Ladouceur Reaches KW Fall Classic Quarters

Whitby, Ontario

SKIP
Isabelle
Ladouceur

Third
Grace
Lloyd

Second
Jamie
Smith

Lead
Rachel
Steele

Games:	5
Record:	4W - 1L
PF/G:	9.49
PA/G:	8.21
Hammer Efficiency:	0.40
Steal Defense:	0.19
Force Efficiency:	0.33
Steal Efficiency:	0.28

Isabelle Ladouceur (Whitby, ON) qualified for the KW Fall Classic playoffs, dropping their quarterfinals match 11-6 against Eunjung Kim (Gangneung, KOR).

Ladouceur finished 4-0 in the 18-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Ladouceur defeated Tori Zemmelink (Guelph , ON) 7-2, then won 6-5 against Kim and 8-7 against Sarah Bailey (St. Catharines, ON). Ladouceur won 10-7 against Kerry Galusha (Yellowknife, NT) in their final qualifying round match.

Ladouceur earned 10.500 world rankings points for their Top 5 finish in the KW Fall Classic, remaining in 21st place overall on the World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 4.875 after improving upon their best so far this season. Ladouceur ranks 34th overall on the Year-to-Date rankings with 21.000 points earned so far this season.

RECORD	W	L	T	PCT	HMR	STL	1PT	EEH	EES
2024	28	30	0	0.483	11-5	4-11	5-2	1-0	0-1

SCORING	ENDs	PF	PA	PF/G	PA/G	+/-	EF/G	EA/G	PF/E	PA/E	BE/G
2024	441	310	342	7.03	7.76	-0.73	4.47	4.76	1.57	1.63	0.77

WITH HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	HE	SD
2024	223	237	85	19	5-2	19-1	43-12	1.06	0.38	0.33	0.29

WITHOUT HAMMER	ENDs	PF	PA	BE	4s	3s	2s	PF/E	PA/E	FE	SE
2024	218	73	257	15	1-7	2-14	9-60	0.33	1.18	0.45	0.26

2023: Krista McCarville
Krista McCarville, Andrea Kelly, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts, Rick Lang
Thunder Bay, NONT
2022: Ikue Kitazawa
Ikue Kitazawa, Seina Nakajima, Minori Suzuki, Hasumi Ishigooka
Nagano, JPN
2021: Kerry Galusha
Kerry Galusha, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Margot Flemming, Sarah Koltun, Megan Koehler, Shona Barbour
Yellowknife, NT
2020: Susan Froud
Susan Froud, Kristina Brauch, Kaelyn Gregory, Karen Rowsell, Katie McLaughlin
Alliston, ON
2019: Eun ji Gim
Eun ji Gim, Min-Ji Um, Su ji Kim, Ye eun Seol, Ye ji Seol
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2018: Krista McCarville
Krista McCarville, Kendra Lilly, Ashley Sippala, Sarah Potts
Thunder Bay, ON
2017: Julie Tippin
Julie Tippin, Chantal Duhaime, Rachelle Strybosch, Tess Guyatt
, ON
2016: Sherry Middaugh
Sherry Middaugh, Jo-Ann Rizzo, Lee Merklinger, Leigh Armstrong, Kimberly Tuck
, ON
2015: Alli Flaxey
Alli Flaxey, Clancy Grandy, Lynn Kreviazuk, Morgan Lavell
, ON
2014: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Cheryl McPherson, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON
2013: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Cheryl McPherson, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale, Christy Trombley
Toronto, ON
2012: Erika Brown
Erika Brown, Debbie McCormick, Jessica Schultz, Ann Swisshelm
Madison, WI
2011: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON
2010: Kathy Brown
Kathy Brown, Janet Langevin, Abbie Darnley, Margie Hewitt
Guelph, ON
2009: Julie Hastings
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON
2008: Carrie Delahunt
Julie Hastings, Christy Trombley, Stacey Smith, Katrina Sale
Toronto, ON

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