After advancing directly to the championship game, Cora Farrell (Fairbanks, AK) lost
9-8 to
Delaney Strouse (Midland, MI) in the Final of the USA Junior Women's National Championship, held January 12 - 18, 2020 at the Eau Claire Curling Club in Eau Claire, United States. of the 2020 USA Junior Women's National Championship in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, United States;
Farrell finished 6-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Farrell defeated
Abbey Kitchens (Devils Lake, ND) 10-4, then won
9-5 against
Ariel Traxler (Fairbanks, AK) and
7-6 against
Anya Normandeau (Burnsville, MN). Farrell went on to lose
7-4 against
Samantha Jones (Endeavor, WI). Farrell responded with a
10-7 win over
Strouse. Farrell won
9-3 against
DaKotah Crotty (Pardeeville, WI), then won
9-1 against
Christine McMakin (Minneapolis, MN) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the USA Junior Women's National Championship, Farrell take home
9.405 world rankings points. For week 26 of the event schedule, Farrell did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the
World Ranking Standings with
total points. Farrell ranks th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
points earned so far this season.
