2013 United States Women's Curling Championship

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The 2013 United States Women's Curling Championship was held from February 9 to 16 at the Cornerstone Community Center in Green Bay, Wisconsin.^[1] It was held in conjunction with the 2013 United States Men's Curling Championship. The winning team will represent the United States at the 2013 World Women's Curling Championship in Riga, Latvia. The championship also acted as a qualifier to the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials, awarding a qualifying spot to the winners of the championship.^[2]

2013 United States Women's Curling Championship

Host city	Green Bay, Wisconsin
Arena	Cornerstone Community Center
Dates	February 9–16
Winner	Erika Brown
Curling club	Madison CC, Madison
Skip	Erika Brown
Third	Debbie McCormick
Second	Jessica Schultz
Lead	Ann Swisshelm
Finalist	Courtney George
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Road to the Nationals

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A total of ten teams will be able to participate in the women's national championship by qualifying through the High Performance Program, through the World Curling Tour Order of Merit, or through a challenge round.^[3]

There will be ten teams participating in this year's national championship. The teams are to be announced.

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Locale	Qualification Method
Laura Roessler¹	Jamie Haskell	Jackie Lemke	Steph Sambor	Cassandra Potter	St. Paul, Minnesota	High Performance Program team^[4]
Allison Pottinger	Nicole Joraanstad	Natalie Nicholson	Tabitha Peterson		St. Paul, Minnesota	High Performance Program team^[4]
Erika Brown	Debbie McCormick	Jessica Schultz	Ann Swisshelm		Madison, Wisconsin	Order of Merit^[5]
Patti Lank	Mackenzie Lank	Nina Spatola	Caitlin Maroldo		Lewiston, New York	Order of Merit^[5]
Alexandra Carlson	Monica Walker	Kendall Moulton-Behm	Jordan Moulton		Minneapolis, Minnesota	Challenge Round
Courtney George	Aileen Sormunen	Amanda McLean	Julie Lilla	Amy Wright	Duluth, Minnesota	Challenge Round
Becca Hamilton	Molly Bonner	Tara Peterson	Sophie Brorson		Madison, Wisconsin	Challenge Round
Shelly Kinney	Amy Lou Anderson	Theresa Hoffoss	Julie Smith		Minnesota	Challenge Round
Cristin Clark	Patti Killins	Christina Pastula	Christie Wilhelmy		Seattle, Washington	Challenge Round
Sarah Anderson	Courtney Slata	Kathleen Dubberstein	Taylor Anderson		Philadelphia, Pennsylvania	Challenge Round

Notes

^ Roessler is filling in for Potter, who is out on maternity leave.

Round robin standings

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Final round robin standings

Key
	Teams to playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreaker

Skip	W	L	PF	PA	Ends won	Ends Lost	Blank ends	Stolen ends	Shot pct.
Erika Brown	7	2	70	39	41	26	12	18	80%
Courtney George	7	2	65	44	39	30	12	9	76%
Allison Pottinger	7	2	77	40	36	30	7	10	83%
Alexandra Carlson	5	4	60	53	35	40	10	4	74%
Patti Lank	5	4	53	55	38	35	13	10	78%
Laura Roessler	4	5	48	58	32	35	17	6	72%
Cristin Clark	3	6	40	69	29	37	12	4	64%
Becca Hamilton	3	6	48	72	30	39	11	4	70%
Sarah Anderson	2	7	52	67	38	42	6	11	70%
Shelly Kinney	2	7	47	64	33	36	8	7	68%

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time (UTC−6).^[6]

Saturday, February 9, 4:30 pm

Sunday, February 10, 8:00 am

Sunday, February 10, 4:00 pm

Monday, February 11, 8:00 am

Monday, February 11, 4:00 pm

Tuesday, February 12, 9:00 am

Tuesday, February 12, 7:00 pm

Wednesday, February 13, 12:00 pm

Wednesday, February 13, 8:00 pm

Thursday, February 14, 12:00 pm

Player percentages
Alexandra Carlson		Patti Lank
Jordan Moulton	84%	Caitlin Maroldo	84%
Kendall Moulton-Behm	78%	Nina Spatola	78%
Monica Walker	66%	Mackenzie Lank	57%
Alexandra Carlson	67%	Patti Lank	59%
Total	74%	Total	70%

Semifinals			Final

1	Courtney George	9

4	Alexandra Carlson	6
			1	Courtney George	6

			2	Erika Brown	7
2	Erika Brown	8

3	Allison Pottinger	7	Bronze Medal Game


			4	Alexandra Carlson	2

			3	Allison Pottinger	11

Thursday, February 14, 8:00 pm

Player percentages
Courtney George		Alexandra Carlson
Julie Lilla	74%	Jordan Moulton	80%
Amanda McLean	86%	Kendall Moulton-Behm	80%
Aileen Sormunen	86%	Monica Walker	91%
Courtney George	74%	Alexandra Carlson	65%
Total	80%	Total	79%

Player percentages
Erika Brown		Allison Pottinger
Ann Swisshelm	78%	Tabitha Peterson	84%
Jessica Schultz	80%	Natalie Nicholson	90%
Debbie McCormick	77%	Nicole Joraanstad	85%
Erika Brown	84%	Allison Pottinger	87%
Total	80%	Total	87%

Friday, February 15, 2:00 pm

Player percentages
Alexandra Carlson		Allison Pottinger
Jordan Moulton	90%	Tabitha Peterson	83%
Kendall Moulton-Behm	76%	Natalie Nicholson	78%
Monica Walker	73%	Nicole Joraanstad	87%
Alexandra Carlson	52%	Allison Pottinger	91%
Total	73%	Total	85%

Saturday, February 16, 9:00 am

Player percentages
Courtney George		Erika Brown
Julie Lilla	86%	Ann Swisshelm	64%
Amanda McLean	74%	Jessica Schultz	89%
Aileen Sormunen	75%	Debbie McCormick	87%
Courtney George	64%	Erika Brown	77%
Total	75%	Total	79%

^ "Green Bay to host 2013 National Championships" (PDF). USA Curling. 25 October 2011.
^ "U.S. Curling Association – Athlete Selection Procedures for the 2014 Olympic Games" (PDF). USA Curling. 19 August 2011.
^ "2012–2013 USCA Rules of Curling and Competition" (PDF). United States Curling Association. Retrieved 6 December 2012.
^ ^a ^b "USCA Year to Date Order of Merit as of Tuesday, November 27th, 2012" (PDF). USA Curling. 27 November 2012. Retrieved 6 November 2012.^{[permanent dead link]}
^ ^a ^b "USCA Year to Date Order of Merit as of Tuesday, December 18th, 2012" (PDF). USA Curling. 18 December 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2012.
^ "2013 United States National Curling Championships – Draw Schedule" (PDF). United States Curling Association. Retrieved 31 January 2013.