GREAT FALLS, Mont. – Top-ranked Southern Oregon picked up its first dual win of the 2011-12 season with a down-to-the-wire 19-18 victory over No. 4 Great Falls Thursday night.

The Raiders improve to 1-1 in duals this season. Southern Oregon returns to action Friday, when the Raiders will face No. 7 Montana State-Northern in Havre, Mont.

Mitchell Lofstedt (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) pinned Patrick Neal to pick up a win in the 125-pound weight class, but Great Falls won the next three bouts behind the strength of three wrestlers ranked in the top 10. The Raiders won the next four bouts to take the advantage and held on as Great Falls closed the dual with wins in the final two bouts.

Southern Oregon's Brian Lemmon (Heppner, Ore./) picked up the upset of the night, as he knocked off Great Falls' Noah Hatton by a 7-3 decision. Hatton is ranked No. 1 in the 165-pound preseason NAIA rankings.

Full Results:

125 – #1 Mitchell Lofstedt (Roseburg, Ore./Roseburg) fall Patrick Neal 4:22
133 – #10 Scott Schlosser (GF) dec. Miguel Baltazar (Culver, Ore./Culver) 5-2
141 – #1 Anthony Varnell (GF) dec. Brad Tamashiro (Hilo, Hawaii/Hilo) 7-4
149 – #9 Mike Vasser (GF) dec. Kyle Wirkuty (Portland, Ore./Centennial) 9-4
157 – Jimmy Eggemeyer (Kodiak, Alaska/Kodiak) dec. Ryan Leonard 5-4
165 – #3 Derek Mestovich dec. Michael Hader 5-3 (OT)
174 – Brian Lemmon (Heppner, Ore./) dec. Noah Hatton 7-3
184 – #4 Austin Vanderford (Ninilchik, Alaska/Ninilchik) major dec. Brock Picard 13-3
197 – #6 Kamron Jackson (GF) fall Ethan Hinton (Sequim, Wash./Sequim) 1:14
HWT – #11 Sears Tiernan (GF) dec. #6 Bubba Owens (Tillamook, Ore./) 9-6