Wolverine senior, 19th ranked Erkin Tadzhimetov opened the match up with a quick pin of Tate Lowe at 133 pounds and the two teams traded matches all the way until Western's Kipp Cullin beat Dallin Norton in the HWT match to give the Mountaineers their first lead at 19-16.
Marques Bravo then beat the Wolverines' Talon Vickers in a seesaw battle in the final match of the night, 9-8, to keep Western on top.
"I'm very disappointed. As a team we just didn't do anything," said Utah Valley State coach Cody Sanderson. "They're a good team. They have some really good talent. Give them a lot of credit they just came out and out-fought us. They out-fought us in almost every match."
At 165 Utah Valley's Mark South avenged two losses earlier in the season to Western's Larry Wilbanks, winning 4-1.
"Mark South fought," said Sanderson. "That guy has beaten him twice. I was very happy with him."
Justin Rawle picked up a win in the 149 pound match over Neil Samples 2-1, while Ivan Bigney topped Dillon Waggoner by major decision 12-2.
Tadzhimetov's win improves his season record to 10-2 overall and 2-0 in duals.
"He came and and he knew that this was a tough match and that bonus points could make the difference," said Sanderson. "He knew exactly what he needed to do and he went out there and he did it."
Next weekend the Wolverines travel to Reno for the Reno Tournament of Champions on December 18th. Their next home dual won't be until January 16th when they host Northern Colorado.
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