P.E.I.’s Birt rink finishes with .500 record at 2022 Scotties, Lenentine in 10 am tiebreaker (SaltWire)

Posted on by February 4, 2022

(by Jason Simmonds)

THUNDER BAY, Ont. — P.E.I.’s Suzanne Birt rink won its final two games and three of four to complete play in the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts at 4-4 (won-lost).

Birt closed out the round-robin format in the Canadian women’s curling championship with an 8-5 victory over Newfoundland and Labrador’s Sarah Hill (2-6) on Feb. 3.

P.E.I. lead Michelle McQuaid, left, and second stone Meaghan Hughes follow a shot by skip Suzanne Birt during play in the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont. The P.E.I. team finished strong, winning three of its final four games, to complete round-robin play 4-4 (won-lost). Curling Canada/Andre Klaver
P.E.I. lead Michelle McQuaid, left, and second stone Meaghan Hughes follow a shot by skip Suzanne Birt during play in the 2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Thunder Bay, Ont. The P.E.I. team finished strong, winning three of its final four games, to complete round-robin play 4-4 (won-lost). Curling Canada/Andrew Klaver

Although the Birt rink missed qualifying for the playoffs by one game, there are P.E.I. connections with teams in the playoffs.

Former Summerside resident Daryell Nowlan coaches New Brunswick’s Andrea Crawford rink, which finished second in Pool A with a 6-2 record.

Lauren Lenentine of New Haven, P.E.I., plays the lead position with Manitoba’s Mackenzie Zacharias rink. Zacharias dropped a 10-7 decision to Team Canada’s Kerri Einarson (8-0) in the late draw Feb. 3. 

That loss, combined with a 7-4 win for the Kerry Galusha rink from the Northwest Territories set up a tiebreaker on Feb. 4 at 10 a.m.

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