Backe1-2 at 2018 Driving Force Abbotsford Cashspiel

SKIP
Nicole
Backe

Third
Cynthia
Lu

Second
Mariah
Coulombe

Lead
Marla
Guldbransen

Nicole Backe (Vancouver Island, BC) finished 1-2 in the 14-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Backe lost 8-3 to Un-Chi Gim (Gyeonggi -do, KOR), droppimg another game, 5-2 to 's Karla Thompson where Backe responded with a 8-7 win over Eun-jin Oh (Jeonju, KOR) in their final qualifying round match.

Backe earned 1.268 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins, moving up 17 spots the World Ranking Standings into 223rd place overall with 2.142 total points. Backe ranks 162nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 1.268 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

2022: Kristen Ryan
Kristen Ryan, Megan Yamamoto, Kirsten Fox, Dawn Mesana
Maple Ridge, BC
2019: Corryn Brown
Corryn Brown, Erin Pincott, Dezaray Hawes, Ashley Klymchuk
Kamloops, BC
2018: Sarah Wark
Sarah Wark, Kristen Pilote, Carley Sandwith-Craig, Michelle Dunn
Chilliwack, BC
2017: Victoria Moiseeva
Victoria Moiseeva, Uliana Vasilyeva, Galina Arsenkina, Julia Guzieva, Julia Portunova
St. Petersburg, RUS
2016: Bingyu Wang
Bingyu Wang, Yan Zhou, Jinli Liu, Ying Yang
HARBIN, CHN
2008: Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones, Cathy Overton-Clapham, Jill Officer, Dawn McEwen
Winnipeg, MB
2007: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Carter, Renee Simons, Michelle Allen
Kelowna, BC
2006: Stefanie Lawton
Stefanie Lawton, Marliese Kasner, Sherri Singler, Chelsey Matson
Saskatoon, SK
2005: Janet Harvey
Janet Harvey, Jill Thurston, Cherie-Ann Sheppard, Carey Burgess
Winnipeg, MB
2004: Kelley Law
Kelley Law, Jody Maskiewich, Marla Mallett, Sherry Fraser
Coquitlam, BC
2003: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Bergner, Renee Simons
Kelowna, BC
2002: Kelly Scott
Kelly Scott, Jeanna Schraeder, Sasha Bergner, Renee Simons
Kelowna, BC
2001: Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Deb Pendergast, Cheryl Meek
Calgary, AB
2000: Shannon Kleibrink
Shannon Kleibrink, Judy Pendergast, Deb Pendergast, Cheryl Meek
Calgary, AB

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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