The No. 7 Gophers wrestling team won eight of 10 matches — six by major decision or technical fall — to rout Purdue 35-6 on Sunday at Maturi Pavilion.

It was the sixth consecutive dual victory for the Gophers (10-1, 6-1 Big Ten), who were coming off a 20-17 win Friday at No. 4 Ohio State. Purdue dropped to 9-5 overall and 2-4 in the Big Ten.

Technical fall victories by Andrew Sparks at 165 pounds, Max McEnelly at 184 and Gable Steveson at heavyweight helped the Gophers build an 18-3 lead.

McEnelly, ranked fourth at 184, improved to 17-0 on the season.

Steveson, an Olympic gold medalist ranked No. 1 at heavyweight, won 18-3 for his 62nd consecutive victory — the third-longest run in program history behind Cole Konrad's 76 straight wins and Dustin Schlatter's 65.

Recap: Gophers 35, Purdue 6

Steveson improved to 10-0 this season with seven tech fall victories and two pins. He is 95-2 in his Gophers career, including 58-0 overall in dual meets and 43-0 in the Big Ten.

Leading 21-6, the Gophers finished the match with technical fall victories by Vance VomBaur (141 pounds) and Tommy Askey (157) and a major decision by Drew Roberts (149).

The Gophers close out the regular season against Iowa at Maturi Pavilion on Friday night.