CHAMPION: Strouse Wins 2020 Goldline - US Open of Curling Contender

Midland, Michigan

SKIP
Delaney
Strouse

Third
Leah
Yavarow

Second
Sydney
Mullaney

Lead
Rebecca
Rodgers

Games:	7
Record:	7W - 0L
PF/G:	13.26
PA/G:	5.58
Hammer Efficiency:	0.67
Steal Defense:	0.15
Force Efficiency:	0.80
Steal Efficiency:	0.35

Delaney Strouse (Midland, MI) won 7-6 over Rachel Workin (Fargo, ND) in the Final of the Goldline - US Open of Curling Contender, held September 11 - 13, 2020 at the Four Seasons Curling Club in Blaine, United States. To advance to the championship game, Strouse won 11-3 over Madison Bear (Chaska, MN) in the semifinals of the 2020 Goldline - US Open of Curling Contender in Blaine, Minnesota, United States;

Strouse finished 5-0 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Strouse defeated Christine McMakin (Fargo, ND) 6-5, then won 10-2 against Bear and 7-5 against Workin. Strouse won 7-1 against Meaghan Thomson (Alpharetta, GA), then won 9-2 against Kim Rhyme (Minneapolis, MN) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Goldline - US Open of Curling Contender Championship title, Strouse earned 0.000 world rankings points along with the $1,000CDN first prize cheque. For week 4 of the event schedule, Strouse did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 85th place on the World Ranking Standings with 29.207 total points. Strouse ranks 166th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 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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