Persinger/Casper Reaches 2024 USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship Quarters

Vicky Persinger/Daniel Casper (Fairbanks, AK) qualified for the 2024 USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 10-5 against Aileen Geving/John Shuster (Duluth, MN). of the 2024 USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship in Traverse City, Michigan, United States;

Persinger/Casper finished 5-2 in the 16-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Persinger/Casper defeated Emily Schweitzer/Blake Hagberg (Minneapolis, MN) 7-6, then won 7-2 against Clare Moores/Lance Wheeler (Denver, CO) and 11-5 against Kirstin Nickel/Gabriel Nickel (Hudson, WI). Persinger/Casper went on to lose 8-2 against Cory Thiesse/Korey Dropkin (Duluth, MN). Persinger/Casper responded with a 7-5 win over Cora Farrell/Coleman Thurston (Chaska, MN). Persinger/Casper went on to lose 5-4 against Kim Rhyme/Jason Smith (Minneapolis, MN). Persinger/Casper responded with a 10-4 win over Becca Wood/Tony Kot (Denver, CO) in their final qualifying round match.

Persinger/Casper earned 13.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the USA Curling Mixed Doubles National Championship. For week 32 of the event schedule, Persinger/Casper did not improve upon their best events, dropping from 83rd to 86th place overall on the World Ranking Standings with 17.500 total points. Persinger/Casper ranks 86th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 17.500 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	19	8	0	0.704	0-0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0-0

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	170	205	106	12.06	6.24	5.82	6.47	3.53	1.86	1.77	0.00

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	69	101	25	0	5-0	8-2	16-3	1.46	0.36	0.42	0.26

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	101	104	81	0	3-5	9-7	16-7	1.03	0.80	0.55	0.58

Stefania Constantini and Amos Mosaner (Photo: Stephen Fisher/World Curling) are semifinal bound after picking up an eighth victory in Fredericton.

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