Winners of just two games all of last season, the Chargers (11-16) advanced to the second round with a 46-35 win over host El Monte (9-17) on Thursday.
Charter Oak will visit San Dimas in Saturday’s second round. The Chargers’ backcourt of Raeleen Tellez and Alison Strycula put the clamps on El Monte’s duo of Aileen Giang and Amanda Duenas.