Ackerman Runner-Up at 2022 U25 NextGen Classic

SKIP
Skylar
Ackerman

Third
Kya
Kennedy

Second
Taylor
Stremick

Lead
Kaylin
Skinner

Skylar Ackerman (Saskatoon, SK) lost 8-7 to Serena Gray-Withers (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the U25 NextGen Classic, held August 31 - September 3, 2022 in Edmonton, Alberta. To advance to the championship game, Ackerman won 8-2 over Emily Deschenes (Chester, NS) in the semifinals

Ackerman finished 4-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ackerman defeated Gray-Withers 6-5, then won 5-1 against Elysa Crough (Edmonton, AB). Ackerman went on to lose 8-7 against Deschenes. Ackerman responded with a 8-2 win over Stephanie Thompson (Regina, SK). Ackerman won 9-5 against Jessica Wytrychowski (Calgary, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the U25 NextGen Classic, Ackerman take home 13.750 world rankings points along with the $4,000CDN prize, moving up 30 spots the World Ranking Standings into 68th place overall with 30.113 total points. Ackerman ranks 25th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 13.750 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2023	33	20	0	0.623	5-4	2-1	3-1	0-0	1-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2023	397	334	269	8.41	6.78	1.64	5.04	4.06	1.67	1.67	0.91

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2023	206	247	57	25	8-2	13-2	52-6	1.20	0.28	0.40	0.20

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2023	191	87	212	11	1-5	6-15	12-46	0.46	1.11	0.45	0.31

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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