Kaatz Reaches 2024 MCT Showdown Quarters

SKIP
Rachel
Kaatz

Third
Jenna
Boisvert

Second
Gaetanne
Gauthier

Lead
Breanne
Thomson

Rachel Kaatz (Winnipeg, MB) qualified for the 2024 MCT Showdown playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 7-2 against Nancy Martin (Saskatoon, SK). of the 2024 MCT Showdown in Stonewall, Manitoba, Canada;

Kaatz finished 3-1 in the 10-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Kaatz lost 4-2 to Bobae Kang (Jeonbuk, KOR), then responded with a 9-6 win over Cheyenne Ehnes (Winnipeg, MB). Kaatz won 8-1 against Martin, then won 4-3 against Hailey McFarlane (Winnipeg, MB) in their final qualifying round match.

Kaatz earned 6.000 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the MCT Showdown, moving up 18 spots the World Ranking Standings into 106th place overall with 19.438 total points. Kaatz ranks 123rd overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 8.438 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2025	12	16	0	0.429	2-4	4-3	1-1	0-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2025	197	143	155	7.26	7.87	-0.61	4.26	4.82	1.70	1.63	0.91

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2025	103	101	52	8	3-2	5-2	20-6	0.98	0.50	0.29	0.35

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2025	94	42	103	10	1-4	2-2	10-27	0.45	1.10	0.44	0.27

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2019: Mackenzie Zacharias
Mackenzie Zacharias, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine
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