2014 United States Women's Curling Championship – Qualification

2014 United States
National Curling Championships
Tournament
men  women
Qualifiers
men  women

Qualification for the 2014 United States Women's Curling Championship consisted of three different paths. Four teams qualified directly through the High Performance Program or the Order of Merit system. The number of the remaining entrants to the national championships was cut down to six teams through a challenge round held in early January.

Qualification system

Teams can qualify to participate in the men's national championship through the High Performance Program, through the World Curling Tour Order of Merit, or through a challenge round.

Two spots in the nationals were awarded to two teams on the United States Curling Association's High Performance National Program. The teams qualified through the High Performance Program were those skipped by Allison Pottinger and Cassandra Potter. Two more spots were awarded to the top two men's teams on the World Curling Tour Order of Merit standings table at the year's end. The teams qualified through the Order of Merit were those skipped by Courtney George and Nina Spatola.

The remaining six spots in the nationals will be awarded to the teams that earn qualification spots through the challenge round. The challenge round will be held in a triple knockout format.

Challenge Round

The challenge round for the women's nationals will be held from January 10 to 12 at the Grafton Curling Club in Grafton, North Dakota.[1]

Teams

Skip Third Second Lead Locale
Amy Lou Anderson Megan Delaney Theresa Hoffoss Julie Smith Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota
Sarah Anderson Courtney Anderson-Slata Taylor Anderson Emily Anderson Pennsylvania Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Alexandra Carlson Jamie Sinclair Emilia Juocys Sherri Schummer Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota
Em Good Elle LeBeau Gabrielle Coleman Cynthia Eng-Dinsel Washington (state) Seattle, Washington
Davinna Kong Susan Mitchell Miranda Heaslip Donna Umali-Mendoza California San Francisco, California
Abigayle Lindgren Katie Sigurdson Emily Lindgren Kelsey Colwell North Dakota Grand Forks, North Dakota
Caitlin Maroldo Rebeca Andrew Abigail Morrison Emily Walker Minnesota Rochester, Minnesota
Maureen Stolt Jordan Moulton Kendall Behm Libby Brundage Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota
Kimberly Wapola Jennifer Westhagen Jenn Cahak Courtney Shaw Minnesota St. Paul, Minnesota

Knockout Draw Brackets

A Event

First Knockout Qualifier 1
 California Davinna Kong 4  
 North Dakota Abigayle Lindgren 9      North Dakota Abigayle Lindgren 9  
          Minnesota Maureen Stolt 4  
            North Dakota Abigayle Lindgren 3
            Minnesota Caitlin Maroldo 10
          Pennsylvania Sarah Anderson 5
          Minnesota Caitlin Maroldo 9    
      
First Knockout Qualifier 2
      
          Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 5  
          Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 6  
            Minnesota Alexandra Carlson 8
            Minnesota Amy Lou Anderson 2
          Washington (state) Em Good 5
          Minnesota Amy Lou Anderson 7    
      

B Event

Second Knockout Qualifier 3
 California Davinna Kong 7  
 Washington (state) Em Good 5      California Davinna Kong 5  
          Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 9  
            Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 3
            North Dakota Abigayle Lindgren 9
             
                 
      
Second Knockout Qualifier 4
 Pennsylvania Sarah Anderson 8  
 Minnesota Maureen Stolt 7      Pennsylvania Sarah Anderson 5
          Minnesota Amy Lou Anderson 8
      

C Event

Qualifier 5
 Pennsylvania Sarah Anderson 9
 California Davinna Kong 6
Third Knockout Qualifier 6
      
          Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 5
 Washington (state) Em Good 8      Washington (state) Em Good 10
 Minnesota Maureen Stolt 6  

Knockout Results

Draw 1

Friday, January 10, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
California Davinna Kong 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 X X 4

North Dakota Abigayle Lindgren 1 0 3 0 1 2 2 0 X X 9

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

Minnesota Caitlin Maroldo 2 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 X X 9

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 5

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

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Em Good 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 5

Minnesota Amy Lou Anderson 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 1 0 7

Draw 2

Saturday, January 11, 9:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Abigayle Lindgren 2 0 1 3 1 0 0 2 X X 9

Minnesota Maureen Stolt 0 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 X X 4

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
California Davinna Kong 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 7

Washington (state) Em Good 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 5

Draw 3

Saturday, January 11, 2:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota Abigayle Lindgren 0 0 2 0 0 1 0 X X X 3

Minnesota Caitlin Maroldo 4 0 0 2 1 0 3 X X X 10

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

Minnesota Amy Lou Anderson 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
California Davinna Kong 0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 5

Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 9

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

Minnesota Maureen Stolt 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 1 2 7

Draw 4

Saturday, January 11, 7:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 3

North Dakota Abigayle Lindgren 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 3 X 9

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

Minnesota Amy Lou Anderson 3 1 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 X 8

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Washington (state) Em Good 3 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 8

Minnesota Maureen Stolt 0 1 0 2 0 0 2 0 1 0 6

Draw 5

Sunday, January 12, 9:00 am

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

California Davinna Kong 0 2 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 X 6

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5

Washington (state) Em Good 1 0 2 1 0 2 0 4 0 X 10

References

  1. ↑ "Challenge Round begins Thursday". USA Curling. 7 January 2014. Retrieved 9 January 2014.