PRESCOTT, Ariz. — With three unanswered match victories to end the night, the No. 9-ranked Southern Oregon men’s wrestling team came back to steal a 25-17 win from No. 5 Embry-Riddle (Ariz.) in a battle of Cascade Conference title contenders on Saturday at Eagle Gym.

The Raiders trailed 17-12 entering the 184-pound bout, where No. 14-ranked Adrian Chavez-Morales swung the lead in their favor with a first-round pin of Tauataina Tuikolongahau.

They added a bonus point in a Top 25 matchup at 197, getting No. 7 Asher Ruchti’s 17-3 major decision over No. 25 Trenton Bloomquist, and heavyweight Ben Hughes sealed the outcome with a 7-2 upset of No. 20 Corbin Hayes.

The Raiders improved to 16-3 and have now logged the second-most dual wins in team history. With three duals left — the next coming at home on Jan. 31 against Corban and Feb. 1 against Providence (Mont.) — they’re two wins away from matching the SOU record held by the 2008-09 squad.

They got another critical upset at 157 from No. 20 Dylan Straley, who knocked off No. 11 Logan Hancey by 6-5 decision. Their first wins of the night came from No. 11 Dylan Clark (133) by technical fall and No. 2 Evan Potter (141) by major decision.

All four of ERAU’s wins were recorded by top-nine individuals. The Eagles fell to 7-5 on the season.

Men’s Basketball

SOU 87, WALLA WALLA 62: At Ashland, Southern Oregon earned a sixth win in its last seven Cascade Conference games behind a 14-1 surge midway through the second half Saturday night at Lithia Motors Pavilion.

Mason Whittaker hit 7-of-12 attempts, including four 3-pointers, to score a team-high 18 points for the Raiders, who improved to 11-6 overall and 6-5 at the halfway point of the CCC schedule. His bucket started a 9-0 run that played out over the first 92 seconds of the second, stretching SOU’s advantage to 16 points.

WWU (2-14, 1-11) hung around thanks in large part to Andrew Vaughan’s 25-point effort. He and Soren Dalan combined for 24 after the break, getting the Wolves’ deficit down to 57-51 with 10:36 remaining.

Triples from Etan Collins and Joe Juhala fueled the Raider push that ensued. Juhala made 3-of-4 attempts from 3 during the second half, and Elijah Jackson scored seven of his 10 during the period. Jackson added five rebounds and four assists.

Jacob Axmaker logged all 10 of his points in the first half for SOU, which has won 12 of its last 13 home games dating back to last season.

Bryce Dyer supplied five points, nine rebounds, three assists and three steals. Gabe Reichle had eight points and four boards off the bench.

The Raiders shot only 42% from the field but had a 30-point advantage from the 3-point line, where they went 15-of-35.

Dalan finished with 15 points, six rebounds and four assists for the Wolves.

Women’s Basketball

SOU 87, WALLA WALLA 44: At Ashland, Morgan Baird scored 19 points, Eliza DiGiulio added 15, and No. 4-ranked Southern Oregon topped Walla Walla to established a new team record for consecutive wins to start a season, stretching its streak to 17 Saturday night at Lithia Motors Pavilion.

Baird’s 19 points and six rebounds came in just 21 minutes of play on 7-of-13 shooting and DiGiulio’s 15 came off the bench on a 7-of-10 effort as the Raiders (17-0 overall, 11-0 Cascade Conference) won by 30-plus points for the seventh time in eight games.

The Raiders shot over 50% from the field for the fourth game in a row. They ended at 54%, including a 9-of-18 mark from 3, and hit 12-of-13 at the free-throw line.

SOU held Walla Walla (4-14, 1-11) to 29% from the field and forced 20 turnovers. It was the fourth time this season that the Raiders allowed fewer than 50 points.

Sophomore guard Keely Wright posted a career high seven assists, along with five points and two steals. She scored or assisted on 10 of SOU’s 14 fastbreak points.

Led by her and DiGuilio, SOU’s bench accumulated 48 points. Sierra Scheppele contributed with 11 points on 3-of-4 shooting from 3 and Mallory Williams put in three more 3-pointers to score nine.

Clara Robbins finished with four blocks, all coming from the first half, and Emma Schmerbach had eight points, six rebounds, four assists, two steals and two blocks.

Jaylo Bello scored 15 points and Natalee Trevino chipped in nine for the Wolves.