CHAMPION: Lank Wins 2017 USA Senior Women's National Championship

SKIP
Patti
Lank

Third
Kathy
Pielage

Second
Tracy
Lawless

Lead
Sandra
Brown

Patti Lank (Madison, WI) won 7-5 over Margie Smith (St. Paul, MN) in the Final of the USA Senior Women's National Championship, held January 25 - 29, 2017 in Beaverton, Oregon. To advance to the championship game, Lank won 7-6 over Debra Horn (Cleveland, OH) in the semifinals of the 2017 USA Senior Women's National Championship in Beaverton, Oregon;

Lank finished 4-0 in the 0-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Lank defeated Carol Ann Naso (Tempe, AZ) 11-4, then won 11-4 against Nadyne Krienke (Seattle, WA) and 7-2 against Smith. Lank won 11-2 against Kathryn Watson (Portland, OR) in their final qualifying round match.

. For week of the event schedule, Lank did not improve upon their best events, remaining at th place on the World Ranking Standings with total points. Lank 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

It may not lead to the most exciting brand of curling, but the ability to deliver blanked ends when needed is an important skillset in the sport.

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