ASHLAND – Southern Oregon got all it could handle from Cal Poly Humboldt in the teams' first matchup in 37 years, rallying for a 23-19 dual win on Friday night at Riehm Arena.

With a few regulars out of the lineup, the No. 9-ranked Raiders trailed 16-7 entering the 174-pound match, where Noah Talavera put them on the comeback trail with a second-round technical fall over Diego Robles.

A forfeit at 184 put SOU up 18-16, and No. 9-ranked Asher Ruchti clinched the victory at 197 by shutting out Abdurraham "Manman" Garner in a 16-0 tech.

The Raiders' other triumphs came from No. 12 Vonn Fenn (125) by decision and No. 3 Aaron Gandara (157) by major decision. Fenn erased a 3-0 deficit with eight points in the third period of a 9-3 win and Gandara didn't surrender a point.

They improved to 8-0 entering two more duals Saturday in McMinnville, where they'll face Pacific at 3:30 p.m. and Linfield at 5 p.m.

Humboldt – in its first season back after resurrecting its program – took advantage of some SOU absences but also got a major upset from Jayson Victoria, who outlasted No. 2 Evan Potter overtime. Potter was wrestling up a weight class in his first loss of the season.

The Lumberjacks' fourth win out of the first six matches was a Cole Zoller major decision at 165 before Talavera put momentum back on the Raiders' side.

SOUTHERN OREGON 23, CAL POLY HUMBOLDT 19
125 – No. 12 Vonn Fenn, SOU, dec. Caleb Tatad, 9-3. (3-0)
133 – Josh Neiwert, Humboldt, p. Dylan Clark, 1:27. (3-6)
141 – Nathan Aguilar, Humboldt, dec. Tyler Rhue, 5-3. (3-9)
149 – Jayson Victoria, Humboldt, dec. No. 2 Evan Potter, 5-4 (3OT). (3-12)
157 – No. 3 Aaron Gandara, SOU, major dec. Gil Mossburg, 11-0. (7-12)
165 – Cole Zoller, Humboldt, major dec. Paul Ortiz, 8-0. (7-16)
174 – Noah Talavera, SOU, tech. fall Diego Robles, 18-2 (5:29). (12-16)
184 – Braylin Ruchti, SOU, wins by forfeit. (18-16)
197 – No. 9 Asher Ruchti, SOU, tech. fall Abdurraham "Manman" Garner, 16-0 (4:00). (23-16)
285 – Carson Hatch, Humboldt, dec. No. 25 Sebastian Echeverria, 10-3. (23-19)