Birchard Runner-Up at 2012 M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors

Winnipeg, Manitoba

SKIP
Shannon
Birchard

Third
Selena
Njegovan

Second
Kristin
Gordon

Lead
Mariah
Mondor

Games:	13
Record:	10W - 3L
PF/G:	7.30
PA/G:	6.35
Hammer Efficiency:	0.36
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.56
Steal Efficiency:	0.29

After advancing directly to the championship game, Shannon Birchard (Winnipeg, MB) lost 12-6 to Jocelyn Peterman (Red Deer, AB) in the Final of the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors, held February 4 - 12, 2012 in Napanee, Ontario.

Birchard finished 10-2 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birchard defeated Kendra Lilly (Sudbury, NONT) 6-5, then won 6-4 against Taryn Williams (Yellowknife, NT). Birchard went on to lose 7-5 against Jamie Sinclair (Manotick, ON). Birchard responded with a 5-3 win over Sarah Fullerton (Charlottetown, PEI). Birchard won 9-6 against Erica Trickett (St. John's, NL). Birchard went on to lose 8-4 against Jennifer Armstrong (Rothesay, NB). Birchard responded with a 9-5 win over Peterman. Birchard won 7-4 against Kristen Streifel (Saskatoon, SK), then won 10-5 against Emily Dwyer (Halifax, NS) and 11-9 against Roxane Perron (Quebec, PQ). Birchard won 6-5 against Kesa Van Osch (Victoria, BC), then won 8-7 against Sarah Koltun (Whitehorse, YK) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the M&M Meat Shops Canadian Juniors, Birchard take home 5.000 world rankings points. For week 26 of the event schedule, Birchard did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Birchard ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 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

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