MacLean rink ends Canada Games round robin play with second win of the day

Team PEI’s Amanda MacLean rink wrapped up round robin play today at the Canada Games in Halifax with a pair of wins, following this morning’s 8-6 extra-end win over Quebec with a 7-5 victory this evening over Newfoundland and Labrador’s Carolyn Suley rink. In this evening’s game, PEI had hammer in the first end and capitalized with a deuce, and then stole a single in the second to lead 3-0. Suley recovered quickly, though, with a single and a deuce to tie the game after four ends. The teams traded deuces in the next two ends, with PEI pulling ahead with a pair of singles in ends seven and eight.

PEI ends round robin play with a 2-3 win-loss record, ahead of the two teams it beat today, who finished at 1-4. Alberta and Ontario lead their pool, with 4-1 records, followed by the Yukon at 3-2. Ontario will be awarded first place in the pool, having beaten Alberta in their round robin encounter.

Nova Scotia grabbed first place in the other pool, with a win over BC today. Both teams finished round robin play at 4-1. Manitoba, New Brunswick, and the Northwest Territories are all 2-3, followed by Saskatchewan at 1-4.

PEI nows plays in a crossover game against the Territories on Thursday evening at 7:30, to determine final placement, but won’t be in the medal round.

The semi-finals go Friday at 10 am at the Mayflower Curling Club, with Alberta playing Nova Scotia, and BC taking on Ontario.

The Bronze Medal game goes Friday afternoon at 2:30, with the Gold Medal round Friday at 7:30 pm.