FORT WAYNE, Ind. – Tyler Cowger secured his 100th career victory and Tanner Fischer finished off an unbeaten tournament, but seventh-ranked Southern Oregon had to settle for eighth place at the NWCA-NAIA National Duals after losses Friday to No. 13 Campbellsville (Ky.), 19-12, and No. 8 Missouri Valley, 20-18.

Cowger, a three-time All-American at 149 pounds, became the sixth individual in Raider history to hit the 100-win milestone in a 4-2 decision over Campbellsville's Kolten Radaz, and he moved to 4-1 at the tourney in a 12-2 major decision over MVC's Kenny Boyd.

After going 2-1 Thursday and staying alive with a consolation win over Northwestern (Iowa), both of the Raiders' setbacks Friday came down to the final match. Their dual record went to 4-7.

The Campbellsville dual was a grind that comprised nine decisions and a major decision. Justin Acuff (141 pounds) got SOU on the board with a 7-3 decision against Jayce Carr that preceded Cowger's win, but consecutive losses after that gave Campbellsville a 13-6 lead. Decisions for SOU's Andrew Orr (4-2 over Justin Brown at 184) and Fischer (8-6 over Tyler Rowland at 197) cut the deficit to 16-12 before Tigers heavyweight Terrell Moore clinched by defeating Alejandro Sandoval, 4-1.

In the MVC dual, Devin Poppen's win by forfeit at 141 evened the score at 6-6 when consecutive major decisions for Cowger and Hunter Hodges (12-2 over Tobias Barnes at 157) gave the Raiders an eight-point lead. MVC answered by taking three straight classes – sixth-ranked Andrew Simmons (165) and seventh-ranked Dalton Tipton (174) earned major decisions, and 14th-ranked Nicholas Whitehead (184) won 5-3 – to go up 17-14.

That's when Fischer completed his 5-0 run at the tourney with a 9-1 major victory against Alex Destra, putting the Raiders in front 18-17 to set up the final match. At heavyweight, Sandoval's third-period escape put him up 1-0, but 16th-ranked Justin Smith won it with a two-point takedown in the final minute.

"It's not the day we wanted," SOU head coach Mike Ritchey said. "We took some risks trying and came up short, but that's what duals are all about – trying to win as a team. Individually we competed well but just didn't get the matches we needed.

"Now we'll begin focusing on postseason preparation for February and March."

The Raiders wrestle next at the Pacific Boxer Open on Jan. 15 in Forest Grove.

CAMPBELLSVILLE 19, SOUTHERN OREGON 12 (consolation bracket)
125 – Adrian Camposano, Camp., dec. Casey Coulter, 6-0. (0-3)
133 – Aaron Rugnao, Camp., major dec. Kale Evenson, 10-1. (0-7)
141 – Justin Acuff, SOU, dec. Jayce Carr, 7-3. (3-7)
149 – Tyler Cowger, SOU, dec. Kolten Radaz, 4-2. (6-7)
157 – Donnie Beyer, Camp., dec. Hunter Hodges, 9-6. (6-10)
165 – LJ Henderson, Camp., dec. Chandler Michael, 3-2. (6-13)
174 – Andrew Orr, SOU, dec. Justin Brown, 4-2. (9-13)
184 – Charles Sharon, Camp., dec. Oscar Flores, 9-2. (9-16)
197 – Tanner Fischer, SOU, dec. Tyler Rowland, 8-6. (12-16)
285 – Terrell Moore, Camp., dec. Alejandro Sandoval, 4-1. (12-19)

MISSOURI VALLEY 20, SOUTHERN OREGON 18 (7th-place dual)
125 – Eric Arias, MVC, dec. Ian Rogers, 6-0. (0-3)
133 – Zack Durbin, MVC, dec. Casey Coulter, 4-1. (0-6)
141 – Devin Poppen, SOU, wins by forfeit. (6-6)
149 – Tyler Cowger, SOU, major dec. Kenny Boyd, 12-2. (10-6)
157 – Hunter Hodges, SOU, major dec. Tobias Barnes, 12-2. (14-6)
165 – Andrew Simmons, MVC, major dec. Chandler Michael, 17-3. (14-10)
174 – Dalton Tipton, MVC, major dec. James Bowers, 9-0. (14-14)
184 – Nicholas Whitehead, MVC, dec. Andrew Orr, 5-3. (14-17)
197 – Tanner Fischer, SOU, major dec. Alex Destra, 9-1. (18-17)
285 – Justin Smith, MVC, dec. Alejandro Sandoval, 2-1. (18-20)