Curling tournament in Pennsylvania
The 2012 United States Women's Curling Championship took place from February 11 to 18 at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Aston, Pennsylvania (with the host city being listed as Philadelphia ).[ 1] [ 2] It was held in conjunction with the 2012 United States Men's Curling Championship . The winning team, skipped by Allison Pottinger , will represent the United States at the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Lethbridge , Alberta . The first and second placed teams, skipped respectively by Allison Pottinger and Cassandra Potter , earned qualification spots to the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials , which will determine the teams that will represent the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics .[ 3]
Road to the Nationals
As with last year, teams qualified for the women's nationals by qualifying automatically through the World Curling Tour Order of Merit or through a challenge round. Four teams qualified via the Order of Merit, while six teams qualified via the challenge round.[ 4] The challenge round was held in Marshfield , Wisconsin , where the teams that did not qualify directly via the Order of Merit competed for the final six spots in the nationals.
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:[ 5]
Skip
Third
Second
Lead
Alternate
Locale
Qualification Method
Erika Brown
Debbie McCormick
Jessica Schultz
Ann Swisshelm
Madison , Wisconsin
Order of Merit[ 6]
Rebecca Hamilton
Tara Peterson
Karlie Koenig
Sophie Brorson
Madison , Wisconsin
Order of Merit[ 6]
Patti Lank
Nina Spatola
Caitlin Maroldo
Molly Bonner
Mackenzie Lank
Lewiston , New York
Order of Merit[ 6]
Alexandra Carlson
Monica Walker
Kendall Moulton
Jordan Moulton
St. Paul , Minnesota
Order of Merit[ 6]
Maureen Stolt
Megan Pond
Emilia Juocys
Sherri Schummer
St. Paul , Minnesota
Challenge Round
Cassandra Potter
Jamie Haskell
Jaclyn Lemke
Stephanie Sambor
St. Paul , Minnesota
Challenge Round
Janice Langanke
Nina Reiniger
Ashley Lawreck
Nicole Arsenault
Middletown , New Jersey
Challenge Round
Allison Pottinger
Nicole Joraanstad
Natalie Nicholson
Tabitha Peterson
St. Paul , Minnesota
Challenge Round
Aileen Sormunen
Courtney George
Amanda McLean
Miranda Solem
Duluth , Minnesota
Challenge Round
Kimberly Wapola
Victoria Forconi
Carol Strojny
Sharon Wright
Connie Kupferschmidt
St. Paul , Minnesota
Challenge Round
Round robin standings
Final round robin standings
Round robin results
All times listed in Eastern Standard Time .[ 7]
Draw 1
Saturday, February 11, 4:30 pm
Draw 2
Sunday, February 12, 8:00 am
Draw 3
Sunday, February 12, 4:00 pm
Draw 4
Monday, February 13, 8:00 am
Draw 5
Monday, February 13, 4:00 pm
Draw 6
Tuesday, February 14, 12:00 pm
Draw 7
Tuesday, February 14, 8:00 pm
Draw 8
Wednesday, February 15, 12:00 pm
Draw 9
Wednesday, February 15, 8:00 pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 game
Thursday, February 16, 8:00 pm
3 vs. 4 game
Thursday, February 16, 8:00 pm
Semifinal
Friday, February 17, 4:00 pm
Championship final
Saturday, February 18, 10:00 am
References
External links