TUCSON, Ariz.  – Embroiled in a tight dual meet with Arizona heading toward the finish, the No. 1 Cal women's swimming & diving team came through over the final two events to pull out a 157-143 victory Saturday.

The Golden Bears trailed the 14th-ranked Wildcats by two points entering the next-to-last race – the 400-yard individual medley. But Elizabeth Pelton pulled away for a comfortable win in 4:19.97 and Kelly Naze claimed second place in 4:22.67 to give Cal a slight edge in the overall team standings.

Still needing to win the last event to clinch the meet, the foursome of Missy Franklin, Kaylin Bing, Rachel Bootsma and Osman won the 200 free relay in 1:31.03, leading to the final margin. All four Bears had splits under 23 seconds, including a 22.39 by Osman to close out the race.

“I thought Farida did an exceptional job racing,” head coach Teri McKeever said. “The 100 flyers and sprint freestylers were a big key for us today. Missy came through with two victories and Elizabeth did a nice job in some tough events. We have a few holes, but our depth showed well. Kelly Naze getting second in the IM and the 100 back was a good example.”

In addition to anchoring the relay, Osman captured the 50 free (22.89) and 100 fly (53.83) to pace a trio of double winners for the Bears. Franklin took the 100 and 200 free (49.47, 1:46.62), and Pelton added a victory in the 100 back (55.02) to her 400 IM title.

Cal, which defeated Arizona State, 197.5-102.5 Friday afternoon, found itself in a much tougher battle Saturday. Arizona opened with a triumph in the 400 medley relay and remained in front through much of the day until Cal made its final charge.

“I actually felt really good today,” Franklin said during the broadcast on the Pac-12 Networks. “We got hit pretty hard this week (in practice), so we knew we were going to have to come in and do the best we can with what we have in the tank right now. It's been great to see what we're capable of.”

Sophomore Celina Li was held out of meet for violating team rules, McKeever said.

The Bears return home to Spieker Aquatics Complex Friday, Jan. 30 for a 2 p.m. dual with USC that will also be televised on the Pac-12 Networks. Cal also hosts UCLA on Saturday, Jan. 31 at 12 noon and Stanford on Saturday, Feb. 14 at 11 a.m.