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).Curling Rocks 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.
Road to the Nationals
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. 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 The teams are listed as follows: SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocaleQualification Method Erika Brown Debbie McCormick Jessica Schultz Ann Swisshelm Madison, Wisconsin Order of Merit Rebecca Hamilton Tara Peterson Karlie Koenig Sophie Brorson Madison, Wisconsin Order of Merit Patti Lank Nina Spatola Caitlin Maroldo Molly Bonner Mackenzie Lank Lewiston, New York Order of Merit Alexandra Carlson Monica Walker Kendall Moulton Jordan Moulton St. Paul, Minnesota Order of Merit 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 Final round robin standings SkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen 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 All times listed in Eastern Standard Time.
Draw 1 Saturday, February 11, 4:30 pm
Draw 2 Sunday, February 12, 8:00 am
Draw 3 Sunday, February 12, 4:00 pm
Draw 4 Monday, February 13, 8:00 am
Draw 5 Monday, February 13, 4:00 pm
Draw 6 Tuesday, February 14, 12:00 pm
Draw 7 Tuesday, February 14, 8:00 pm
Draw 8 Wednesday, February 15, 12:00 pm
Draw 9 Wednesday, February 15, 8:00 pm
Playoffs
1 vs. 2 game Thursday, February 16, 8:00 pm
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 Thursday, February 16, 8:00 pm
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 Friday, February 17, 4:00 pm
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 Saturday, February 18, 10:00 am
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
External links 2012 Nationals Home USA Curling Home