Pekowitz Runner-Up at 2023 USA Curling U18 National Championships

Natick, Massachusetts

Fourth
Addison
Neill

SKIP
Julia
Pekowitz

Second
Kailey
Price

Lead
Alexandra
Pekowitz

Games:	7
Record:	5W - 2L
PF/G:	8.27
PA/G:	5.58
Hammer Efficiency:	0.33
Steal Defense:	0.29
Force Efficiency:	0.71
Steal Efficiency:	0.33

Julia Pekowitz (Natick, MA) lost 5-2 to Sophia Ryhorchuk (St. Paul, MN) in the Final of the USA Curling U18 National Championships, held January 12 - 15, 2023 in Lafayette, Colorado. To advance to the championship game, Pekowitz won 6-1 over Natalie Hollands (Bowling Green, OH) in the semifinals

Pekowitz finished 4-1 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pekowitz defeated Lia Karjarlainen (Fargo, ND) 7-3, then won 8-5 against Demerie Black (Bismarck, ND) and 6-3 against Alana Schroden (Midland, MI). Pekowitz went on to lose 8-6 against Claire Viau (Stevens Point, WI). Pekowitz responded with a 8-4 win over Gracia Berg (Bemidji, MN) in their final qualifying round match.

Pekowitz ranks th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 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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