Walker Runner-Up at Curl Mesabi Classic

Edmonton, Alberta

SKIP
Laura
Walker

Third
Kate
Cameron

Second
Taylor
McDonald

Lead
Nadine
Scotland

Games:	7
Record:	6W - 1L
PF/G:	11.16
PA/G:	5.58
Hammer Efficiency:	0.58
Steal Defense:	0.14
Force Efficiency:	0.62
Steal Efficiency:	0.19

Laura Walker (Edmonton, AB) lost 7-1 to Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, NONT) in the Final To advance to the championship game, Walker won 5-4 over Tabitha Peterson (McFarland , USA) in the semifinals of the Curl Mesabi Classic in Eveleth, Minnesota, United States; and won 8-3 over Kim Rhyme (Minnesota) in the quarterfinals.

Walker finished 4-0 in the 16 team Curl Mesabi Classic qualifying round, held November 29 - December 1 at the Curl Mesabi in Eveleth, United States. In their opening game, Walker defeated Abbey Kitchens (Devils Lake, ND) 10-1, then won 7-4 against Rhyme and 8-2 against Jamie Sinclair (Charlotte, NC). Walker won 9-3 against Christine McMakin (Minneapolis, MN) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Curl Mesabi Classic, Walker take home 23.907 world rankings points along with the $3,986CDN prize. Walker move up 6 spots after posting a net gain of 12.225 points improving upon their best 7 results so far this season, ranking 18th overall with 208.778 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Walker ranks 16th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 150.372 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2020	6	1	0	0.857	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2020	43	48	24	11.16	5.58	5.58	4.65	3.72	2.40	1.50	1.63

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2020	22	38	6	3	2-1	6-0	3-0	1.73	0.27	0.58	0.14

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2020	21	10	18	4	1-0	1-0	1-5	0.48	0.86	0.62	0.19

2018: Krista McCarville
Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts, Jen Gates
,
2017: Kelsey Rocque
Kelsey Rocque, Laura Walker, Taylor McDonald, Jen Gates
, AB
2016: Nadine Scotland
Nadine Scotland, Heather Jensen, Becca Hebert, Heather Rogers
Calgary, AB
2015: Krista McCarville
Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts, Oye-Sem Won Briand
Thunder Bay, NONT
2014: Tracy Fleury
Tracy Fleury, Jennifer Wylie, Jenna Enge, Amanda Gates, Courtney Chenier
Sudbury , NONT
2012: Jessie Hunkin
Jessie Hunkin, Nicky Kaufman, Kelly Erickson, Stephanie Enright, Cori Morris
, AB
2011: Cassie Potter
Cassie Potter, Jamie Haskell, Jackie Lemke, Stephanie Bohan, Laura Roessler
St. Paul, MN

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