Kiemele Reaches 2023 U25 NextGen Classic Semifinals

Toronto, Ontario

SKIP
Mackenzie
Kiemele

Third
Jillian
Uniacke

Second
Emilie
Lovitt

Lead
Jessica
Filipcic

Games:	6
Record:	3W - 3L
PF/G:	6.14
PA/G:	8.18
Hammer Efficiency:	0.25
Steal Defense:	0.27
Force Efficiency:	0.46
Steal Efficiency:	0.36

Mackenzie Kiemele (Toronto, ON) run at the 2023 U25 NextGen Classic came to an end in the semifinals with a 9-2 loss to Abby Marks (Edmonton, AB).

Kiemele finished 3-2 in the 12-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kiemele defeated Grace Beaudry (Calgary, AB) 5-4, then went on to lose 10-3 against Melodie Forsythe (Fredericton, NB). Kiemele lost 5-4 to Serena Gray-Withers (Edmonton, AB) where Kiemele responded with a 5-3 win over Skylar Ackerman (Saskatoon, SK). Kiemele won 8-5 against Holly Hafeli (Kamloops, BC) in their final qualifying round match.

Kiemele earned 10.625 world rankings points for their Top 3 finish in the U25 NextGen Classic, moving up 49 spots the World Ranking Standings into 109th place overall with 18.269 total points. Kiemele ranks 32nd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 10.625 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	10	12	0	0.455	3-1	1-5	1-2	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	158	110	122	6.96	7.72	-0.76	4.49	4.62	1.55	1.67	0.89

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	82	71	53	6	2-2	3-3	15-7	0.87	0.65	0.26	0.40

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	76	39	69	8	1-0	0-9	6-11	0.51	0.91	0.50	0.37

2025: Serena Gray-Withers
Serena Gray-Withers, Catherine Clifford, Lindsey Burgess, Zoe Cinnamon
Edmonton, AB
2024: Taylor Reese-Hansen
Taylor Reese-Hansen, Megan McGillivray, Kim Bonneau, Julianna Mackenzie
Victoria, BC
2023: Serena Gray-Withers
Serena Gray-Withers, Catherine Clifford, Brianna Cullen, Zoe Cinnamon , Amanda St. Laurent
Edmonton, AB
2022: Serena Gray-Withers
Serena Gray-Withers, Catherine Clifford, Brianna Cullen, Zoe Cinnamon , Amanda St. Laurent
Edmonton, AB

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