting Midway.

The Titans improved to 2-0.

Kindall Dorsey

The Morristown graduate had two assists and seven digs on Oct. 26 in Wright State Lake Campus’ 25-27, 25-13, 25-21, 14-25, 15-6 win over Alice Lloyd.

The win improved the Lakers to 19-13.

Riley Everette

The Shelbyville graduate helped the IU Indy women’s swim team to a pair of wins Friday in Wisconsin.

The Jaguars defeated Green Bay, 148-53, and Valparaiso, 152-52, in a three-team meet in Green Bay.

Everette was part of IU Indy’s winning 200 medley relay team (1:44.53). She also finished runner-up in the 100 butterfly (57.54) to her own teammate Dani Stemper.

On Saturday, IU Indy traveled to Chicago take on Illinois-Chicago and Milwaukee in another three-team meet. The Jaguars lost both team events.

Everette finished 10^th in the 100 freestyle (54.80) and was part of a third-place finish in the 400 medley relay (3:49.27) and a seventh-place finish in the 200 freestyle relay (1:42.58).

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