CHAMPION: Reese-Hansen Wins 2024 U25 NextGen Classic

Victoria, British Columbia

SKIP
Taylor
Reese-Hansen

Third
Megan
McGillivray

Second
Kim
Bonneau

Lead
Julianna
Mackenzie

Games:	7
Record:	7W - 0L
PF/G:	11.25
PA/G:	4.17
Hammer Efficiency:	0.52
Steal Defense:	0.18
Force Efficiency:	0.83
Steal Efficiency:	0.35

Taylor Reese-Hansen (Victoria, BC) won 9-4 over Gracelyn Richards (Edmonton, AB) in the Final of the U25 NextGen Classic, held August 27 - 30, 2024 at the Saville Community Sports Centre in Edmonton, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Reese-Hansen won 6-5 over Serena Gray-Withers (Edmonton, AB) in the semifinals

Reese-Hansen finished 5-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Reese-Hansen defeated Jenna Pomedli (Wadena, SK) 9-1, then won 8-2 against Richards and 5-3 against Katie Ford (Niagara Falls, ON). Reese-Hansen won 9-0 against Emilie Lovitt (Sudbury, ON), then won 8-5 against Isabelle Ladouceur (Sudbury, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the U25 NextGen Classic Championship title, Reese-Hansen earned 18.750 world rankings points along with the $6,000CDN first prize cheque. For week 5 of the event schedule, Reese-Hansen did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Reese-Hansen 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

2025: Serena Gray-Withers
Serena Gray-Withers, Catherine Clifford, Lindsey Burgess, Zoe Cinnamon
Edmonton, AB
2024: Taylor Reese-Hansen
Taylor Reese-Hansen, Megan McGillivray, Kim Bonneau, Julianna Mackenzie
Victoria, BC
2023: Serena Gray-Withers
Serena Gray-Withers, Catherine Clifford, Brianna Cullen, Zoe Cinnamon , Amanda St. Laurent
Edmonton, AB
2022: Serena Gray-Withers
Serena Gray-Withers, Catherine Clifford, Brianna Cullen, Zoe Cinnamon , Amanda St. Laurent
Edmonton, AB

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