2011 United States Women's Curling Championship

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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
Alternate
FinalistMinnesota Allison Pottinger
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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.

Road to the Nationals[]

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[]

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[]

Div. Skip Locale
A Jenna Haag Wisconsin Milton
Massachusetts Wayland
Patti Lank New York (state) Lewiston
Minnesota Duluth
North Dakota St. Thomas
Minnesota St. Paul
B Washington (state) Seattle
Wisconsin Madison
Cassandra Potter Minnesota St. Paul
North Dakota Bismarck
Aileen Sormunen Minnesota St. Paul

Results[]

Key
Teams to Nationals (Fargo)

Division A

Seed Berth Lank O'Le. Haase Haag Wap. Tuck. W L
1 New York (state) Patti Lank – 10-9 6-5 10-2 11-3 4 0
2 New York (state) – 6-5 11-1 11-7 8-7 4 0
3 Massachusetts 9-10 5-6 – 9-8 8-3 2 2
5 Wisconsin Jenna Haag 5-6 1-11 – 10-7 6-4 2 2
4 Minnesota 2-10 7-11 8-9 7-10 11-9 1 4
6 North Dakota 3-11 7-8 3-8 4-6 9-11 0 5

Division B

Seed Berth Sorm. Reis. Pott. Karst Good W L
1 Minnesota Aileen Sormunen 10-3 – 7-6 8-3 3 0
5 North Dakota 3-10 7-5 10-5 10-4 3 1
2 Minnesota Cassandra Potter – 5-7 8-3 8-6 2 1
3 Wisconsin 6-7 5-10 3-8 7-3 1 3
4 Washington (state) 3-8 4-10 6-8 3-7 0 4
Qualification
   
B3 Wisconsin 10
A4 Minnesota 7

Nationals[]

Teams[]

Skip Third Second Lead Alternate Locale Qualification Method
Erika Brown Nina Spatola Ann Swisshelm Laura Hallisey Debbie McCormick Wisconsin Madison Top 1 US Order of Merit[1]
Allison Pottinger Nicole Joraanstad Natalie Nicholson Tabitha Peterson Minnesota St. Paul Top 2 US Order of Merit[1]
Patti Lank Caitlin Maroldo Jessica Schultz Mackenzie Lank New York (state) Lewiston Challenge Round (Division A)
Minnesota Duluth Challenge Round (Division A)
Monica Walker Massachusetts Wayland Challenge Round (Division A)
Jenna Haag Wisconsin Milton Challenge Round (Division A)
Aileen Sormunen Courtney George Minnesota St. Paul Challenge Round (Division B)
Cassie Potter Jamie Haskell Maureen Stolt Minnesota St. Paul Challenge Round (Division B)
North Dakota Bismarck Challenge Round (Division B)
Wisconsin Madison Challenge Round (A/B Qualifier)

Standings[]

Through Draw 9

Team (Skip) W L PF PA Ends Won Ends Lost Blank Ends Stolen Ends
New York (state) Patti Lank 8 1 70 52 39 36 3 12
Minnesota Allison Pottinger 7 2 70 43 45 28 3 20
Wisconsin Erika Brown 7 2 81 47 39 30 3 9
Minnesota Cassandra Potter 6 3 67 58 38 33 5 12
South Dakota 4 5 63 69 39 42 3 13
Minnesota Aileen Sormunen 4 5 57 60 40 36 6 13
Wisconsin 3 6 41 55 34 37 7 5
Minnesota 3 6 60 65 31 40 8 6
Massachusetts 2 7 51 67 33 40 3 7
Wisconsin 1 8 39 83 28 42 3 5

Round robin[]

All times listed in Central Standard Time.

Draw 1[]

Saturday, February 12, 4:30 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Jenna Haag 0 1 0 0 0 0 X X X X 1
Minnesota Allison Pottinger a hammer icon 3 0 1 1 1 1 X X X X 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota a hammer icon 0 1 5 0 4 3 X X X X 13
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Aileen Sormunen a hammer icon 2 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 1 8
North Dakota 0 0 0 2 0 1 2 1 1 0 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Erika Brown a hammer icon 5 2 3 0 4 2 0 X X X 16
Wisconsin 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X X X 1
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Massachusetts a hammer icon 1 1 0 0 2 0 0 X X X 4
New York (state) Patti Lank 0 0 3 1 0 0 7 X X X 11

Draw 2[]

Sunday, February 13, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Patti Lank 2 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 9
North Dakota a hammer icon 0 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Massachusetts a hammer icon 1 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 X X 4
Minnesota 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
Wisconsin a hammer icon 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 2 X 4
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Aileen Sormunen a hammer icon 0 1 1 0 0 1 1 0 3 0 0 7
Minnesota 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
Wisconsin Erika Brown a hammer icon 0 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 1 7
Wisconsin Jenna Haag 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 3

Draw 3[]

Sunday, February 13, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Aileen Sormunen a hammer icon 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 0 X 5
Minnesota 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
North Dakota 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 3 X 7
Wisconsin Erika Brown a hammer icon 0 1 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 X 4
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota a hammer icon 0 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 4
New York (state) 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
Massachusetts 0 1 0 1 2 0 1 0 2 0 7
Wisconsin Jenna Haag a hammer icon 2 0 1 0 0 1 0 2 0 2 8
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin a hammer icon 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X X 2
Minnesota Allison Pottinger 0 1 0 1 2 1 2 1 X X 8

Draw 4[]

Monday, February 14, 8:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Allison Pottinger 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 3 0 X 7
Minnesota a hammer icon 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Jenna Haag a hammer icon 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 7
Wisconsin 0 2 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 2 6
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Massachusetts a hammer icon 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 X 5
Wisconsin 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
North Dakota 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 4
Minnesota Cassie Potter a hammer icon 2 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Patti Lank 2 0 0 0 3 0 2 1 1 X 9
Minnesota Aileen Sormunen a hammer icon 0 0 3 2 0 1 0 0 0 X 6

Draw 5[]

Monday, February 14, 4:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 X X X 3
Minnesota Aileen Sormunen a hammer icon 0 2 0 4 0 3 2 X X X 11
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Erika Brown a hammer icon 3 0 2 0 2 0 4 0 X X 11
Minnesota 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 2 X X 7
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 2 0 4 10
Wisconsin Jenna Haag a hammer icon 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Allison Pottinger 0 1 0 1 0 4 0 1 1 0 8
New York (state) Patti Lank a hammer icon 2 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 1 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Cassie Potter 0 0 4 0 1 0 3 X X X 8
Massachusetts a hammer icon 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 X X X 2

Draw 6[]

Tuesday, February 15, 10:00 am

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
North Dakota 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 1 1 2 9
Massachusetts a hammer icon 1 1 0 2 0 3 0 0 0 0 7
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Patti Lank a hammer icon 0 3 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 X 7
Wisconsin 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
Minnesota Allison Pottinger a hammer icon 2 0 1 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 10
Minnesota 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
Minnesota Cassie Potter 0 0 2 0 3 0 3 0 2 0 10
Wisconsin Erika Brown a hammer icon 0 5 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 1 12
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota a hammer icon 4 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 6
Wisconsin 0 1 0 1 3 0 0 2 0 1 8

Draw 7[]

Tuesday, February 15, 7:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Cassie Potter 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 3 0 0 7
Wisconsin Jenna Haag a hammer icon 1 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 1 6
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Allison Pottinger 2 0 2 1 4 0 0 1 X X 10
North Dakota a hammer icon 0 1 0 0 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Patti Lank 0 0 2 0 4 0 1 1 1 X 9
Wisconsin a hammer icon 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 X 5
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 1 X X 4
Massachusetts a hammer icon 1 0 2 0 1 2 3 0 X X 9
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Aileen Sormunen a hammer icon 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 X X 4
Wisconsin Erika Brown 0 0 2 0 2 0 5 0 X X 9

Draw 8[]

Wednesday, February 16, 12:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Erika Brown 1 1 1 0 2 0 3 2 X X 10
New York (state) Patti Lank a hammer icon 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 X X 3
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Aileen Sormunen 0 0 0 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 7
Massachusetts a hammer icon 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 5
Sheet C 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Jenna Haag a hammer icon 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 3 0 X 7
Minnesota 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 X 4
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin a hammer icon 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 0 2 0 6
North Dakota 0 2 0 1 1 0 2 1 0 3 10
Sheet E 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Allison Pottinger a hammer icon 1 0 1 0 0 2 0 0 0 X 4
Minnesota Cassie Potter 0 2 0 2 0 0 1 1 1 X 7

Draw 9[]

Wednesday, February 16, 8:00 pm

Sheet A 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Massachusetts a hammer icon 1 0 2 0 1 0 3 0 1 X 8
Wisconsin 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 X 4
Sheet B 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Minnesota Cassie Potter a hammer icon 0 1 1 0 0 2 2 0 1 0 7
New York (state) 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
Wisconsin Erika Brown 0 0 1 0 2 0 1 0 1 X 5
Minnesota Allison Pottinger a hammer icon 2 1 0 3 0 0 0 1 0 X 7
Sheet D 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Jenna Haag a hammer icon 0 2 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 X 3
Minnesota 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
North Dakota 0 2 1 0 4 0 2 0 0 0 0 9
Minnesota a hammer icon 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 2 2 1 2 11

Playoffs[]

  Page playoff system Semifinal Final
                           
1 New York (state) Patti Lank 6  
2 Minnesota Allison Pottinger 5         1 New York (state) Patti Lank 9
      2 Minnesota Allison Pottinger 8   2 Minnesota Allison Pottinger 4
  4 Minnesota Cassandra Potter 5  
3 Wisconsin Erika Brown 4
4 Minnesota Cassandra Potter 9  

1 vs. 2 game[]

Thursday, February 17, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
New York (state) Patti Lank a hammer icon 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 3 0 1 6
Minnesota Allison Pottinger 0 0 2 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 5

3 vs. 4 game[]

Thursday, February 17, 8:00 pm

Team 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Final
Wisconsin Erika Brown a hammer icon 0 2 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 X 4
Minnesota Cassandra Potter 1 0 0 0 2 2 0 0 4 X 9

Semifinal[]

Friday, February 18, 4:00 pm

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

Championship final[]

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
New York (state) Patti Lank a hammer icon 2 1 0 2 0 3 1 0 X X 9
Minnesota Allison Pottinger 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 1 X X 4

References[]

  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

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