Huskies Sweep Pair of Tight Duals at Quad Meet

(written via AI... mostly) 

East Los Angeles College women's wrestling came away with a pair of dual-meet victories Wednesday, edging Cuesta before narrowly defeating Lemoore to complete a sweep at the quad.

The Huskies opened the day with a 17-16 victory over Cuesta, using key wins and forfeits to build just enough separation to hold off the Cougars.

At 117 pounds, Amanda Lee got ELAC on the board with a forfeit victory, and Haely Lemus followed with a win by injury default at 124 pounds. After Cuesta took a pair of matches in the middle weights, Cassie Contreras added another forfeit win at 145 to keep the Huskies within striking distance.

Despite Cuesta earning wins at 160 and 207 pounds, ELAC's earlier points proved enough to secure the one-point dual victory.

The Huskies' second dual of the day proved even tighter.

Facing Lemoore, ELAC battled to a 25-25 tie before being awarded the win on the tiebreaker criteria for first team two-point score, giving the Huskies a 26-25 victory.

Lee delivered one of the most decisive moments of the match, pinning Ana Quezada at 117 pounds to erase an early deficit. Lemus and Britney Parga-Lopez followed with back-to-back forfeit victories at 124 and 131 pounds to swing the momentum in ELAC's favor.

Additional forfeits from Melissa Flores at 145 pounds and Elizabeth Martinez-Fajardo at 160 kept the Huskies ahead heading into the final bouts. Lemoore rallied late to tie the team score, but the tiebreaker ultimately awarded the dual to East Los Angeles.

With the two victories, the Huskies finished the quad with a perfect 2-0 record in duals, highlighted by Lee's pin and a series of crucial bonus points that proved decisive in both matchups.