CHAMPION: Murphy Wins 2021 Gord Carroll Curling Classic

Mississauga, Ontario

SKIP
Jestyn
Murphy

Third
Carly
Howard

Second
Stephanie
Matheson

Lead
Grace
Holyoke

Games:	6
Record:	5W - 1L
PF/G:	8.64
PA/G:	4.77
Hammer Efficiency:	0.53
Steal Defense:	0.21
Force Efficiency:	0.67
Steal Efficiency:	0.40

Jestyn Murphy (Mississauga, ON) won 7-3 over Lauren Mann (Ottawa, ON) in the Final of the Gord Carroll Curling Classic - Presented by D & R Custom Steel, held November 19 - 21, 2021 at the Whitby Curling Club in Whitby, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Murphy won 8-1 over Katelyn Wasylkiw (Whitby, ON) to advance to the championship game. of the 2021 Gord Carroll Curling Classic - Presented by D & R Custom Steel in Whitby, Ontario, Canada; of the 2021 Gord Carroll Curling Classic - Presented by D & R Custom Steel in Whitby, Ontario, Canada;

Murphy finished 3-1 in the 11-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Murphy lost 4-3 to Heather Heggestad (Thornhill, ON), then responded with a 7-2 win over Mackenzie Kiemele (Niagara Falls, ON). Murphy won 6-5 against Cathy Auld (Thornhill, ON), then won 7-6 against Danielle Inglis (Mississauga, ON) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the Gord Carroll Curling Classic - Presented by D & R Custom Steel Championship title, Murphy earned 21.511 world rankings points along with the $2,800CDN first prize cheque. Murphy move up 7 spots after posting a net gain of 17.788 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 32nd overall with 99.508 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Murphy ranks 47th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 37.947 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2022	25	21	0	0.543	5-3	0-4	0-2	0-1	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2022	332	267	255	8.04	7.68	0.36	4.76	4.55	1.69	1.69	0.69

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2022	165	186	69	12	3-2	15-4	37-9	1.13	0.42	0.36	0.27

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2022	167	81	186	11	4-6	4-15	12-31	0.49	1.11	0.51	0.29

2022: Isabelle Ladouceur
Isabelle Ladouceur, Jamie Smith, Grace Lloyd, Rachel Steele
Dundas, ON
2021: Jestyn Murphy
Jestyn Murphy, Carly Howard, Stephanie Matheson, Grace Holyoke
Mississauga, ON
2019: Irene Schori
Irene Schori, Lara Stocker, Roxanne Heritier, Isabelle Maillard
Limmattal, SUI
2018: Chelsea Brandwood
Chelsea Brandwood, Brenda Chapman, Riley Sandham, Jillian Page, Hilary Huddleston
Toronto, ON
2017: Tracy Fleury
Tracy Fleury, Jennifer Wylie, Jenna Enge, Amanda Gates, Crystal Webster
Sudbury, NONT
2015: Jacqueline Harrison
Jacqueline Harrison, Janet Murphy, Stephanie Matheson, Melissa Foster, Nicole Westlund Stewart
, ON
2014: Susan McKnight
Susan McKnight, Casey Kidd, Michelle Butler, Joanne Tarvit
, ON
2013: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Cheryl McPherson, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale, Christy Trombley
Thornhill, ON
2012: Jill Brothers
Jill Brothers, Stephanie Mumford, Danielle Inglis, Hollie Duncan, Courtney Davies
Toronto, ON
2011: Lauren Mann
Lauren Mann, Trish Shantz, Amber Moulton, Jessica Barcauskas
Ottawa, ON
2010: Alison Goring
Cheryl McPherson, Karen Bell, Stephanie Corrado, Alison Goring
Toronto, ON
2008: Angie Melaney
Cheryl McPherson, Karen Bell, Stephanie Corrado, Alison Goring
Lakefield, ON

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