Benson

Fourth
Aileen
Geving

SKIP
Courtney
Benson

Second
Lexi
Daly

Lead
Sara
Olson

Courtney Benson (Duluth, MN) needed a tiebreaker to advance to the playoffs, Benson finished 3-4 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Benson lost 7-6 to Elizabeth Cousins (Nashua, NH), then responded with a 9-6 win over Allie Giroux (Chaska, MN). Benson won 8-4 against Allory Johnson (Blaine, MN). Benson went on to lose 11-5 against Christine McMakin (Fargo, ND). Benson lost 7-4 to Kim Rhyme (Minneapolis, MN) where Benson responded with a 11-9 win over Delaney Strouse (Traverse City, MI). Benson went on to lose 8-6 against Tabitha Peterson (St. Paul, MN) in their final qualifying round match.

Benson earned 13.500 world rankings points for their Top 4 finish in the USA Curling National Championships. Benson move up 6 spots after posting a net gain of 2.489 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 63rd overall with 43.500 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Benson ranks 63rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 43.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	15	7	0	0.682	2-2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	176	142	108	8.07	6.14	1.93	5.17	3.86	1.56	1.59	0.97

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	77	79	36	5	1-0	6-4	14-6	1.03	0.47	0.29	0.29

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	99	63	72	12	1-1	5-4	8-15	0.64	0.73	0.57	0.41

Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner (Photo: Stephen Fisher/World Curling) claim Italy's first World Mixed Doubles Championship crown.

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