CHAMPION: Benson Wins 2024 St. Paul Cashspiel

Duluth, Minnesota

Fourth
Aileen
Geving

SKIP
Courtney
Benson

Second
Lexi
Daly

Lead
Sara
Olson

Games:	7
Record:	6W - 1L
PF/G:	8.24
PA/G:	4.12
Hammer Efficiency:	0.27
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.67
Steal Efficiency:	0.46

Courtney Benson (Duluth, MN) won 4-3 over Elizabeth Cousins (Nashua, NH) in the Final of the St. Paul Cashspiel, held October 18 - 20, 2024 at the St. Paul Curling Club in St. Paul, . To advance to the championship game, Benson won 6-0 over Tabitha Peterson (St. Paul, MN) in the semifinals of the 2024 St. Paul Cashspiel in St. Paul; and won 7-6 over Delaney Strouse (Traverse City, MI) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 St. Paul Cashspiel in St. Paul;

Benson finished 3-1 in the 14-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Benson defeated Sidney Schroeder (Madison, WI) 8-2, then won 7-0 against Cousins. Benson went on to lose 7-6 against Kim Rhyme (Minneapolis, MN). Benson responded with a 4-3 win over Allory Johnson (Blaine, MN) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the St. Paul Cashspiel Championship title, Benson earned 15.000 world rankings points along with the $6,915CDN first prize cheque. For week 12 of the event schedule, Benson did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Benson 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

2025: Eunjung Kim
Eunjung Kim, Kyeongae Kim, Chohi Kim, Seonyeong Kim
Gangneung, KOR
2024: Courtney Benson
Aileen Geving, Courtney Benson, Lexi Daly, Sara Olson
Duluth, MN
2023: Ariel Traxler
Ariel Traxler, Lacy Simko, Liz Odell Howe, Sarah Smith
Fairbanks, AK
2019: Cora Farrell
Cora Farrell, Leah Yavarow, Cait Flannery, Rebecca Miles, Allison Howell
Chaska, MN
2018: Annmarie Dubberstein
Annmarie Dubberstein, Cora Farrell, Jenna Burchesky, Allison Howell
Chaska, USA
2017: Jessica Schultz
Jessica Schultz, Courtney Benson, Jordan Moulton, Stephanie Senneker
Saint Paul, MN
2016: Cory Thiesse
Cory Thiesse, Sarah Anderson, Taylor Anderson-Heide, Jenna Martin
Blaine, USA
2015: Cory Thiesse
Cory Thiesse, Sarah Anderson, Taylor Anderson-Heide, Madison Bear, Christine McMakin
Duluth, MN
2014: Aileen Geving
Aileen Geving, Tara Peterson, Vicky Persinger, Monica Walker
Blaine, USA
2013: Michelle Montford
Michelle Montford, Lisa McLeod, Sara Van Walleghem, Sarah Neufeld, Courtney Blanchard
Winnipeg, MB
2012: Patti Lank
Patti Lank, Mackenzie Lank, Nina Roth, Caitlin Pulli
Rochester, NY

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