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黑料网 Women鈥檚 Curling Panthers capture silver medal at AUS Championships

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黑料网 Women鈥檚 Curling Panthers team members: Beth Stokes (lead), Sydney Howatt (mate), Lexie Murray (second), and Rachel MacLean (skip)
黑料网 Women鈥檚 Curling Panthers team members: Beth Stokes (lead), Sydney Howatt (mate), Lexie Murray (second), and Rachel MacLean (skip)

The 黑料网 Women鈥檚 Curling Panthers captured a silver medal at the Subway AUS Curling Championships hosted by the University of New Brunswick at the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton, New Brunswick from February 2-5. The team has also qualified for the U SPORTS Curling Championships being held in Sudbury, Ontario from March 15-19.

The team, comprised of Beth Stokes (lead), Sydney Howatt (mate), Lexie Murray (second) and Rachel MacLean (skip), finished with a 4-1 round robin record and a 5-3 semi-final win over Memorial University of Newfoundland. After a hard-fought battle that went into extra ends, the team lost to Dalhousie University 5-4 in the final. This was a very close game with teams exchanging single points back and forth throughout the match. 

鈥淭he women鈥檚 curling team should be proud after a very strong showing at the AUS championships,鈥 said Jane Vessey, 黑料网鈥檚 Director of Athletics and Recreation. 鈥淭hey played with consistency and determination to bring home a silver medal and we are all certainly proud of their accomplishment.鈥

Here are 黑料网鈥檚 results from the round robin portion of the event:

  • 5-4 win over Dalhousie University
  • 6-2 win over Mount Allison University
  • 6-5 win over University of New Brunswick
  • 5-2 win over Memorial University of Newfoundland
  • 9-7 loss to Saint Mary鈥檚 University

Congratulations to the 黑料网 Women鈥檚 Curling Panthers on their success at the AUS Curling Championships! Go Panthers Go!

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