Coach Neil Erisman expressed optimism earlier in the week. He knew his University of Arkansas-Little Rock team was going to be up against it facing a Cal Poly side -- one featuring six ranked wrestlers -- that just missed out on the top 25 in the latest national rankings.
But Erisman hoped his team could end a run of nearly 800 days without a home dual win, a stretch dating to Nov. 24, 2019, when UALR met Northern Illinois in the second of two matches Sunday.
The Huskies weren't going to allow their names to be infamously etched into Trojan history.