Brenden2-5 at 2023 USA Curling Junior National Championship

Bismarck, North Dakota

SKIP
Zachary
Brenden

Third
Owen
Nelson

Second
Kjell
Olmanson

Lead
Kyan
Ponzio

Games:	7
Record:	2W - 5L
PF/G:	5.59
PA/G:	8.64
Hammer Efficiency:	0.25
Steal Defense:	0.21
Force Efficiency:	0.35
Steal Efficiency:	0.23

Zachary Brenden (Bismarck, ND) finished 2-5 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Brenden defeated Evan Carlson (Laurel, MD) 7-5, then went on to lose 7-4 against Wesley Wendling (Wausau, WI). Brenden lost 9-7 to Connor Grabow (Blaine, MN). Brenden lost 10-4 to Mason Guentzel (St. Paul, MN). Brenden lost 10-2 to Caden Hebert (Eau Claire, WI) where Brenden responded with a 6-2 win over Caiden Rose (Denver, CO). Brenden went on to lose 8-3 against Nicholas Cenzalli (Wayland, MA) in their final qualifying round match.

Brenden earned 0.750 world rankings points for their preliminary round wins. For week 36 of the event schedule, Brenden did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Brenden 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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