Sweet Home, Ore.-  In a highly anticipated dual between two top ranked NAIA programs, the No. 5 Montana State University-Northern Lights defeated the No. 7 Southern Oregon Raiders 23-13.  The Lights won six out of the 10 matches Thursday night at Sweet Home High School to move to 7-2 on the season.
Freshman Robert Pair (125) started off strong for the Lights by defeating Ian Rogers by major decision (4-0) and No. 2 Matt Weber (141) won his match against No. 13 Devin Poppen with a 10-9 decision.

No. 16 Sophomore Drake Randall (149) lost to No. 2 Tyler Cowger by a 6-1 decision.  Cowger now has a 19 match winning streak in duals.

No. 10 sophomore Andrew Bartel held off his opponent to win his match by a 1-0 decision.  Also picking up big wins for Northern were freshman Steeler French (174) with a 4-3 decision, No. 1 senior Ben Stroh (184) with a pin over Max Hane, and No. 2 senior Taylor Kornoely with a 12-3 major desion.

This was the second year on a row that Northern has beat Southern Oregon.

The Lights will now travel to Reno, Nev. to wrestle in the Reno Tournament of Champions on Dec. 18.  Their next dual will be at home against the Dickinson State Blue Hawks on January 12 at 7:00pm. 
 
MATCH RESULTS
 
MSU-Northern      23
Southern Oregon  13

125- Robert Pair (MSUN) over Ian Rogers (SOU) (WBMD 13-1) 
133- Caleb Dix (SOU) over Dylan Lockwood (MSUN) (WBD 7-2)
141-  Matt Weber (MSUN) over Devin Poppen (SOU) (WBD 12-8)
149- Tyler Cowger (SOU) over Drake Randall (MSUN) (WBD 5-1)
157- Hunter Hodges(SOU) over Tommy Cooper (MSUN) (WBD 11-5)
165- Andrew Bartel (MSUN) over Aaron DeMay (SOU) (WBD 1-0)
174- Steeler French (MSUN) over Andrew Orr (SOU) (WBD 4-3)
184- Ben Stroh (MSUN) over Max Hane (SOU) (WBF 2:40)
197- Tanner Fischer (SOU) major over Dace Fisher (MSUN) (WBMD 9-0)
285- Taylor Kornoely (MSUN) major over Alejandro Sandoval (WBMD 11-3)