Day 1 at the Scotties in Review

Day 1 at the Scotties – Saturday, February 16

2 pm Draw #1

The Scores

Shumay (Saskatchewan) 7	Galusha (Northwest  Territories/Yukon) 2
Devereaux (Newfoundland/Labrador) 1	Homan  (Ontario) 8
Jones  (Manitoba) 8	Birt (Prince Edward Island) 6
Nedohin (Canada) 9	Crawford  (New Brunswick) 6

                       

This draw's skips comparison:  Rachel Homan leads the way at 91%, Heather Nedohin is second at 85%, then Jennifer Jones at 81%, Andrea Crawford at 79%, Suzanne Birt at 75%, Stacie Devereaux and Jill Shumay at 69% and Kerry Galusha at 50%.

I was at this game live and three teams got 3 points and one of them was a difference maker.  Jill Shumay (SK) stole 1 in 6 and 3 in 7 to give Sakatchwan the win 7-2 in 8 ends against Kerry Galusha (NT/YT).   Rachel Homan (ON) beat Stacie Devereaux 8-1 in 8 ends.  There were multiple 1 and 2 point steals from Homan to seal the victory.   Even though Suzanne Birt (PE) got 3 points in the 3rd end, it still wasn't enough as Jennifer Jones (MB) defeated the team from PEI 8-6 in 9 ends.  Jones stole 2 in the 5th end and that was the difference maker.   Andrea Crawford (NB) took 3 in the 3rd end but didn't win as Heather Nedohin (CAN) won 9-6.  There were no important steals but Nedohin got her deuces with the hammer every time except once. 

7 pm Draw #2

The Scores 

Birt (PEI) 5	Crawford (New Brunswick) 11
Moore (Alberta) 6	Scott (BC)   7
Galusha (Northwest  Territories/Yukon) 8	Devereaux (Newfoundland/Labrador) 7
Arsenault (Nova Scotia) 4	Ross (Quebec) 9

Standings after Day 1

	Wins	Losses
Team Jennifer Jones (Manitoba)	1	0
Team Rachel Homan (Ontario)	1	0
Team Kelly Scott (British Columbia)	1	0
Team Heather Nedohin (Canada)	1	0
Team Jill Shumay (Saskatchewan)	1	0
Team Allison Ross (Quebec)	1	0
Team Andrea Crawford (New Brunswick)	1	1
Team Kerry Galusha (Northwest Territories/Yukon)	1	1
Team Mary Anne Arsenault (Nova Scotia)	0	1
Team Kristie Moore (Alberta)	0	1
Team Stacie Devereaux (Newfoundland and Labrador)	0	2
Team Suzanne Birt (PEI)	0	2

Highlights:  I didn't watch the game at the K-ROCK Centre but I did watch it at home!  New Brunswick won this game 11-5 over PEI.  Andrea Crawford's team stole 2 in the 2nd and they got 3 in the 6th.  There was no clear winner in the Scott-Moore game but it was Kelly Scott winning 7-6 in 10 over the Alberta skip.  Even though Newfoundland and Labrador got 3 in the 8th and stole 1 in the 9th,  but it still wasn't enough as Kerry Galusha of NT/YT beat Stacie Devereaux 8-7 in an extra end.  The game between Arsenault of Nova Scotia and Ross of Quebec was close until the 10th.  There was a crap load of rocks in the 4 foot that belonged to Quebec and Arsenault couldn't get a point.  Ross stole 5.

The top 5 thirds at the end of Day 1 are Kaitlyn Lawes at 90%, Jeanna Schreader at 83%, Emma Miskew at 77%, Shelly Bradley at 75% and Kim Kelly at 74%.

Tomorrow’s Games:
Draw 3 - 9 am
A--ON vs. AB, B--QC vs. SK, C--CA vs NS, D--MB vs BC
Draw 4 - 2 pm
A--NL vs MB, B--PE vs CA, C--SK vs NB, D--ON vs NT
Draw 5 - 7 pm
A--NS vs BC, B--NB vs NT, C--QC vs AB, D--PE vs NL

Watch tomorrow for…

The 9 am draw should be exciting across all 4 sheets.  An early loss can discourage some teams and put the pressure on at the end of the week.  This didn’t phase team Nedohin last year though.