Hilliard Runner-Up at 2023 Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel

Halifax, Nova Scotia

SKIP
Tanya
Hilliard

Third
Kelly
Backman

Second
Taylor
Clarke

Lead
Mackenzie
Feindel

Games:	6
Record:	4W - 2L
PF/G:	9.30
PA/G:	6.51
Hammer Efficiency:	0.41
Steal Defense:	0.24
Force Efficiency:	0.79
Steal Efficiency:	0.17

Tanya Hilliard (Halifax, NS) lost 6-4 to Kristen MacDiarmid (Halifax, NS) in the Final of the Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel, held October 19 - 22, 2023 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax, Canada. Advancing directly to the semifinals, Hilliard won 4-3 over Melodie Forsythe (Fredericton, NB) to advance to the championship game. of the 2023 Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel in Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada;

Hilliard finished 3-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Hilliard lost 7-5 to Forsythe, then responded with a 11-7 win over Tammy Dewar (Cornwall, PEI). Hilliard won 9-4 against Andrea Saulnier (Halifax, NS), then won 7-1 against Marie Christianson (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Dave Jones Stanhope Simpson Insurance Mayflower Cashspiel, Hilliard take home 8.250 world rankings points along with the $1,600CDN prize. Hilliard move up 8 spots after posting a net gain of 3.607 points improving upon their best 4 results so far this season, ranking 78th overall with 31.844 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Hilliard ranks 100th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 8.625 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	14	13	0	0.519	3-1	1-2	1-0	0-0	1-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	212	167	145	7.88	6.84	1.04	4.53	4.48	1.74	1.53	0.99

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	108	123	35	11	5-0	6-2	23-5	1.14	0.32	0.35	0.24

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	104	44	110	10	2-1	3-8	7-22	0.42	1.06	0.55	0.24

2023: Kristen MacDiarmid
Kristen MacDiarmid, Kirsten Lind, Julia Colter, Liz Woodworth
Halifax, NS
2022: Sarah Murphy
Sarah Murphy, Erin Carmody, Kate Callaghan, Jennifer Brine, Taylour Stevens
Halifax, NS
2021: Andrea Kelly
Andrea Kelly, Sylvie Quillian, Jillian Babin, Katie Vandenborre, Justine Comeau
Fredericton, NB
2020: Jill Brothers
Jill Brothers, Erin Carmody, Sarah Murphy, Jennifer Brine, Emma Logan
Halifax, NS
2019: Tori Koana
Tori Koana, Yuna Kotani, Mao Ishigaki, Arisa Kotani
Yamanashi, JPN
2018: Jill Brothers
Jill Brothers, Erin Carmody, Sarah Murphy, Jennifer Brine, Blisse Joyce
Halifax, NS
2017: Jill Brothers
Jill Brothers, Erin Carmody, Sarah Murphy, Jennifer Brine, Blisse Joyce
Halifax, NS
2016: Jill Brothers
Jill Brothers, Erin Carmody, Blisse Joyce, Jennifer Brine, Sarah Murphy
Halifax, NS
2015: Jill Brothers
Jill Brothers, Sarah Murphy, Blisse Joyce, Teri Udle, Jennifer Brine
halifax, NS
2014: Mary-Anne Arsenault
Mary-Anne Arsenault, Christina Black, Jane Snyder, Jenn Baxter
Halifax, NS
2013: Heather Smith
Heather Smith, Jill Brothers, Blisse Joyce, Teri Udle
Halifax, NS

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