(by Jason Simmonds)
SUMMERSIDE – The Stefanie Lawton rink from Saskatoon, Sask., is headed to the playoffs at the 2014 Players’ Championship.
Second stone Sherri Singler, left, and lead Mariliese Kasner sweep a stone for the Stefanie Lawton rink in a must-win game at the 2014 Players’ Championship against the Crystal Webster foursome at Eastlink Arena on Friday afternoon. Lawton won the game that decided the final women’s playoff berth by a 5-3 score.
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Lawton defeated Crystal Webster’s foursome 5-3 on Friday afternoon to advance to the quarter-finals on Saturday at 1 p.m.
Lawton, who finished the round robin at 3-2 (won-lost), will face Canadian women’s champion Rachel Homan (3-2), and Olympic gold-medallist Jennifer Jones (3-2) will take on Scotland’s Eve Muirhead (4-1) in the other quarter-final.
Silvana Tirinzoni of Switzerland and Margaretha Sigfridsson of Sweden earned byes to the semifinals with 4-1 records.