2014 United States Women's Curling Championship Explained

2014 United States Women's Curling Championship
Host City:	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Arena:	IceWorks Skating Complex
Dates:	March 1–8
Winner:	Nina Spatola
Curling Club:	Madison CC, Madison
Skip:	Nina Spatola
Third:	Becca Hamilton
Second:	Tara Peterson
Lead:	Sophie Brorson
Finalist:	Allison Pottinger
Prev:	2013
Next:	2015

The 2014 Labatt^[1] United States Women's Curling Championship was held from March 1 to 8 at the IceWorks Skating Complex in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It was held in conjunction with the 2014 United States Men's Curling Championship.

Road to the Nationals

See main article: article and 2014 United States Women's Curling Championship – Qualification. A total of ten teams will be able to participate in the women's national championship by qualifying through the High Performance Program, through the World Curling Tour Order of Merit, or through a challenge round.

Teams

There will be ten teams participating in this year's national championship. The teams are listed as follows:^[2]

Skip	Third	Second	Lead	Alternate	Locale	Qualification Method
						High Performance Program committee selection^[3]
						High Performance Program committee selection
						Order of Merit
						Order of Merit
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round
						Challenge Round

Notes

1. Coleman sat out due to illness for Draws 3 and 4, and Stolt replaced Coleman at the skip position. Coleman returned to play in Draw 5. She played as second in Draws 5–7, and played third in Draws 8 and 9, swapping positions with LeBeau.
2. The team's locale is listed as Seattle, Washington, based on the locale of the original skip of the team, Good. Coleman is from San Francisco, California, and Stolt, the team's alternate, is from Plymouth, Minnesota.

Round-robin standings

Final round-robin standings

Key
	Teams to playoffs
	Teams to Tiebreaker

width=150	Skip	width=20	W	width=20	L	width=20	PF	width=20	PA	width=20	Ends won	width=20	Ends Lost	width=20	Blank ends	width=20	Stolen ends	width=20	Shot pct.
	7	2	69	43	39	32	10	14	80%
	7	2	78	46	40	29	6	17	80%
	7	2	63	41	37	30	12	16	78%
	6	3	68	48	40	30	10	17	79%
	6	3	61	66	41	38	6	12	77%
	4	5	53	58	31	36	14	5	71%
	3	6	45	69	29	36	15	7	70%
	3	6	46	65	35	39	12	9	73%
	1	8	52	75	31	45	9	2	71%
	1	8	41	75	29	39	8	6	68%

Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Eastern Standard Time (UTC−7).^{[4] [5]}

Draw 1

Saturday, March 1, 4:30 pm

Draw 2

Sunday, March 2, 8:00 am

Draw 3

Sunday, March 2, 4:00 pm

Draw 4

Monday, March 3, 12:00 pm

Draw 5

Monday, March 3, 8:00 pm

Draw 6

Tuesday, March 4, 12:00 pm

Draw 7

Tuesday, March 4, 8:00 pm

Draw 8

Wednesday, March 5, 12:00 pm

Draw 9

Wednesday, March 5, 8:00 pm

Tiebreaker

Thursday, March 6, 12:00 pm

Playoffs

1 vs. 2

Thursday, March 6, 8:00 pm

3 vs. 4

Thursday, March 6, 8:00 pm

Semifinal

Friday, March 7, 4:00 pm

Final

Saturday, March 8, 10:00 am

Notes and References

1. Web site: Labatt named presenting sponsor of 2014 Nationals. https://web.archive.org/web/20140108235118/http://www.teamusa.org/Home/USA%20Curling/Features/2013/August/01/Labatt%20named%20presenting%20sponsor%20of%202014%20Nationals. dead. January 8, 2014. 1 August 2013. USA Curling. 8 January 2014.
2. Web site: Qualified teams to the 2014 National Championships. USA Curling. 12 January 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20160310164130/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Events/Championships/National-Events/National-Championships/Qualified-Teams. 2016-03-10. dead.
3. Web site: First four teams qualify to 2014 Nationals. https://web.archive.org/web/20140109071746/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Curling/Features/2013/November/26/First-four-teams-qualify-to-2014-Nationals. dead. January 9, 2014. 26 November 2013. USA Curling. 8 January 2014.
4. Web site: 2014 United States National Curling Championships – Draw Schedule. 29 January 2014. United States Curling Association. 23 February 2014.
5. Web site: 2014 United States National Curling Championships – Revised Draw due to Winter Storm Titan. 3 March 2014. United States Curling Association. 3 March 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20140717085210/http://2014usacurlingnationals.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/2014MWdrawSTORMREV.pdf. 2014-07-17. dead.