Pierce Reaches 2019 Avonair Cash Spiel Semifinals

SKIP
Melissa
Pierce

Third
Jennifer
Van Wieren

Second
Megan
Anderson

Lead
Sarah
Drummond

Melissa Pierce (Edmonton, AB) run at the 2019 Avonair Cash Spiel came to an end in the semifinals with a 7-1 loss to Kaitlin Stubbs (Calgary, AB). of the 2019 Avonair Cash Spiel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada; Pierce advanced through the quarterfinals with a 6-2 win over Tiffany Steuber (Spruce Grove, AB). of the 2019 Avonair Cash Spiel in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada;

Pierce finished 3-1 in the 20-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pierce lost 6-5 to Hollie Vincent (Red Deer, AB), then responded with a 6-5 win over Meini Wang (Changchun, CHN). Pierce won 7-5 against Madison Bear (St.Paul, MN), then won 9-1 against Adele Kezama (Sherwood Park, AB) in their final qualifying round match.

Pierce earned 13.196 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the Avonair Cash Spiel. Pierce move up 17 spots after posting a net gain of 11.199 points improving upon their best 3 results so far this season, ranking 96th overall with 34.034 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Pierce ranks 64th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 16.064 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE

2023: Rui Wang
Rui Wang, Yanan Guo, Ziqi Dong, Ying Yang , Xiao Ming Xu
Beijing, CHN
2022: Serena Gray-Withers
Serena Gray-Withers, Catherine Clifford, Brianna Cullen, Zoe Cinnamon , Amanda St. Laurent
Edmonton, AB
2021: Krysta Hilker
Krysta Hilker, Karynn Flory, Sydney Lewko, Claire Murray, Kim Curtin
Edmonton, AB
2019: Marla Sherrer
Marla Sherrer, Janais DeJong, Julie Selvais, Rebecca Boorse
Lacombe, AB
2018: Nicky Kaufman
Nicky Kaufman, Pam Appelman, Holly Baird, Stephanie Enright
Edmonton, AB
2017: Nadine Scotland
Nadine Scotland, Heather Jensen, Becca Hebert, Heather Rogers
, AB
2016: Nadine Scotland
Nadine Scotland, Heather Jensen, Becca Hebert, Heather Rogers
, AB
2015: Jie Mei
Jie Mei, Xue Song Gao, Xindi Jiang, Qiutong She
Harbin, CHN
2014: Mari Motohashi
Mari Motohashi, Chinami Yoshida, Yumi Suzuki, Yurika Yoshida
Aomori, JPN
2013: Jessie Hunkin
Jessie Hunkin, Tiffany Steuber, Dayna Demmans, Stephanie Enright
Spruce Grove, AB

Sudbury's Jake and Tanner Horgan will ply their trade elsewhere next season as John Epping and Ian MacMillan explore options for the future.

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