McDonald/Walker Reaches 2021 Alberta Curling Series: Leduc Quarters

Games:	5
Record:	3W - 2L
PF/G:	11.05
PA/G:	8.16
Hammer Efficiency:	0.53
Steal Defense:	0.26
Force Efficiency:	0.38
Steal Efficiency:	0.32

Taylor McDonald/Geoff Walker (Edmonton, AB) qualified for the 2021 Alberta Curling Series: Leduc playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 9-7 against Sarah Anderson/Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN). of the 2021 Alberta Curling Series: Leduc in Leduc, Alberta;

McDonald/Walker finished 3-1 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, McDonald/Walker lost 11-9 to Christa Shulman/Rodney Ouellette (Rocky Mountain House, AB), then responded with a 8-5 win over Alyssa Nedohin/Jaxon Hiebert (Sherwood Park, AB). McDonald/Walker won 11-1 against Kelsie Cygan/Ethan Chung (Edmonton, AB), then won 7-5 against Chaelynn Kitz/Brayden Stewart (Saskatoon, SK) in their final qualifying round match.

McDonald/Walker earned 0.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the Alberta Curling Series: Leduc. For week 5 of the event schedule, McDonald/Walker did not improve upon their best events, remaining at 778th place on the World Ranking Standings with 6.384 total points. McDonald/Walker ranks 460th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.000 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

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