FOREST GROVE – With the second-ranked Southern Oregon wrestling team resting most of its starters, the Raiders overcame an early deficit to defeat Pacific 29-18 in the final dual of the 2011-12 season Friday night at Stoller Center.

Southern Oregon, 11-3 overall, has a break next week before the Raiders host the 2012 NAIA Western Region Qualifying Tournament on Feb. 18 at Bob Riehm Arena. The loss dropped Pacific's dual record to 3-9 for the season.

Pacific's lightweights  gave the Boxers an early 15-0 lead before Travis Patrick (Castle Rock, Wash./Castle Rock) ended the PU run with a pin of Ricky Ridela in 1:08 to take the 149-pound match. Dalton Urrutia (Lebanon, Ore./Lebanon) picked up a 16-5 major decision victory over Michael Tyner in the 157 and No. 3 Derek Mestrovich (Boise, Idaho/Skyview) earned a 13-10 decision over Bruce Balcita in the 165.

Caleb Malychewski gave Pacific its final win of the night with a 7-6 decision over Tucker Van Matre (Kodiak, Alaska/Kodiak) in the 174, and the Raiders closed out the dual with victories in the final three matches. Fourth-ranked Austin Vanderford (Ninilchik, Alaska/Ninilchik) pinned Andrew Bolton in 1:30 to win the 184 and Derek Rottenberg (Red Bluff, Calif./Red Bluff) picked up an 11-0 major decision victory over Wes Heredia to take the 197. Tenth-ranked Bubba Owens (Tillamook, Ore./) closed out the dual with a pin of Will Ulrich in 1:24 to take the heavyweight match.

No. 2 Southern Oregon 29, Pacific 18
125 – (PU) Ian Hockett win by forfeit
133 – (PU) Eric Harder fall Jordan Lowe (Keizer, Ore./McNary), 5:47
141 – (PU) Ryan Baxter dec. Woong Kim (Honolulu, Hawaii/Kalani), 4-1
149 – (SOU) Travis Patrick (Castle Rock, Wash./Castle Rock) fall Ricky Ridela, 1:08
157 – (SOU) Dalton Urrutia (Lebanon, Ore./Lebanon) maj. dec. Michael Tyner, 16-5
165 – (SOU) #3 Derek Mestrovich (Boise, Idaho/Skyview) dec. Bruc e Balcita, 13-10
174 – (PU) Caleb Malychewski dec. Tucker Van Matre (Kodiak, Alaska/Kodiak), 7-6
184 – (SOU) #4 Austin Vanderford (Ninilchik, Alaska/Ninilchik) fall Andrew Bolton, 1:30
197 – (SOU) Derek Rottenberg (Red Bluff, Calif./Red Bluff) maj. dec. Wes Heredia, 11-0
285 – (SOU) #10 Bubba Owens (Tillamook, Ore./) fall Will Ulrich, 1:24