2012 United States Women's Curling Championship


The 2012 United States Women's Curling Championship took place from February 11 to 18 at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Aston, Pennsylvania. It was held in conjunction with the 2012 United States Men's Curling Championship. The winning team, skipped by Madison Dew, will represent the United States at the 2012 Ford World Women's Curling Championship in Lethbridge, Alberta. The first and second placed teams, skipped respectively by Madison Dew and Cassandra Potter, earned qualification spots to the 2014 United States Olympic Curling Trials, which will determine the teams that will represent the United States at the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Road to the Nationals

As with last year, teams qualified for the women's nationals by qualifying automatically through the World Curling Tour Order of Merit or through a challenge round. Four teams qualified via the Order of Merit, while six teams qualified via the challenge round. The challenge round was held in Marshfield, Wisconsin, where the teams that did not qualify directly via the Order of Merit competed for the final six spots in the nationals.

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
SkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateLocaleQualification Method
Erika BrownDebbie McCormickJessica SchultzAnn Swisshelm Madison, WisconsinOrder of Merit
Rebecca HamiltonTara PetersonKarlie KoenigSophie Brorson Madison, WisconsinOrder of Merit
Patti LankNina SpatolaCaitlin MaroldoMolly BonnerMackenzie Lank Lewiston, New YorkOrder of Merit
Alexandra CarlsonMonica WalkerKendall MoultonJordan Moulton St. Paul, MinnesotaOrder of Merit
Maureen StoltMegan PondEmilia JuocysSherri Schummer St. Paul, MinnesotaChallenge Round
Cassandra PotterJamie HaskellJaclyn LemkeStephanie Sambor St. Paul, MinnesotaChallenge Round
Janice LangankeNina ReinigerAshley LawreckNicole Arsenault Middletown, New JerseyChallenge Round
Allison PottingerNicole JoraanstadNatalie NicholsonTabitha Peterson St. Paul, MinnesotaChallenge Round
Aileen SormunenCourtney GeorgeAmanda McLeanMiranda Solem Duluth, MinnesotaChallenge Round
Kimberly WapolaVictoria ForconiCarol StrojnySharon WrightConnie Kupferschmidt St. Paul, MinnesotaChallenge Round

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings
SkipWLPFPAEnds WonEnds LostBlank EndsStolen Ends
Allison Pottinger8176344226416
Cassandra Potter7273504435314
Alexandra Carlson6367484032912
Aileen Sormunen6359574039410
Erika Brown5458433730811
Maureen Stolt5460673740512
Rebecca Hamilton4554593435812
Patti Lank3655583339910
Kimberly Wapola184685304166
Janice Langanke093988244622

Round robin results

All times listed in Eastern Standard Time.

Draw 1

Saturday, February 11, 4:30 pm

Draw 2

''Sunday, February 12, 8:00 am

Draw 3

Sunday, February 12, 4:00 pm

Draw 4

''Monday, February 13, 8:00 am

Draw 5

Monday, February 13, 4:00 pm

Draw 6

Tuesday, February 14, 12:00 pm

Draw 7

Tuesday, February 14, 8:00 pm

Draw 8

Wednesday, February 15, 12:00 pm

Draw 9

Wednesday, February 15, 8:00 pm

Playoffs

1 vs. 2 Game

Thursday, February 16, 8:00 pm

3 vs. 4 Game

Thursday, February 16, 8:00 pm

Semifinal

Friday, February 17, 4:00 pm

Championship Final

Saturday, February 18, 10:00 am