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 roundEdit
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.
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.
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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 ChampionshipHost cityFargo North DakotaArenaScheels ArenaDatesFebruary 12 19 2011WinnerPatti LankCurling clubLewiston New YorkSkipPatti LankThirdCaitlin MaroldoSecondJessica SchultzLeadMackenzie LankAlternateChristina SchwartzFinalistAllison Pottinger 2010 2012 Contents 1 Road to the Nationals 1 1 Challenge round 1 1 1 Teams 1 1 2 Results 2 Nationals 2 1 Teams 2 2 Standings 2 3 Round robin 2 3 1 Draw 1 2 3 2 Draw 2 2 3 3 Draw 3 2 3 4 Draw 4 2 3 5 Draw 5 2 3 6 Draw 6 2 3 7 Draw 7 2 3 8 Draw 8 2 3 9 Draw 9 2 4 Playoffs 2 4 1 1 vs 2 game 2 4 2 3 vs 4 game 2 4 3 Semifinal 2 4 4 Championship final 3 References 4 External linksRoad to the Nationals EditTeams 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 LocaleA Jenna Haag nbsp MiltonChristine Haase nbsp WaylandPatti Lank nbsp LewistonNorma O Leary nbsp DuluthAmanda Tucker nbsp St ThomasKimberly Wapola nbsp St PaulB Em Good nbsp SeattleLori Karst nbsp MadisonCassandra Potter nbsp St PaulNicole Reiser nbsp BismarckAileen Sormunen nbsp St PaulResults Edit KeyTeams to Nationals Fargo Division A Seed Berth Lank O Le Haase Haag Wap Tuck W L1 nbsp Patti Lank 10 9 6 5 10 2 11 3 4 02 nbsp Norma O Leary 6 5 11 1 11 7 8 7 4 03 nbsp Christine Haase 9 10 5 6 9 8 8 3 2 25 nbsp Jenna Haag 5 6 1 11 10 7 6 4 2 24 nbsp Kimberly Wapola 2 10 7 11 8 9 7 10 11 9 1 46 nbsp Amanda Tucker 3 11 7 8 3 8 4 6 9 11 0 5Division B Seed Berth Sorm Reis Pott Karst Good W L1 nbsp Aileen Sormunen 10 3 7 6 8 3 3 05 nbsp Nicole Reiser 3 10 7 5 10 5 10 4 3 12 nbsp Cassandra Potter 5 7 8 3 8 6 2 13 nbsp Lori Karst 6 7 5 10 3 8 7 3 1 34 nbsp Em Good 3 8 4 10 6 8 3 7 0 4Qualification B3 nbsp Lori Karst10A4 nbsp Kimberly Wapola7Nationals EditTeams Edit Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Qualification MethodErika Brown Nina Spatola Ann Swisshelm Laura Hallisey Debbie McCormick nbsp Madison Top 1 US Order of Merit 1 Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson nbsp St Paul Top 2 US Order of Merit 1 Patti Lank Caitlin Maroldo Jessica Schultz Mackenzie Lank Christina Schwartz nbsp Lewiston Challenge Round Division A Norma O Leary Marjorie Smith Theresa Hoffoss Patricia Luke nbsp Duluth Challenge Round Division A Chrissy Haase Monica Walker Karen Walker Nicole Vassar nbsp Wayland Challenge Round Division A Jenna Haag Chloe Pahl Grace Gabower Erin Wallace Joy Pahl nbsp Milton Challenge Round Division A Aileen Sormunen Courtney George Amanda McLean Miranda Solem nbsp St Paul Challenge Round Division B Cassie Potter Jamie Haskell Maureen Stolt Stephanie Sambor nbsp St Paul Challenge Round Division B Nicole Reiser Michelle Wagner Gabrielle Coleman Ann Drummie Charrissa Lin nbsp Bismarck Challenge Round Division B Lori Karst Sherri Schummer Emilia Juocys Heather Van Sistine nbsp 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 nbsp Patti Lank 8 1 70 52 39 36 3 12 nbsp Allison Pottinger 7 2 70 43 45 28 3 20 nbsp Erika Brown 7 2 81 47 39 30 3 9 nbsp Cassandra Potter 6 3 67 58 38 33 5 12 nbsp Nicole Reiser 4 5 63 69 39 42 3 13 nbsp Aileen Sormunen 4 5 57 60 40 36 6 13 nbsp Jenna Haaag 3 6 41 55 34 37 7 5 nbsp Norma O Leary 3 6 60 65 31 40 8 6 nbsp Chris Haase 2 7 51 67 33 40 3 7 nbsp Lori Karsty 1 8 39 83 28 42 3 5Round 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 nbsp Jenna Haag 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1 nbsp Allison Pottinger nbsp 3 0 1 1 1 1 X X X X 7Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Norma O Leary nbsp 0 1 5 0 4 3 X X X X 13 nbsp Cassie Potter 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Aileen Sormunen nbsp 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8 nbsp Nicole Reiser 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 7Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Erika Brown nbsp 5 2 3 0 4 2 0 X X X 16 nbsp Lori Karst 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X X 1Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Chrissy Haase nbsp 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 X X X 4 nbsp Patti Lank 0 0 3 1 0 0 7 X X X 11Draw 2 Edit Sunday February 13 8 00 am Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Patti Lank 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 9 nbsp Nicole Reiser nbsp 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Chrissy Haase nbsp 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X X 4 nbsp Allison Pottinger 0 2 0 1 1 2 1 2 X X 9Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Lori Karst nbsp 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 4 nbsp Cassie Potter 0 2 1 1 0 0 1 3 0 X 8Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final nbsp Aileen Sormunen nbsp 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 7 nbsp Norma O Leary 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 3 0 2 1 8Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Erika Brown nbsp 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 7 nbsp Jenna Haag 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3Draw 3 Edit Sunday February 13 4 00 pm Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Aileen Sormunen nbsp 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 5 nbsp Cassie Potter 4 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 9Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Nicole Reiser 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 X 7 nbsp Erika Brown nbsp 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 4Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Norma O Leary nbsp 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4 nbsp Patti Lank 0 0 0 1 1 0 2 0 0 1 5Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Chrissy Haase 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 7 nbsp Jenna Haag nbsp 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 8Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Lori Karst nbsp 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 2 nbsp Allison Pottinger 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 X X 8Draw 4 Edit Monday February 14 8 00 am Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Allison Pottinger 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 X 7 nbsp Norma O Leary nbsp 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 3Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Jenna Haag nbsp 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7 nbsp Lori Karst 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Chrissy Haase nbsp 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 5 nbsp Erika Brown 0 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 X 7Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Nicole Reiser 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 4 nbsp Cassie Potter nbsp 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 X 9Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Patti Lank 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 X 9 nbsp Aileen Sormunen nbsp 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 6Draw 5 Edit Monday February 14 4 00 pm Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Lori Karst 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X 3 nbsp Aileen Sormunen nbsp 0 2 0 4 0 3 2 X X X 11Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Erika Brown nbsp 3 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 X X 11 nbsp Norma O Leary 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 X X 7Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Nicole Reiser 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 4 10 nbsp Jenna Haag nbsp 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Allison Pottinger 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 8 nbsp Patti Lank nbsp 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 9Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Cassie Potter 0 0 4 0 1 0 3 X X X 8 nbsp Chrissy Haase nbsp 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2Draw 6 Edit Tuesday February 15 10 00 am Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Nicole Reiser 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 9 nbsp Chrissy Haase nbsp 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 7Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Patti Lank nbsp 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 7 nbsp Jenna Haag 0 0 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Allison Pottinger nbsp 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 10 nbsp Aileen Sormunen 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 4 0 9Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Cassie Potter 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 10 nbsp Erika Brown nbsp 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 12Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Norma O Leary nbsp 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6 nbsp Lori Karst 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 8Draw 7 Edit Tuesday February 15 7 00 pm Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Cassie Potter 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 7 nbsp Jenna Haag nbsp 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 6Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Allison Pottinger 2 0 2 1 4 0 0 1 X X 10 nbsp Nicole Reiser nbsp 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X 3Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Patti Lank 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 1 1 X 9 nbsp Lori Karst nbsp 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 5Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Norma O Leary 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 X X 4 nbsp Chrissy Haase nbsp 1 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 X X 9Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Aileen Sormunen nbsp 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 4 nbsp Erika Brown 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 X X 9Draw 8 Edit Wednesday February 16 12 00 pm Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Erika Brown 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 2 X X 10 nbsp Patti Lank nbsp 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 3Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Aileen Sormunen 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 7 nbsp Chrissy Haase nbsp 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Jenna Haag nbsp 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 X 7 nbsp Norma O Leary 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 4Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Lori Karst nbsp 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6 nbsp Nicole Reiser 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 10Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Allison Pottinger nbsp 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 4 nbsp Cassie Potter 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 X 7Draw 9 Edit Wednesday February 16 8 00 pm Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Chrissy Haase nbsp 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 X 8 nbsp Lori Karst 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Cassie Potter nbsp 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 7 nbsp Patti Lank 2 0 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 1 8Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Erika Brown 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 5 nbsp Allison Pottinger nbsp 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X 7Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Jenna Haag nbsp 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3 nbsp Aileen Sormunen 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 2 1 X 7Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final nbsp Nicole Reiser 0 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 9 nbsp Norma O Leary nbsp 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 11Playoffs Edit Page playoff systemSemifinalFinal1 nbsp Patti Lank61 nbsp Patti Lank92 nbsp Allison Pottinger52 nbsp Allison Pottinger42 nbsp Allison Pottinger84 nbsp Cassandra Potter53 nbsp Erika Brown44 nbsp Cassandra Potter9 1 vs 2 game Edit Thursday February 17 8 00 pm Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Patti Lank nbsp 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 6 nbsp Allison Pottinger 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 53 vs 4 game Edit Thursday February 17 8 00 pm Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Erika Brown nbsp 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 4 nbsp Cassandra Potter 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 X 9Semifinal Edit Friday February 18 4 00 pm Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final nbsp Allison Pottinger nbsp 1 1 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 1 8 nbsp Cassandra Potter 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 0 0 0 5Championship final Edit Saturday February 19 10 00 amIn 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 nbsp Patti Lank nbsp 2 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 X X 9 nbsp Allison Pottinger 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 X X 4References Edit a b c Order of Merit as of 12 21 10 United States Curling Association Offline USCA Rules Booklet PDF Archived from the original PDF on 2011 09 04 Retrieved 2010 12 24 Nationals RulesExternal links Edit2011 USA Nationals Home Page 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