CHAMPION: Johnson Wins 2025 USA Curling Junior National Championships

Blaine, Minnesota

SKIP
Allory
Johnson

Third
Gianna
Johnson

Second
Morgan
Zacher

Lead
Bailey
Vaydich

Games:	10
Record:	8W - 2L
PF/G:	7.29
PA/G:	5.83
Hammer Efficiency:	0.37
Steal Defense:	0.23
Force Efficiency:	0.52
Steal Efficiency:	0.32

Allory Johnson (Blaine, MN) won 6-4 over Megan Stopera (Wayland, MA) in the Final of the USA Curling Junior National Championships, held April 1 - 6, 2025 at the Bowling Green Curling Club in Bowling Green, United States. To advance to the championship game, Johnson won 7-4 over Bella Hagenbuch (Utica, IL) in the semifinals of the 2025 USA Curling Junior National Championships in Bowling Green, Ohio, United States;

Johnson finished 6-1 in the 8-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Johnson lost 5-4 to Stopera, then responded with a 10-7 win over Lily Rokke (Fargo, ND). Johnson won 10-5 against Hagenbuch, then won 10-8 against Kenna Ponzio (Chaska, MN) and 5-4 against Jersey Hollands (Bowling Green, OH). Johnson won 5-4 against Julia Pekowitz (Wayland, MA), then won 9-8 against Nia Berg (Bemidji, MN) in their final qualifying round match.

For winning the USA Curling Junior National Championships Championship title, Johnson earned 3.750 world rankings points. Johnson move up 6 spots after posting a net gain of 2.625 points improving upon their best 8 results so far this season, ranking 69th overall with 35.063 total points on the World Ranking Standings. Johnson ranks 69th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 35.063 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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