Traxler Reaches 2020 USA Curling National Championship Semifinals

Fairbanks, Alaska

Fourth
Elizabeth
Cousins

Third
Katherine
Gourianova

Second
Elizabeth
Janiak

SKIP
Ariel
Traxler

Games:	8
Record:	4W - 4L
PF/G:	5.92
PA/G:	6.84
Hammer Efficiency:	0.21
Steal Defense:	0.26
Force Efficiency:	0.57
Steal Efficiency:	0.21

Ariel Traxler (Fairbanks, AK) run at the 2020 USA Curling National Championship came to an end in the semifinals with a 11-5 loss to Jamie Sinclair (Charlotte, NC). of the 2020 USA Curling National Championship in Spokane, Washington;

Traxler finished 4-3 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Traxler lost 5-2 to Tabitha Peterson (St. Paul, MN), droppimg another game, 7-2 to Cassie Potter (St. Paul, MN). Traxler lost 8-2 to Sinclair where Traxler responded with a 6-5 win over Patti Lank (St. Paul, MN). Traxler won 8-7 against Rachel Workin (Fargo, ND), then won 11-2 against Delaney Strouse (Malvern, PA) and 9-7 against Kim Rhyme (Minneapolis, MN) in their final qualifying round match.

Traxler earned 21.258 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the USA Curling National Championship, moving up 71 spots the World Ranking Standings into 100th place overall with 28.957 total points. Traxler ranks 100th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 28.957 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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