Payne Runner-Up at 2011 Mac Ice Classic

SKIP
Laura
Johnston

Third
Alexis
Riordan-Campbell

Second
Megan
Curtin

Lead
Kathy
Broom

Laura Payne (Ottawa, ON) lost 5-3 to Jenn Hanna (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the Mac Ice Classic, held October 5 - 10, 2011 in Ottawa, Ontario. To advance to the championship game, Payne won 8-7 over Ling-Yue Hung (Ottawa, ON) in the semifinals

Payne finished 3-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Payne defeated Joyce Potter (Ottawa, ON) 8-2, then won 9-6 against Cheryl McBain (Ottawa, ON). Payne went on to lose 5-4 against Hanna. Payne lost 9-2 to Jamie Sinclair (Manotick, ON) where Payne responded with a 7-5 win over Jennifer Harvey (Ottawa, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Mac Ice Classic, Payne take home 1.750 world rankings points along with the $2,000CDN prize, moving up 150 spots the World Ranking Standings into 174th place overall with 1.750 total points. Payne ranks 65th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 1.750 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2017: Nathan Martin
Nathan Martin, Nick Moffatt, Carter Adair, Dave Langford
Oshawa, ON
2016: John Steski
Brett Lyon-Hatcher, John Steski, R.J. Johnson
Ottawa, ON
2013: Allison Ross
Allison Ross, Melissa Gannon, Brittany O'Rourke, Pamela Nugent
Montreal, QC
2012: Marie-France Larouche
Marie-France Larouche, Brenda Nicholls, Veronique Gregoire, Amelie Blais
Levis, QC
2011: Jenn Hanna
Jenn Hanna, Pascale Letendre, Stephanie Hanna, Trish Scharf
Ottawa, ON
2010: Rachel Homan
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2008: Jenn Hanna
Rachel Homan, Emma Miskew, Alison Kreviazuk, Lisa Weagle
Ottawa, ON
2005: Laura Johnston
Laura Johnston, Lauren Mann, Megan Aldridge, Candice Johnston
, ON

Brendan Bottcher (photo: Stan Fong) is moving on from now former teammates Marc Kennedy, Brett Gallant and Ben Hebert, announced Tuesday.

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