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2011 United States Women's Curling Championship

The 2011 United States Women's Curling Championship took place on February 12–19 at the Scheels Arena in Fargo, North Dakota. It was held in conjunction with the 2011 United States Men's Curling Championship. After winning the final over the Allison Pottinger rink, the Patti Lank rink represented the United States at the 2011 World Championships at Esbjerg, Denmark, finishing in 7th place with a 4–5 win–loss record.

2011 United States
Women's Curling Championship
2011 United States Women's Curling Championship
Host cityFargo, North Dakota
ArenaScheels Arena
DatesFebruary 12–19, 2011
WinnerNew York (state) Patti Lank
Curling clubLewiston, New York
SkipPatti Lank
ThirdCaitlin Maroldo
SecondJessica Schultz
LeadMackenzie Lank
AlternateChristina Schwartz
FinalistMinnesota Allison Pottinger
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Road to the Nationals edit

Teams qualified for the women's nationals in one of two ways. Two teams automatically qualified as the top two US teams on the Order of Merit list after the Curl Mesabi Cash Spiel is completed. This year, those two teams were the Erika Brown and Allison Pottinger rinks.[1] Teams could also qualify for the women's nationals through a challenge round.

Challenge round edit

The women's challenge round was held on January 19–23 in Grand Forks, North Dakota. There were eleven teams (excluding the two teams qualified based on Order of Merit) participating in the challenge round for eight spots in the nationals in Fargo.[2] In accordance with the rules set forth in the 2010-2011 USCA rules booklet,[3] the challenge round consisted of a divisional round robin with two divisions. There was also a double knockout provision, where a team must have two losses in their win–loss record in order to be eliminated from qualifying for the nationals. Teams played tiebreakers to narrow down the number of qualifiable teams to the number of qualifier spots available.[4]

The divisional round robin consisted of two divisions (listed by seed in Results section) of 6 and 5, respectively. At the end of play, all teams except the bottom two teams in each division advanced to the nationals. The bottom four teams then played in a single-knockout playoff to decide the winner of the last qualification spot. The double knockout provision applies in that a winless team will not be able to advance to the nationals.

Teams edit

Div. Skip Locale
A Jenna Haag   Milton
Christine Haase   Wayland
Patti Lank   Lewiston
Norma O'Leary   Duluth
Amanda Tucker   St. Thomas
Kimberly Wapola   St. Paul
B Em Good   Seattle
Lori Karst   Madison
Cassandra Potter   St. Paul
Nicole Reiser   Bismarck
Aileen Sormunen   St. Paul

Results edit

Key
Teams to Nationals (Fargo)

Division A

Seed Berth Lank O'Le. Haase Haag Wap. Tuck. W L
1   Patti Lank – 10-9 6-5 10-2 11-3 4 0
2   Norma O'Leary – 6-5 11-1 11-7 8-7 4 0
3   Christine Haase 9-10 5-6 – 9-8 8-3 2 2
5   Jenna Haag 5-6 1-11 – 10-7 6-4 2 2
4   Kimberly Wapola 2-10 7-11 8-9 7-10 11-9 1 4
6   Amanda Tucker 3-11 7-8 3-8 4-6 9-11 0 5

Division B

Seed Berth Sorm. Reis. Pott. Karst Good W L
1   Aileen Sormunen 10-3 – 7-6 8-3 3 0
5   Nicole Reiser 3-10 7-5 10-5 10-4 3 1
2   Cassandra Potter – 5-7 8-3 8-6 2 1
3   Lori Karst 6-7 5-10 3-8 7-3 1 3
4   Em Good 3-8 4-10 6-8 3-7 0 4
Qualification
   
B3   Lori Karst 10
A4   Kimberly Wapola 7

Nationals edit

Teams edit

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Qualification Method
Erika Brown Nina Spatola Ann Swisshelm Laura Hallisey Debbie McCormick   Madison Top 1 US Order of Merit[1]
Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson   St. Paul Top 2 US Order of Merit[1]
Patti Lank Caitlin Maroldo Jessica Schultz Mackenzie Lank Christina Schwartz   Lewiston Challenge Round (Division A)
Norma O'Leary Marjorie Smith Theresa Hoffoss Patricia Luke   Duluth Challenge Round (Division A)
Chrissy Haase Monica Walker Karen Walker Nicole Vassar   Wayland Challenge Round (Division A)
Jenna Haag Chloe Pahl Grace Gabower Erin Wallace Joy Pahl   Milton Challenge Round (Division A)
Aileen Sormunen Courtney George Amanda McLean Miranda Solem   St. Paul Challenge Round (Division B)
Cassie Potter Jamie Haskell Maureen Stolt Stephanie Sambor   St. Paul Challenge Round (Division B)
Nicole Reiser Michelle Wagner Gabrielle Coleman Ann Drummie Charrissa Lin   Bismarck Challenge Round (Division B)
Lori Karst Sherri Schummer Emilia Juocys Heather Van Sistine   Madison Challenge Round (A/B Qualifier)

Standings edit

Through Draw 9

Team (Skip) W L PF PA Ends Won Ends Lost Blank Ends Stolen Ends
  Patti Lank 8 1 70 52 39 36 3 12
  Allison Pottinger 7 2 70 43 45 28 3 20
  Erika Brown 7 2 81 47 39 30 3 9
  Cassandra Potter 6 3 67 58 38 33 5 12
  Nicole Reiser 4 5 63 69 39 42 3 13
  Aileen Sormunen 4 5 57 60 40 36 6 13
  Jenna Haaag 3 6 41 55 34 37 7 5
  Norma O'Leary 3 6 60 65 31 40 8 6
  Chris Haase 2 7 51 67 33 40 3 7
  Lori Karsty 1 8 39 83 28 42 3 5

Round robin edit

All times listed in Central Standard Time.

Draw 1 edit

Saturday, February 12, 4:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Jenna Haag 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1
  Allison Pottinger   3 0 1 1 1 1 X X X X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Norma O'Leary   0 1 5 0 4 3 X X X X 13
  Cassie Potter 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Aileen Sormunen   2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8
  Nicole Reiser 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Erika Brown   5 2 3 0 4 2 0 X X X 16
  Lori Karst 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X X 1
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Chrissy Haase   1 1 0 0 2 0 0 X X X 4
  Patti Lank 0 0 3 1 0 0 7 X X X 11

Draw 2 edit

Sunday, February 13, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Patti Lank 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 9
  Nicole Reiser   0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Chrissy Haase   1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X X 4
  Allison Pottinger 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 X X 9
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Lori Karst   1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 4
  Cassie Potter 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 X 8
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Aileen Sormunen   0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 7
  Norma O'Leary 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Erika Brown   0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 7
  Jenna Haag 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3

Draw 3 edit

Sunday, February 13, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Aileen Sormunen   0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 5
  Cassie Potter 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 9
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nicole Reiser 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 X 7
  Erika Brown   0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Norma O'Leary   0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4
  Patti Lank 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Chrissy Haase 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 7
  Jenna Haag   2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Lori Karst   1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 2
  Allison Pottinger 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 X X 8

Draw 4 edit

Monday, February 14, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Allison Pottinger 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 X 7
  Norma O'Leary   0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Jenna Haag   2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7
  Lori Karst 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Chrissy Haase   1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 5
  Erika Brown 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nicole Reiser 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
  Cassie Potter   2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Patti Lank 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 X 9
  Aileen Sormunen   0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 6

Draw 5 edit

Monday, February 14, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Lori Karst 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X 3
  Aileen Sormunen   0 2 0 4 0 3 2 X X X 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Erika Brown   3 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 X X 11
  Norma O'Leary 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 X X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nicole Reiser 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 4 10
  Jenna Haag   0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Allison Pottinger 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 8
  Patti Lank   2 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Cassie Potter 0 0 4 0 1 0 3 X X X 8
  Chrissy Haase   1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2

Draw 6 edit

Tuesday, February 15, 10:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Nicole Reiser 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 9
  Chrissy Haase   1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Patti Lank   0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 7
  Jenna Haag 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Allison Pottinger   2 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 10
  Aileen Sormunen 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Cassie Potter 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 10
  Erika Brown   0 5 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 12
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Norma O'Leary   4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
  Lori Karst 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 8

Draw 7 edit

Tuesday, February 15, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Cassie Potter 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 7
  Jenna Haag   1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Allison Pottinger 2 0 2 1 4 0 0 1 X X 10
  Nicole Reiser   0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Patti Lank 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 1 1 X 9
  Lori Karst   2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Norma O'Leary 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 X X 4
  Chrissy Haase   1 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 X X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Aileen Sormunen   0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 4
  Erika Brown 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 X X 9

Draw 8 edit

Wednesday, February 16, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Erika Brown 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 2 X X 10
  Patti Lank   0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Aileen Sormunen 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 7
  Chrissy Haase   1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Jenna Haag   1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 X 7
  Norma O'Leary 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Lori Karst   0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6
  Nicole Reiser 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Allison Pottinger   1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 4
  Cassie Potter 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 X 7

Draw 9 edit

Wednesday, February 16, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Chrissy Haase   1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 X 8
  Lori Karst 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Cassie Potter   0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 7
  Patti Lank 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Erika Brown 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 5
  Allison Pottinger   2 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Jenna Haag   0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
  Aileen Sormunen 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 X 7
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Nicole Reiser 0 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 9
  Norma O'Leary   1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 11

Playoffs edit

1 vs. 2 game edit

Thursday, February 17, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Patti Lank   0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 6
  Allison Pottinger 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5

3 vs. 4 game edit

Thursday, February 17, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Erika Brown   0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 4
  Cassandra Potter 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 X 9

Semifinal edit

Friday, February 18, 4:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Allison Pottinger   1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 8
  Cassandra Potter 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 5

Championship final edit

Saturday, February 19, 10:00 am

In the final of the women's championship, Lank opened up the game with a light tap for a deuce, and then stole a point in the second after Pottinger's takeout left one of Lank's stones closer to the button than her stone was. Pottinger drew against four to pick up a single in the third, but Lank drew to the button to score another deuce and take a commanding four-point lead. A failed double takeout by Lank left Pottinger with an easy draw for two, cutting Lank's lead to two points. After the break, Lank scored a big three points after Pottinger's failed takeout attempt gave Lank an easy draw. Lank stole another point from Pottinger when Pottinger's takeout didn't push one of Lank's stones out far enough. After coming up light to only take a single in the eighth end, Pottinger conceded the game, and Lank won the championship.

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Patti Lank   2 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 X X 9
  Allison Pottinger 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 X X 4

References edit

  1. ^ a b c Order of Merit as of 12/21/10
  2. ^ "United States Curling Association - Offline".
  3. ^ "USCA Rules Booklet" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-09-04. Retrieved 2010-12-24.
  4. ^ Nationals Rules

External links edit

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