The University of Toronto Varsity Blues women's curling team went 1-1 on Day 1 of the 2014 CIS/CCA curling championship on Wednesday afternoon (March 19) in Regina.
Draw 1: Women vs Thompson Rivers
Tied 1-1 after two ends, Thompson Rivers (Corryn Brown) went ahead 3-1 with two points in the third. Skip Danielle Bourque and the Blues battled back to take two in the fifth, and the two teams traded points in the sixth and seventh to remain deadlocked at 4-4.
The Wolfpack added a single in the eighth and stole one in the ninth, and the Blues were unable to respond, taking just one in the 10th to drop their first game by a single point.
"They played really well," said Varsity Blues head coach Kate Farnell. "It was a close game. They're getting used to the ice. We're looking forward to using what we learned this afternoon to bounce back tonight."
End 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL
Thompson Rivers 1 0 2 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 6
Toronto 0 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 0 1 5
Draw 2: Toronto vs UPEI
U of T stole one in the first end, but the Panthers and skip Veronica Smith answered back with two points in each of the second and third ends to take a 4-1 lead. Bourque and the Blues responded with two of their own in both the fourth and sixth ends and the two teams were even at 5-5 heading into the seventh.
Nicole Seto's guard set up a Toronto steal of two points in the eighth end and despite a single from UPEI in the ninth, U of T held strong and rounded out the win with another two in the 10
th.
End 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 TOTAL
UPEI 0 2 2 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 6
Toronto 1 0 0 2 0 2 0 2 0 2 9
Schedule (all times EST)
Wednesday, March 19
4:30pm Thompson Rivers 6, Toronto 5
10:00pm Toronto 9, UPEI 6
Thursday, March 20
12:00pm Toronto vs UNB
5:00pm Toronto vs Alberta
Friday, March 21
11:00am Toronto vs Laurier
4:00pm Toronto vs Regina
Saturday, March 22
11:00am Toronto vs Carleton
4:00pm Tiebreakers (if necessary)
9:00pm Semifinals
Sunday, March 23
11:00am Semifinals (if second tie-breakers required)
3:30pm Championship Final
