Photo: Veronica Smith

They were rivals last weekend at the Pepsi Provincial Juniors Curling Championship, but this coming weekend Pepsi Junior winning skip Veronica Smith will be joining forces with three members of the runner-up Amanda MacLean rink – Jane Di Carlo who will be playing third, second Emily Gray and lead Aleya Quilty, to represent the University of Prince Edward Island at the Atlantic University Women’s Curling Championships, which get underway Friday afternoon and wrap up on Sunday at the CFB Halifax Curling Club.  Six teams, from Dalhousie (Dal), Acadia, St. FX, UPEI, Saint Mary’s (SMU), and Memorial University of Newfoundland (MUN) will take part.

The men’s championship will follow January 25-26 at the same club, with four teams entered, from SMU, Dal, MUN, and Acadia.

The winner and runner up from both events will advance to the CIS Championship,  in Kamloops BC March 20 -24.

The defending  women’s champions are the Erin Porter rink from Memorial University of Newfoundland. Carolyn Suley, who has moved up from lead to skip is the only returning member on this year’s MUN team.

Seven Mile Bay native Anita Casey, who skipped last year’s runner up Acadia rink, is back again this year, playing third for the team, skipped by Sara Spafford.

Here is the event draw (PDF): AUC Championship Womens Draw 2013

Results from both Atlantic championships will be available at LiveCurling.com

Link to results: http://livecurling.com/index.php?option=com_jumi&fileid=7&b_id=146/index.php?/?option=com_jumi&fileid=7&b_id=146

Here are the women’s team rosters: