2012 United States Women's Curling Championship

The 2012 United States Women's Curling Championship took place from February 11 to 18 at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Aston, Pennsylvania (with the host city being listed as Philadelphia).[1][2] It was held in conjunction with the 2012 United States Men's Curling Championship. The winning team, skipped by Allison Pottinger, will represent the United States at the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta. The first and second placed teams, skipped respectively by Allison Pottinger and Cassandra Potter, earned qualification spots to the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials, which will determine the teams that will represent the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics.[3]

2012 United States Women's Curling Championship
2012 United States Women's Curling Championship
Host cityPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania
ArenaIceWorks Skating Complex
DatesFebruary 11–18
WinnerMinnesota Allison Pottinger
Curling clubSt. Paul Curling Club
St. Paul, Minnesota
SkipAllison Pottinger
ThirdNicole Joraanstad
SecondNatalie Nicholson
LeadTabitha Peterson
FinalistMinnesota Cassandra Potter
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Road to the Nationals

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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

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The teams are listed as follows:[5]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Qualification Method
Erika Brown Debbie McCormick Jessica Schultz Ann Swisshelm   Madison, Wisconsin Order of Merit[6]
Rebecca Hamilton Tara Peterson Karlie Koenig Sophie Brorson   Madison, Wisconsin Order of Merit[6]
Patti Lank Nina Spatola Caitlin Maroldo Molly Bonner Mackenzie Lank   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   Duluth, Minnesota Challenge Round
Kimberly Wapola Victoria Forconi Carol Strojny Sharon Wright Connie Kupferschmidt   St. Paul, Minnesota Challenge Round

Round robin standings

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Final round robin standings

Skip W L PF PA Ends Won Ends Lost Blank Ends Stolen Ends
  Allison Pottinger 8 1 76 34 42 26 4 16
  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
  Erika Brown 5 4 58 43 37 30 8 11
  Maureen Stolt 5 4 60 67 37 40 5 12
  Rebecca Hamilton 4 5 54 59 34 35 8 12
  Patti Lank 3 6 55 58 33 39 9 10
  Kimberly Wapola 1 8 46 85 30 41 6 6
  Janice Langanke 0 9 39 88 24 46 2 2

Round robin results

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All times listed in Eastern Standard Time.[7]

Draw 1

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Saturday, February 11, 4:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Janice Langanke   2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
  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   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
  Cassandra Potter   4 2 0 1 0 1 1 0 2 X 11
  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
  Erika Brown 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 4 X X 10
  Kimberly Wapola   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
  Allison Pottinger   2 0 4 5 0 1 X X X X 12

Draw 2

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Sunday, February 12, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Allison Pottinger   2 1 1 4 0 0 2 0 X X 10
  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   1 0 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 7
  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
  Kimberly Wapola   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
  Cassandra Potter 0 2 2 2 1 0 1 0 0 X 8
  Alexandra Carlson   1 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 X 6
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Erika Brown   3 1 1 0 3 1 X X X X 9
  Janice Langanke 0 0 0 1 0 0 X X X X 1

Draw 3

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Sunday, February 12, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Cassandra Potter 1 0 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 0 0 7
  Rebecca Hamilton   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
  Maureen Stolt 0 1 3 0 1 0 2 0 4 X 11
  Erika Brown   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
  Allison Pottinger   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   2 0 3 2 0 2 2 X X X 11
  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
  Kimberly Wapola   0 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 X X 2
  Patti Lank 0 2 2 3 0 2 0 1 X X 10

Draw 4

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Monday, February 13, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Patti Lank   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
  Janice Langanke   0 0 0 5 0 2 0 3 0 X 10
  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
  Erika Brown   1 0 1 1 0 3 2 0 2 X 10
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Maureen Stolt 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 X 3
  Rebecca Hamilton   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
  Allison Pottinger   0 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 6
  Cassandra Potter 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 7

Draw 5

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Monday, February 13, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kimberly Wapola 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 5
  Cassandra Potter   1 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 3 8
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Erika Brown 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 2 0 0 4
  Alexandra Carlson   1 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 1 1 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Maureen Stolt   4 0 1 0 2 1 0 1 0 X 9
  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
  Patti Lank 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 1 0 X 3
  Allison Pottinger   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   1 1 0 2 2 0 0 1 0 0 7

Draw 6

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Tuesday, February 14, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Maureen Stolt   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
  Allison Pottinger   2 0 1 0 2 2 0 1 0 X 8
  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
  Patti Lank 0 0 0 0 2 1 2 1 0 X 6
  Cassandra Potter   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
  Erika Brown   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
  Kimberly Wapola   1 0 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X 5

Draw 7

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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
  Janice Langanke   0 0 2 1 1 0 2 0 0 0 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Patti Lank   3 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 7
  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
  Allison Pottinger   3 1 0 3 0 2 1 0 X X 10
  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   0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Cassandra Potter 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 1 0 X 7
  Erika Brown   0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 2 X 4

Draw 8

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Wednesday, February 15, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Erika Brown   1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
  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
  Cassandra Potter 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 1 1 X 4
  Aileen Sormunen   3 0 1 2 1 0 1 0 0 X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Janice Langanke 0 0 2 0 2 0 X X X X 4
  Alexandra Carlson   1 2 0 5 0 3 X X X X 11
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Kimberly Wapola 1 0 3 0 1 0 0 2 0 X 7
  Maureen Stolt   0 3 0 0 0 3 2 0 2 X 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Patti Lank 0 4 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 8
  Rebecca Hamilton   1 0 2 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 7

Draw 9

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Wednesday, February 15, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Aileen Sormunen   1 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 X 8
  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
  Allison Pottinger   3 0 2 3 X X X X X X 8
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Erika Brown 0 1 2 0 1 0 0 2 X X 6
  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
  Janice Langanke 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X X 2
  Cassandra Potter   3 0 4 0 3 2 X X X X 12
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
  Maureen Stolt 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 2 1 6
  Alexandra Carlson   0 2 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 4

Playoffs

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1 vs. 2 game

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Thursday, February 16, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 Final
  Allison Pottinger   1 0 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 6
  Cassandra Potter 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 4
Player Percentages
  Allison Pottinger   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

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Thursday, February 16, 8:00 pm

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

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Friday, February 17, 4:00 pm

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

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Saturday, February 18, 10:00 am

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

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  1. ^ Terry Kolesar (February 19, 2011). "Gold Rush" (PDF). The Daily Peeble. Vol. 1, no. 8.
  2. ^ Curling Rocks [dead link]
  3. ^ "U.S. Curling Association – Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2014 Olympic Games" (PDF). 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. ^ a b c d "Qualified teams, 2012 Nationals". USA Curling.
  7. ^ "Draw Schedule" (PDF).
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