Pifer/Pifer Runner-Up at 2024 Southern States Mixed Doubles

Games:	8
Record:	7W - 1L
PF/G:	11.07
PA/G:	6.07
Hammer Efficiency:	0.58
Steal Defense:	0.17
Force Efficiency:	0.70
Steal Efficiency:	0.38

Anne Pifer/Neil Pifer (Charlotte, NC) lost 8-7 to Katherine Gourianova/Jaime C Vidaurrazaga (Wayland, MA) in the Final of the Southern States Mixed Doubles, held December 28 - 31, 2024 at the Charlotte Curling Association in Charlote, United States. To advance to the championship game, Pifer/Pifer won 7-4 over Julia DiBaggio/Nicholas Visnich (Cleveland, OH) in the semifinals of the 2024 Southern States Mixed Doubles in Charlote, North Carolina, United States; and won 9-1 over Adrienne Kruzer/C. Brady Gould (Charlotte, NC) in the quarterfinals. of the 2024 Southern States Mixed Doubles in Charlote, North Carolina, United States;

Pifer/Pifer finished 5-0 in the 24-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Pifer/Pifer defeated Jennifer Hamilton/Marshall Peterson (Columbus, OH) 7-5, then won 6-3 against Vanessa Williams/Tom Straub (Nashville, TN) and 10-6 against Kruzer/Gould. Pifer/Pifer won 5-4 against Julie Benson/Bret Jackson (Brighton, MI), then won 11-3 against Flannery Allison/Michael Allison (St. Louis, MO) in their final qualifying round match.

With their runner-up finish at the Southern States Mixed Doubles, Pifer/Pifer take home 2.750 world rankings points along with the $3,009CDN prize. Pifer/Pifer gained -0.826 points improving upon their best 5 events, though dropped 21 spots on the World Ranking Standings into 310thplace overall with 1.202 total points. Pifer/Pifer ranks 339th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 0.376 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

2024: Katherine Gourianova
Katherine Gourianova, Jaime C Vidaurrazaga
Wayland, MA
2023: Taylor Anderson-Heide
Taylor Anderson-Heide, Ben Richardson
Chaska, MN
2022: Taylor Anderson-Heide
Taylor Anderson-Heide, Ben Richardson
Chaska , MN
2022: BriAnna Weldon
BriAnna Weldon, Sean Franey
Denver, CO
2019: Jocelyn Peterman
Jocelyn Peterman, Brett Gallant
Winnipeg, CAN
2017: Katie Cottrill
Katie Cottrill, Shawn Cottrill
Listowel, ON

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