Rachel Homan (Ottawa, ON) lost
8-6 to
Chelsea Carey (Calgary, AB) in the Final of the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, held February 16 - 24, 2019 in Sydney, Nova Scotia. To advance to the championship game, Homan won
9-7 over
Robyn Silvernagle (North Battleford, SK) in the semifinals of the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Sydney, Nova Scotia;
Homan finished 8-3 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Homan defeated
Krista McCarville (Thunder Bay, NONT) 6-4, then won
12-4 against
Jenine Bodner (Iqaluit, NU) and
6-3 against
Jill Brothers (Halifax, NS). Homan won
12-2 against
Gabrielle Lavoie (Quebec, QC). Homan went on to lose
6-5 against
Tracy Fleury (East St. Paul, MB). Homan lost
6-3 to
Carey where Homan responded with a
8-6 win over
Sarah Wark (Abbotsford, BC). Homan won
9-2 against
Casey Scheidegger (Lethbridge, AB), then won
9-6 against
Jennifer Jones (Winnipeg, CAN) and
7-6 against
Suzanne Birt (Charlottetown, PEI). Homan went on to lose
6-3 against
Silvernagle in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Homan take home
55.490 world rankings points, remaining in 1st place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 15.192 after improving upon their best so far this season. Homan ranks 1st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
528.902 points earned so far this season.
