2010 United States Women's Curling Championship
| 2010 United States Women's Curling Championship | |
|---|---|
| Host city | Kalamazoo, Michigan |
| Arena | Wings Stadium |
| Dates | March 6–13 |
| Winner |
 Team Brown |
| Curling club | Madison CC, Madison |
| Skip | Erika Brown |
| Third | Nina Spatola |
| Second | Ann Swisshelm |
| Lead | Laura Hallisey |
| Alternate | Jessica Schultz |
| Coach | Bill Todhunter |
| Finalist |
 Patti Lank |
The 2010 United States Women's Curling Championships were held at Wings Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan from March 6, 2010 to March 13, 2010.[1][2][3][4][5] This was the 34th edition of the United States Women's Curling Championship; it was held alongside the 2010 United States Men's Curling Championship.
Teams qualified through three different methods. First, the defending champions were granted an automatic berth; however, Team McCormick elected not to compete because of the Vancouver Olympics which take place during the preceding two weeks. Next, teams traditionally compete first through regional qualifiers with the top teams advancing to the nationals and then the runners-up compete at a Nationals Playdown to determine the final spots. However, so few women's teams submitted applications to the Regional Qualifiers that all teams were directly advanced to the National Championships.[6][7]
The winning team represented the United States at the 2010 Ford World Women's Curling Championship.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[8]
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Locale |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Erika Brown | Nina Spatola | Ann Swisshelm | Laura Hallisey | Madison, Wisconsin | |
| Gabrielle Coleman | Ann Drummie | JoDee Dike-Johnson | Karen Officer |  Mountain View, California | |
| Lysa Hambley | Em Good | Elle LaBeau | Cynthia Eng-Dinsel | Sara Skulec |  Lynnwood, Washington |
| Rebecca Hamilton | Karlie Koenig | Jenna Haag | Grace Gabower | McFarland, Wisconsin | |
| Matina Heisler | Elizabeth Abeltin | Marinna Martini | Wendy Scholes | Barbara Thomson |  Falmouth, Massachusetts |
| Debra Horn | Laurel Maurer | Emilia Juocys | Courtney Schmidt |  Shaker Heights, Ohio | |
| Patti Lank | Aileen Sormunen | Caitlin Maroldo | Jessica Schultz | Lewiston, New York | |
| Monica Walker | Elizabeth Williams | Ashley Lawreck | Rachel Ryan | Boston, Massachusetts | |
| Kimberly Wapola | Brigid Ellig | Carol Strojny | Connie Kupferschmidt |  Mahtomedi, Minnesota | |
| Amy Wright | Courtney George | Jordan Moulton | Amanda McLean | Patricia Luke | Duluth, Minnesota |
Round Robin Standings
| Team (Skip) | W | L |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Wright | 7 | 2 |
| Erika Brown | 7 | 2 |
| Patti Lank* | 7 | 2 |
| Rebecca Hamilton | 7 | 2 |
| Kimberly Wapola | 5 | 4 |
| Monica Walker | 5 | 4 |
| Debra Horn | 3 | 6 |
| Gabrielle Coleman | 3 | 6 |
| Lysa Hambley | 1 | 8 |
| Matina Heisler | 1 | 8 |
* clinched playoff berth [9]
Tiebreakers
Tiebreaker 1
Thursday, March 11, 12:00 pm[10]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Patti Lank |
0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6
|
Amy Wright  |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7
|
Tiebreaker 2
Thursday, March 11, 4:00 pm[11]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Patti Lank |
2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6
|
| Erika Brown |
0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | X | 9
|
Playoffs
| Page playoff system | Semifinal | Final | |||||||||||
| 1 | Amy Wright |
5 | |||||||||||
| 2 | Erika Brown |
8 | 2 | Erika Brown |
5 | ||||||||
| 1 | Amy Wright |
2 | 3 | Patti Lank |
4 | ||||||||
| 3 | Patti Lank |
9 | |||||||||||
| 3 | Patti Lank |
8 | |||||||||||
| 4 | Rebecca Hamilton |
4 | |||||||||||
1 vs. 2 Game
Friday, March 12, 8:00am[12]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Amy Wright |
1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | 5
|
| Erika Brown |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 8
|
3 vs. 4 Game
Friday, March 12, 8:00am[13]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Patti Lank |
2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | X | 8
|
| Rebecca Hamilton |
0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4
|
Semifinal
Friday, March 12, 4:00pm[14]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Amy Wright |
0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 2
|
| Patti Lank |
1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 9
|
Championship Final
Saturday, March 13, 10:00am[15]
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Erika Brown |
0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5
|
| Patti Lank |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4
|
Other notable participants
Other notable participants include Courtney George, Jordan Moulton, Jessica Schultz, and Ann Swisshelm.
References
- ↑ WKZO "Curling Comes to Kalamazoo"
- ↑ WHTC "Kalamazoo Curling Club Prepares for U.S. Nationals at Wings Stadium"
- ↑ Winchell, Kathy "Kalamazoo to host 2010 U.S. Curling Championships" Kalamazoo Gazette
- ↑ Kowalski, Will. "Enjoy curling at the Olympics and here at home" Battle Creek Enquirer (February 24, 2010)
- ↑ Holcomb, Anne. "National Curling is Coming to Kalamazoo" Kalamazoo Gazette (November 24, 2009)
- ↑ Women's Field Announced for 2010 Nationals
- ↑ "Women's field set for 2010 U.S. Nationals in Kalamazoo"
- ↑ "2010 US Women's Curling Championship – Qualified teams". United States Curling Association. Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
- ↑ Lank clinches playoff spot
- ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=19
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- ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=22
- ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=22
- ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=24
- ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=26