Kaatz Reaches 2024 MCT Showdown Quarters

Winnipeg, Manitoba

SKIP
Rachel
Kaatz

Third
Jenna
Boisvert

Second
Gaetanne
Gauthier

Lead
Breanne
Thomson

Games:	5
Record:	3W - 2L
PF/G:	7.81
PA/G:	6.56
Hammer Efficiency:	0.31
Steal Defense:	0.44
Force Efficiency:	0.57
Steal Efficiency:	0.36

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 121st 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

2025: Lisa McLeod
Lisa McLeod, Christine MacKay, Emily Cherwinski, Jolene Callum
Winnipeg, MB
2024: Bobae Kang
Bobae Kang, Minseo Kim, Yujeong Shim, Jisoo Kim, Jaehee Jeong
Jeonbuk, KOR
2023: Kristy Watling
Kristy Watling, Laura Burtnyk, Emily Deschenes, Sarah Pyke
Winnipeg, MB
2019: Mackenzie Zacharias
Mackenzie Zacharias, Karlee Burgess, Emily Zacharias, Lauren Lenentine
Altona, MB
2018: Joelle Brown
Joelle Brown, Susan Baleja, Natalie Claude-Harding, Carlene Strand
Winnipeg, MB
2017: Barb Spencer
Barb Spencer, Katie Spencer, Holly Spencer, Allyson Spencer
winnnipeg, MB
2016: Tracy Fleury
Tracy Fleury, Jennifer Wylie, Jenna Enge, Amanda Gates, Crystal Rumberg
Sudbury, NO
2015: Jennifer Clark-Rouire
Jennifer Clark-Rouire, Rachel Kaatz, Lindsay Warkentin, Kylee Calvert
Winnipeg , MB
2014: Michelle Montford
Michelle Montford, Lisa McLeod, Sara Van Walleghem, Sarah Neufeld, Courtney Blanchard
Winnipeg, MB

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