2013 United States Women's Curling Championship

2013 United States Women's Curling Championship
Host city Green Bay, Wisconsin
Arena Cornerstone Community Center
Dates February 9–16
Winner Wisconsin Erika Brown
Curling club Madison CC, Madison
Skip Erika Brown
Third Debbie McCormick
Second Jessica Schultz
Lead Ann Swisshelm
Finalist Minnesota Courtney George
2013 United States
National Curling Championships
Tournament
men  women
Qualifiers
men  women

The 2013 United States Women's Curling Championship was held from February 9 to 16 at the Cornerstone Community Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin.[1] It was held in conjunction with the 2013 United States Men's Curling Championship. The winning team will represent the United States at the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship in Riga, Latvia. The championship also acted as a qualifier to the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials, awarding a qualifying spot to the winners of the championship.[2]

Road to the Nationals

A total of ten teams will be able to participate in the women's national championship by qualifying through the High Performance Program, through the World Curling Tour Order of Merit, or through a challenge round.[3]

Teams

There will be ten teams participating in this year's national championship. The teams are to be announced.

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Qualification Method
Laura Roessler1 Jamie Haskell Jackie Lemke Steph Sambor Cassandra Potter Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota High Performance Program team[4]
Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota High Performance Program team[4]
Erika Brown Debbie McCormick Jessica Schultz Ann Swisshelm Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Order of Merit[5]
Patti Lank Mackenzie Lank Nina Spatola Caitlin Maroldo New York Lewiston, New York Order of Merit[5]
Alexandra Carlson Monica Walker Kendall Moulton-Behm Jordan Moulton Minnesota Minneapolis, Minnesota Challenge Round
Courtney George Aileen Sormunen Amanda McLean Julie Lilla Amy Wright Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota Challenge Round
Becca Hamilton Molly Bonner Tara Peterson Sophie Brorson Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Challenge Round
Shelly Kinney Amy Lou Anderson Theresa Hoffoss Julie Smith Minnesota Minnesota Challenge Round
Cristin Clark Patti Killins Christina Pastula Christie Wilhelmy Washington (state) Seattle, Washington Challenge Round
Sarah Anderson Courtney Slata Kathleen Dubberstein Taylor Anderson Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Challenge Round
Notes
  1. ^ Roessler is filling in for Potter, who is out on maternity leave.

Round Robin Standings

Final Round Robin Standings

Key
Teams to Playoffs
Teams to Tiebreaker
Skip W L PF PA Ends
Won		 Ends
Lost		 Blank
Ends		 Stolen
Ends		 Shot
Pct.
Wisconsin Erika Brown 7 2 70 39 41 26 12 18 80%
Minnesota Courtney George 7 2 65 44 39 30 12 9 76%
Minnesota Allison Pottinger 7 2 77 40 36 30 7 10 83%
Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 5 4 60 53 35 40 10 4 74%
New York Patti Lank 5 4 53 55 38 35 13 10 78%
Minnesota Laura Roessler 4 5 48 58 32 35 17 6 72%
Washington (state) Cristin Clark 3 6 40 69 29 37 12 4 64%
Wisconsin Becca Hamilton 3 6 48 72 30 39 11 4 70%
Pennsylvania Sarah Anderson 2 7 52 67 38 42 6 11 70%
Minnesota Shelly Kinney 2 7 47 64 33 36 8 7 68%

Round Robin Results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).[6]

Draw 1

Saturday, February 9, 4:30 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 0 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 1 X 6

Minnesota Shelly Kinney 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 X 4

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Allison Pottinger 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 3

New York Patti Lank 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 5

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Sarah Anderson 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 X X X 3

Minnesota Courtney George 1 0 3 1 1 0 4 X X X 10

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Laura Roessler 0 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 3 X 8

Washington (state) Cristin Clark 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 2

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Erika Brown 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 1 0 1 7

Wisconsin Becca Hamilton 0 2 1 2 0 0 0 0 3 0 8

Draw 2

Sunday, February 10, 8:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Becca Hamilton 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4

Minnesota Courtney George 0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 2 X 8

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Erika Brown 2 0 0 1 0 1 4 X X X 8

Minnesota Shelly Kinney 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 X X X 2

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Cristin Clark 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 5

New York Patti Lank 1 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 6

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Sarah Anderson 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 X 5

Minnesota Allison Pottinger 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 3 X 9

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Laura Roessler 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 7

Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 3 0 2 9

Draw 3

Sunday, February 10, 4:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Sarah Anderson 0 0 0 3 0 0 2 0 3 0 8

New York Patti Lank 2 2 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 1 10

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Courtney George 0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 0 5

Minnesota Laura Roessler 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 1 8

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Allison Pottinger 3 0 0 4 0 1 1 X X X 9

Wisconsin Becca Hamilton 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X X X 4

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Erika Brown 1 0 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 5

Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 4

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Cristin Clark 0 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 X X 4

Minnesota Shelly Kinney 2 1 2 0 1 0 0 6 X X 12

Draw 4

Monday, February 11, 8:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Shelly Kinney 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X X X 3

Minnesota Allison Pottinger 3 0 4 0 2 0 X X X X 9

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 4

Washington (state) Cristin Clark 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 5

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Erika Brown 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 3 X X 10

Minnesota Laura Roessler 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 X X 3

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Courtney George 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 X 6

New York Patti Lank 0 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 X 3

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Becca Hamilton 0 1 0 0 4 0 1 0 1 0 7

Pennsylvania Sarah Anderson 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 6

Draw 5

Monday, February 11, 4:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Washington (state) Cristin Clark 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 6

Pennsylvania Sarah Anderson 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Laura Roessler 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2

Minnesota Allison Pottinger 3 0 1 0 3 4 X X X X 11

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Courtney George 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 0 1 X 7

Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 0 X 5

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Shelly Kinney 1 0 1 0 1 1 1 2 0 2 9

Wisconsin Becca Hamilton 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 2 0 7

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York Patti Lank 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X X 3

Wisconsin Erika Brown 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 X X X 8

Draw 6

Tuesday, February 12, 9:00 am

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Courtney George 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 0 0 6

Wisconsin Erika Brown 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 5

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Becca Hamilton 0 1 0 0 2 0 X X X X 3

Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 5 0 0 1 0 3 X X X X 9

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Shelly Kinney 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 X 3

Pennsylvania Sarah Anderson 0 2 1 0 1 1 2 0 0 X 7

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York Patti Lank 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 4

Minnesota Laura Roessler 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 3

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Allison Pottinger 0 3 3 2 0 3 X X X X 11

Washington (state) Cristin Clark 1 0 0 0 1 0 X X X X 2

Draw 7

Tuesday, February 12, 7:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York Patti Lank 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 7

Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 0 2 3 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 9

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Shelly Kinney 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X 3

Minnesota Courtney George 0 4 0 2 1 0 0 1 X X 8

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Becca Hamilton 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 X 3

Washington (state) Cristin Clark 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 0 3 X 11

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Allison Pottinger 0 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 7

Wisconsin Erika Brown 2 0 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 1 8

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Sarah Anderson 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 1 1 7

Minnesota Laura Roessler 2 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 5

Draw 8

Wednesday, February 13, 12:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Laura Roessler 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 5

Wisconsin Becca Hamilton 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 4

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Pennsylvania Sarah Anderson 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 5

Wisconsin Erika Brown 0 0 2 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 8

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 5

Minnesota Allison Pottinger 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 3 1 9

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Cristin Clark 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 X 4

Minnesota Courtney George 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 X 9

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Shelly Kinney 0 1 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 5

New York Patti Lank 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 2 2 8

Draw 9

Wednesday, February 13, 8:00 pm

Sheet 1 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Erika Brown 2 0 2 3 1 3 X X X X 11

Washington (state) Cristin Clark 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1

Sheet 2 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York Patti Lank 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 7

Wisconsin Becca Hamilton 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 1 0 2 8

Sheet 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Laura Roessler 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 7

Minnesota Shelly Kinney 0 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 6

Sheet 4 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 1 0 3 0 2 0 0 0 2 1 9

Pennsylvania Sarah Anderson 0 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 6

Sheet 5 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Courtney George 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 1 1 X 6

Minnesota Allison Pottinger 0 2 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 X 9

Tiebreaker

Thursday, February 14, 12:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 4 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 2 X 9

New York Patti Lank 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 X 6

Player percentages
Minnesota Alexandra Carlson New York Patti Lank
Jordan Moulton 84% Caitlin Maroldo 84%
Kendall Moulton-Behm 78% Nina Spatola 78%
Monica Walker 66% Mackenzie Lank 57%
Alexandra Carlson 67% Patti Lank 59%
Total 74% Total 70%

Playoffs

Semifinals Final
      
1 Minnesota Courtney George 9
4 Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 6
1 Minnesota Courtney George 6
2 Wisconsin Erika Brown 7
2 Wisconsin Erika Brown 8
3 Minnesota Allison Pottinger 7
Bronze Medal Game
   
4 Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 2
3 Minnesota Allison Pottinger 11

Semifinals

Thursday, February 14, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Courtney George 2 0 1 0 4 0 0 2 0 X 9

Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 1 X 6

Player percentages
Minnesota Courtney George Minnesota Alexandra Carlson
Julie Lilla 74% Jordan Moulton 80%
Amanda McLean 86% Kendall Moulton-Behm 80%
Aileen Sormunen 86% Monica Walker 91%
Courtney George 74% Alexandra Carlson 65%
Total 80% Total 79%
Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Wisconsin Erika Brown 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 8

Minnesota Allison Pottinger 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 7

Player percentages
Wisconsin Erika Brown Minnesota Allison Pottinger
Ann Swisshelm 78% Tabitha Peterson 84%
Jessica Schultz 80% Natalie Nicholson 90%
Debbie McCormick 77% Nicole Joraanstad 85%
Erika Brown 84% Allison Pottinger 87%
Total 80% Total 87%

Bronze Medal Game

Friday, February 15, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 X 2

Minnesota Allison Pottinger 0 3 0 3 2 2 0 1 0 X 11

Player percentages
Minnesota Alexandra Carlson Minnesota Allison Pottinger
Jordan Moulton 90% Tabitha Peterson 83%
Kendall Moulton-Behm 76% Natalie Nicholson 78%
Monica Walker 73% Nicole Joraanstad 87%
Alexandra Carlson 52% Allison Pottinger 91%
Total 73% Total 85%

Final

Saturday, February 16, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Courtney George 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 6

Wisconsin Erika Brown 0 3 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 7

Player percentages
Minnesota Courtney George Wisconsin Erika Brown
Julie Lilla 86% Ann Swisshelm 64%
Amanda McLean 74% Jessica Schultz 89%
Aileen Sormunen 75% Debbie McCormick 87%
Courtney George 64% Erika Brown 77%
Total 75% Total 79%

References

  1. ↑ "Green Bay to host 2013 National Championships". USA Curling. 25 October 2011.
  2. ↑ "U.S. Curling Association – Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2014 Olympic Games". USA Curling. 19 August 2011.
  3. ↑ "2012–2013 USCA Rules of Curling and Competition". United States Curling Association. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 "USCA Year to Date Order of Merit as of Tuesday, November 27th, 2012". USA Curling. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "USCA Year to Date Order of Merit as of Tuesday, December 18th, 2012". USA Curling. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
  6. ↑ "2013 United States National Curling Championships – Draw Schedule". United States Curling Association. Retrieved 31 January 2013.

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