PORTLAND, Ore. - The Warner Pacific men's wrestling team took on two tough regional foes on Saturday in dual competition, losing a close contest to Embry Riddle (AZ)  but bouncing back to defeat Simon Fraser.

The first dual of the day featured Simon Fraser vs Embry Riddle, which SFU won 27-19. The Knights then faced Embry Riddle and came up just short, losing 21-18. WPC won five of the 10 bouts, but the Eagles scored two pins compared to one for the Knights.

#RV Embry Riddle (AZ) 21, #20 Warner Pacific 18
 
125         Joshua Johnson (Warner Pacific) over Chandler Strand (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) (Dec 11-9)
133         Alex Ursua (Warner Pacific) over Jacob Gardiner (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) (Dec 6-4)
141         Andrew Burr (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) over Joshua Crager (Warner Pacific) (Fall 5:40)
149         Dylan Passalaqua (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) over Charles Peterson (Warner Pacific) (Fall 0:28)
157         Anton King (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) over Robert Frasier (Warner Pacific) (Dec 6-4)
165         Brenn Schiess (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) over Jesse Johnson (Warner Pacific) (Dec 8-5)
174         Cesar Rodriguez Luna (Warner Pacific) over Taylor Damico (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) (Fall 4:25)
184         Joe Dickinson (Warner Pacific) over Kolby Mays (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) (Dec 9-2)
197         Brett Przekop (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) over Casey Brown (Warner Pacific) (Dec 10-6)
285         Stephen Wilbert (Warner Pacific) over David Rupp (Embry-Riddle (Ariz.)) (Dec 5-3)

WP then squared of with their rivals from Canada, Simon Fraser University. The Knights came away with a 27-20 win thanks to a pair of forfeits and wins from Joshua Johnson, Robert Frasier, Cesar Rodriguez Luna, and Stephen Wilbert.

#20 Warner Pacific 27, Simon Fraser 20
 
125         Joshua Johnson (Warner Pacific) over Oscar Bulaqui (Simon Fraser (B.C.)) (MD 15-4)
133         Cruz Velasquez (Simon Fraser (B.C.)) over Unknown (For.)
141         Joshua Crager (Warner Pacific) over Unknown (For.)
149         Charles Peterson (Warner Pacific) over Unknown (For.)
157         Robert Frasier (Warner Pacific) over Tanner Spray (Simon Fraser (B.C.)) (TF 19-1 5:00)
165         Tyler Mclean (Simon Fraser (B.C.)) over Jesse Johnson (Warner Pacific) (MD 13-3)
174         Cesar Rodriguez Luna (Warner Pacific) over Alexander Berfanger (Simon Fraser (B.C.)) (Dec 7-4)
184         Morgan Smith (Simon Fraser (B.C.)) over Joe Dickinson (Warner Pacific) (MD 13-2)
197         Josh Kim (Simon Fraser (B.C.)) over Casey Brown (Warner Pacific) (Fall 4:03)
285         Stephen Wilbert (Warner Pacific) over Sean Molle (Simon Fraser (B.C.)) (Dec 3-2)