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Teams, draw set for Atlantic University Curling Ch’ships-Veronica Smith, Kyle Holland rinks to represent UPEI

Six women’s teams and five men’s rinks will be competing at the Atlantic University Championship, coordinated by Curl Atlantic, in January. UNB is joining the championship this year, and will also be hosting the event, from January 3-5, 2014 at the Capital Winter Club in Fredericton, NB. Two women’s and two men’s teams will then represent Atlantic Canada at the CIS/CCA University Curling Championship, March 19-23 in Regina Sask.

UPEI is represented by the Veronica Smith and Kyle Holland rinks. The women’s team is the same as last year, and includes third Jane DiCarlo, second Emily Gray, and lead Aleya Quilty, with coach Paul Smith. Third Connor MacPhee, second stone Andrew Cameron, and lead Taylor McInnis, along with coach Eric Pidgeon round out the UPEI men’s squad.

Curl Atlantic Photo (L-R): Veronica Smith, Jane DiCarlo, Emily Gray, Aleya Quilty, coach Paul Smith

The Smith rink, along with the SMU team skipped by Sara Spafford, were last year’s women’s reps at the nationals, while the Acadia men’s team skipped by Robert Mayhew , and the DAL team skipped by Lee Buott represented the men. Neither men’s team are back this year. The Spafford team is without Seven Mile Bay PEI’s Anita Casey this year. The Smith foursome finished play at the nationals with a 2-5 win-loss record, just out of a playoff position.

Draws go Friday January 3rd at 7 pm, Saturday the 4th at 9 am and 2 and 7 pm, and Sunday the 5th at 9 am and 2 pm.

Click for women’s draw (PDF)

Click for men’s draw (PDF)

Here are the  women’s rosters:

University of New Brunswick
Skip – Jennifer Armstrong
Jaclyn Crandall
Shelby Wilson
Darie Tardiff
Katelyn Kelly
Coach – Gary Wilson
Saint Mary’s University
Skip – Sara Spafford
Amanda Colter
Mackenzie Proctor
Laura Kennedy
Coach – Bill Fletcher
St. Francis Xavier University
Skip – Alix George
Carolyn Rose
Sarah MacPhee
Brittany Black
Emily Perry
Coach – Harry Daemen
University of Prince Edward Island
Skip – Veronica Smith
Jane DiCarlo
Emily Gray
Aleya Quilty
Coach – Paul Smith
Dalhousie University
Skip – Karlee Jones
Haley McCabe
Liz Garnett
Rachel Bachman
Emily MacKenzie
Coach – John Newhook
Acadia University
Skip – Micayla Dorey
Olivia Dennis
Sarah Sears
Haylee Nauss
Lindsay Schnare
Coach – Monty Dorey

 Here are the men’s teams:

University of New Brunswick
Skip – Josh Barry
Daniel Wenzek
Daniel Prest
Mitchell Small
Kerry MacLean
Coach – Daryell Nowlan
Saint Mary’s University
Skip – Scott Babin
Alex Rafuse
Greg Rafuse
Alex MacNeil
Coach – Bill Fletcher
St. Francis Xavier University
Skip – David Quinn
Calum MacDonald
Brandon McLellan
Peter Beaton
Coach – Paul McLean
University of Prince Edward Island
Skip – Kyle Holland
Connor MacPhee
Andrew Cameron
Taylor McInnis
Coach – Eric Pidgeon
Memorial University of Newfoundland
Skip – Colin Thomas
Cory Schuh
Chris Ford
Spencer Wicks
Coach – Jeff Thomas

Island connections: Carolyn Rose and Sarah MacPhee on the St. FX women’s team are both from the Souris area. Spencer Wicks, on the MUN men’s rink, is the grandson of Gordon Yeo of Summerside.

All games are 10 ends.  Teams will be permitted two timeouts per game and one timeout for an extra end.  The event format is a double knockout and the winners of the A and B events will advance to the CIS/CCA Championship.

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