Jill Brothers (Halifax, NS) won
8-5 over
Mary-Anne Arsenault (Halifax, NS) in the Final of the Nova Scotia Scotties, held January 19 - 24, 2016 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Timberlea, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Brothers won
11-5 over
Theresa Breen (Halifax, NS) in the semifinals of the 2016 Nova Scotia Scotties in Timberlea, Nova Scotia, Canada;
Brothers finished 5-2 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brothers defeated
Colleen Pinkney (Truro, NS) 10-3, then won
8-4 against
Christie Gamble (Halifax, NS) and
6-5 against
Emily Dwyer (Halifax, NS). Brothers went on to lose
7-5 against
Arsenault. Brothers responded with a
7-6 win over
Julie McEvoy (Halifax, NS). Brothers went on to lose
8-7 against
Breen. Brothers responded with a
8-6 win over
Colleen Jones (Halifax, NS) in their final qualifying round match.
For winning the Nova Scotia Scotties Championship title, Brothers earned
11.550 world rankings points, moving up 4 spots the
World Ranking Standings into 58th place overall with
80.260 total points. Brothers ranks 45th overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
74.206 points earned so far this season.
