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 Wisconsin 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 New York 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 Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin
Gabrielle Coleman Ann Drummie JoDee Dike-Johnson Karen Officer California Mountain View, California
Lysa Hambley Em Good Elle LaBeau Cynthia Eng-Dinsel Sara Skulec Washington (state) Lynnwood, Washington
Rebecca Hamilton Karlie Koenig Jenna Haag Grace Gabower Wisconsin McFarland, Wisconsin
Matina Heisler Elizabeth Abeltin Marinna Martini Wendy Scholes Barbara Thomson Massachusetts Falmouth, Massachusetts
Debra Horn Laurel Maurer Emilia Juocys Courtney Schmidt Ohio Shaker Heights, Ohio
Patti Lank Aileen Sormunen Caitlin Maroldo Jessica Schultz New York Lewiston, New York
Monica Walker Elizabeth Williams Ashley Lawreck Rachel Ryan Massachusetts Boston, Massachusetts
Kimberly Wapola Brigid Ellig Carol Strojny Connie Kupferschmidt Minnesota Mahtomedi, Minnesota
Amy Wright Courtney George Jordan Moulton Amanda McLean Patricia Luke Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota

Round Robin Standings

Team (Skip) W L
Minnesota Amy Wright 7 2
Wisconsin Erika Brown 7 2
New York Patti Lank* 7 2
Wisconsin Rebecca Hamilton 7 2
Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 5 4
Massachusetts Monica Walker 5 4
Ohio Debra Horn 3 6
California Gabrielle Coleman 3 6
Washington (state) Lysa Hambley 1 8
Massachusetts 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
New York Patti Lank 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 1 6

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

Wisconsin Erika Brown 0 2 0 0 2 0 5 0 0 X 9

Playoffs

  Page playoff system Semifinal Final
                           
1  Minnesota Amy Wright 5  
2  Wisconsin Erika Brown 8         2  Wisconsin Erika Brown 5
      1  Minnesota Amy Wright 2   3  New York Patti Lank 4
  3  New York Patti Lank 9  
3  New York Patti Lank 8
4  Wisconsin 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
Minnesota Amy Wright 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 5

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

Wisconsin 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
Minnesota Amy Wright 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2

New York 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
Wisconsin Erika Brown 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 0 1 5

New York 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

  1. ↑ WKZO "Curling Comes to Kalamazoo"
  2. ↑ WHTC "Kalamazoo Curling Club Prepares for U.S. Nationals at Wings Stadium"
  3. ↑ Winchell, Kathy "Kalamazoo to host 2010 U.S. Curling Championships" Kalamazoo Gazette
  4. ↑ Kowalski, Will. "Enjoy curling at the Olympics and here at home" Battle Creek Enquirer (February 24, 2010)
  5. ↑ Holcomb, Anne. "National Curling is Coming to Kalamazoo" Kalamazoo Gazette (November 24, 2009)
  6. ↑ Women's Field Announced for 2010 Nationals
  7. ↑ "Women's field set for 2010 U.S. Nationals in Kalamazoo"
  8. ↑ "2010 US Women's Curling Championship – Qualified teams". United States Curling Association. Archived from the original on 27 February 2010. Retrieved 24 February 2010.
  9. ↑ Lank clinches playoff spot
  10. ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=19
  11. ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=20
  12. ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=22
  13. ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=22
  14. ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=24
  15. ↑ http://events.curlingzone.com/index.php?task=Event&eventid=2357&view=Scores&showdrawid=26
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