2012 United States Women's Curling Championship

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2012 United States Women's Curling Championship
St. Paul, Minnesota
SkipAllison Pottinger
ThirdNicole Joraanstad
SecondNatalie Nicholson
LeadTabitha Peterson
FinalistMinnesota Cassandra Potter
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The 2012

2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials, which will determine the teams that will represent the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[3]

Road to the Nationals

As with last year, teams qualified for the women's nationals by qualifying automatically through the World Curling Tour Order of Merit or through a challenge round. Four teams qualified via the Order of Merit, while six teams qualified via the challenge round.[4] The challenge round was held in Marshfield, Wisconsin, where the teams that did not qualify directly via the Order of Merit competed for the final six spots in the nationals.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[5]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Qualification Method
Erika Brown Debbie McCormick Jessica Schultz Ann Swisshelm Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Order of Merit[6]
Rebecca Hamilton
Tara Peterson Karlie Koenig Sophie Brorson Wisconsin Madison, Wisconsin Order of Merit[6]
Patti Lank
Nina Spatola
Caitlin Maroldo
Molly Bonner Mackenzie Lank New York (state) Lewiston, New York Order of Merit[6]
Alexandra Carlson
Monica Walker Kendall Moulton Jordan Moulton
St. Paul, Minnesota
Order of Merit[6]
Maureen Stolt Megan Pond Emilia Juocys Sherri Schummer
St. Paul, Minnesota
Challenge Round
Cassandra Potter Jamie Haskell Jaclyn Lemke Stephanie Sambor
St. Paul, Minnesota
Challenge Round
Janice Langanke Nina Reiniger Ashley Lawreck Nicole Arsenault
Middletown, New Jersey
Challenge Round
Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson
St. Paul, Minnesota
Challenge Round
Aileen Sormunen
Courtney George Amanda McLean Miranda Solem Minnesota Duluth, Minnesota Challenge Round
Kimberly Wapola Victoria Forconi Carol Strojny Sharon Wright Connie Kupferschmidt
St. Paul, Minnesota
Challenge Round

Round robin standings

Final round robin standings

Skip W L PF PA Ends Won Ends Lost Blank Ends Stolen Ends
Minnesota Allison Pottinger 8 1 76 34 42 26 4 16
Minnesota Cassandra Potter 7 2 73 50 44 35 3 14
Alexandra Carlson
6 3 67 48 40 32 9 12
Aileen Sormunen
6 3 59 57 40 39 4 10
Wisconsin Erika Brown 5 4 58 43 37 30 8 11
Minnesota Maureen Stolt 5 4 60 67 37 40 5 12
Rebecca Hamilton
4 5 54 59 34 35 8 12
New York (state) Patti Lank 3 6 55 58 33 39 9 10
Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 1 8 46 85 30 41 6 6
New Jersey Janice Langanke 0 9 39 88 24 46 2 2

Round robin results

All times listed in Eastern Standard Time.[7]

Draw 1

Saturday, February 11, 4:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Jersey Janice Langanke (has hammer) 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
New York (state) Patti Lank 0 2 0 2 1 0 2 1 0 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alexandra Carlson
(has hammer)
2 0 1 0 0 1 2 5 X X 11
Rebecca Hamilton
0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Cassandra Potter (has hammer) 4 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 X 11
Minnesota Maureen Stolt 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Erika Brown 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 4 X X 10
Minnesota Kimberly Wapola (has hammer) 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X 2
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aileen Sormunen
0 1 0 0 1 0 X X X X 2
Minnesota Allison Pottinger (has hammer) 2 0 4 5 0 1 X X X X 12

Draw 2

Sunday, February 12, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Allison Pottinger (has hammer) 2 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 X X 10
Minnesota Maureen Stolt 0 0 0 0 2 1 0 1 X X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aileen Sormunen
(has hammer)
1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7
New York (state) Patti Lank 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 1 1 0 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Kimberly Wapola (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 2 X X 3
Rebecca Hamilton
0 0 3 1 2 2 2 0 X X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Cassandra Potter 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 X 8
Alexandra Carlson
(has hammer)
1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Erika Brown (has hammer) 3 1 1 0 3 1 X X X X 9
New Jersey Janice Langanke 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1

Draw 3

Sunday, February 12, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Cassandra Potter 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 7
Rebecca Hamilton
(has hammer)
0 1 0 0 1 0 3 0 0 2 1 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Maureen Stolt 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 4 X 11
Wisconsin Erika Brown (has hammer) 2 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 X 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alexandra Carlson
0 1 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 X 5
Minnesota Allison Pottinger (has hammer) 3 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 2 X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aileen Sormunen
(has hammer)
2 0 3 2 0 2 2 X X X 11
New Jersey Janice Langanke 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 X X X 3
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Kimberly Wapola (has hammer) 0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
New York (state) Patti Lank 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 1 X X 10

Draw 4

Monday, February 13, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Patti Lank (has hammer) 3 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X 5
Alexandra Carlson
0 0 2 2 0 1 2 0 1 X 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Jersey Janice Langanke (has hammer) 0 0 0 5 0 2 0 3 0 X 10
Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 1 2 1 0 3 0 4 0 1 X 12
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aileen Sormunen
0 2 0 0 3 0 0 1 0 X 6
Wisconsin Erika Brown (has hammer) 1 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Maureen Stolt 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 3
Rebecca Hamilton
(has hammer)
2 2 0 0 2 0 0 3 2 X 11
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Allison Pottinger (has hammer) 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 6
Minnesota Cassandra Potter 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 7

Draw 5

Monday, February 13, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
Minnesota Cassandra Potter (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Erika Brown 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4
Alexandra Carlson
(has hammer)
1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Maureen Stolt (has hammer) 4 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 9
New Jersey Janice Langanke 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Patti Lank 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
Minnesota Allison Pottinger (has hammer) 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 X 5
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Rebecca Hamilton
0 0 1 0 0 2 1 0 1 1 6
Aileen Sormunen
(has hammer)
1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 7

Draw 6

Tuesday, February 14, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Maureen Stolt (has hammer) 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 4
Aileen Sormunen
0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Allison Pottinger (has hammer) 2 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 X 8
New Jersey Janice Langanke 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 X 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Patti Lank 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 X 6
Minnesota Cassandra Potter (has hammer) 2 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 9
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Rebecca Hamilton
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 1
Wisconsin Erika Brown (has hammer) 1 0 0 3 0 1 1 X X X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alexandra Carlson
0 2 0 0 3 0 1 0 3 X 9
Minnesota Kimberly Wapola (has hammer) 1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X 5

Draw 7

Tuesday, February 14, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Rebecca Hamilton
1 1 0 0 0 1 0 2 1 2 8
New Jersey Janice Langanke (has hammer) 0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Patti Lank (has hammer) 3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 7
Minnesota Maureen Stolt 0 1 2 0 0 1 2 0 1 1 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Allison Pottinger (has hammer) 3 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 X X 10
Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 X X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alexandra Carlson
0 0 1 1 1 0 0 3 0 1 7
Aileen Sormunen
(has hammer)
0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Cassandra Potter 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 X 7
Wisconsin Erika Brown (has hammer) 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 4

Draw 8

Wednesday, February 15, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Erika Brown (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
Minnesota Allison Pottinger 0 0 1 0 1 0 3 3 2 X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Cassandra Potter 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 4
Aileen Sormunen
(has hammer)
3 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Jersey Janice Langanke 0 0 2 0 2 0 X X X X 4
Alexandra Carlson
(has hammer)
1 2 0 5 0 3 X X X X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 7
Minnesota Maureen Stolt (has hammer) 0 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 X 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Patti Lank 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8
Rebecca Hamilton
(has hammer)
1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 7

Draw 9

Wednesday, February 15, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Aileen Sormunen
(has hammer)
1 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 8
Minnesota Kimberly Wapola 0 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 5
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Rebecca Hamilton
0 0 0 0 X X X X X X 0
Minnesota Allison Pottinger (has hammer) 3 0 2 3 X X X X X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Erika Brown 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 X X 6
New York (state) Patti Lank 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 X X 2
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New Jersey Janice Langanke 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2
Minnesota Cassandra Potter (has hammer) 3 0 4 0 3 2 X X X X 12
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Maureen Stolt 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 6
Alexandra Carlson
(has hammer)
0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4

Playoffs

Aileen Sormunen
10

1 vs. 2 game

Thursday, February 16, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
Minnesota Allison Pottinger (has hammer) 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6
Minnesota Cassandra Potter 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4
Player Percentages
Minnesota Allison Pottinger Minnesota Cassandra Potter
Tabitha Peterson 87% Stephanie Sambor 85%
Natalie Nicholson 85% Jaclyn Lemke 68%
Nicole Joraanstad 83% Jamie Haskell 74%
Allison Pottinger 72% Cassandra Potter 76%
Total 82% Total 75%

3 vs. 4 game

Thursday, February 16, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Alexandra Carlson
(has hammer)
0 1 0 0 1 0 0 X X X 2
Aileen Sormunen
1 0 1 2 0 2 4 X X X 10
Player Percentages
Minnesota Alexandra Carlson Minnesota Aileen Sormunen
Jordan Moulton 76% Miranda Solem 79%
Kendall Moulton 56% Amanda McLean 74%
Monica Walker 72% Courtney George 78%
Alexandra Carlson
51%
Aileen Sormunen
87%
Total 64% Total 80%

Semifinal

Friday, February 17, 4:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Cassandra Potter (has hammer) 2 0 1 3 3 0 1 0 0 1 11
Aileen Sormunen
0 2 0 0 0 2 0 2 3 0 9
Player Percentages
Minnesota Cassandra Potter Minnesota Aileen Sormunen
Stephanie Sambor 69% Miranda Solem 85%
Jaclyn Lemke 70% Amanda McLean 74%
Jamie Haskell 73% Courtney George 76%
Cassandra Potter 67%
Aileen Sormunen
54%
Total 70% Total 72%

Championship final

Saturday, February 18, 10:00 am

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Allison Pottinger (has hammer) 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 1 7
Minnesota Cassandra Potter 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 5
Player Percentages
Minnesota Allison Pottinger Minnesota Cassandra Potter
Tabitha Peterson 74% Stephanie Sambor 81%
Natalie Nicholson 81% Jaclyn Lemke 69%
Nicole Joraanstad 83% Jamie Haskell 82%
Allison Pottinger 74% Cassandra Potter 72%
Total 78% Total 76%

References

  1. ^ Terry Kolesar (February 19, 2011). "Gold Rush" (PDF). The Daily Peeble. Vol. 1, no. 8.
  2. ^ Curling Rocks [dead link]
  3. USA Curling
    . 19 August 2011.
  4. ^ United States Curling Association. "2011–12 USCA Championships Rules and Procedures" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-12-15. Retrieved 2011-11-29.
  5. ^ "Qualified teams to Nationals".
  6. ^
    USA Curling
    .
  7. ^ "Draw Schedule" (PDF).

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