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Abby Lloyd (Prince George Club) captured gold in the -48kg division at the Junior US Open in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Lloyd only had one opponent in her division, 2010 Junior PanAm gold medallist and US National Champion, Ashlyn White.
“I knew she was experienced and that I would have to face her at least twice so I used the first match to feel her out”, said Lloyd. White was assigned a shido for inactivity early in the match which the young Canadian followed up with yuko halfway through the match. The match went the full 4 minutes which Lloyd winning by yuko.
“My game place for the second match was to take her to the ground and gain position in order to try and submit her”, stated Lloyd. The Canadian accomplished her goal chocking out the American a third of the way through the match.
Lloyd will be fighting in the U20 division on July 29th where she will once again face White of the USA and another competitor from Puerto Rico.
