2024 Atlantic University Sport Curling Championships Explained

2024 AUS Curling Championships
presented by Bell
Host City:Montague, Prince Edward Island
Arena:Montague Curling Club
Dates:February 8–11
Men's Winner: Dalhousie Tigers
Curling Club:Halifax CC, Halifax
Skip:Owen Purcell
Third:Ethan Young
Second:David McCurdy
Lead:Caelan McPherson
Alternate:Owen McPherson
Coach:Anthony Purcell
Finalist: Saint Mary's Huskies (Mosher)
Women's Winner: UNB Reds
Curling Club2:Capital WC, Fredericton
Skip2:Jenna Campbell
Third2:Carly Smith
Second2:Véronique Carroll
Lead2:Rebecca Watson
Alternate2:Kirsten Donovan
Coach2:Wayne Tallon
Finalist2: Dalhousie Tigers (MacNutt)
Prev:2023
Next:2025

The 2024 Atlantic University Sport Curling Championships presented by Bell were held from February 8 to 11 at the Montague Curling Club in Montague, Prince Edward Island.[1] The top two men's and women's teams qualified for the 2024 U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships in Fredericton, New Brunswick, hosted by the University of New Brunswick who received an automatic berth as the hosts. Because the UNB Reds women's team qualified for the final, a third-place game was held to determine the second qualifying team.

In the men's final, the Dalhousie Tigers won their seventh AUS title by defeating the Saint Mary's Huskies 8–5. As the UNB men's team lost the semifinal, no third-place game was held. Both Dalhousie and Saint Mary's qualified for U Sports.[2]

In the women's final, the UNB Reds won their first AUS championship, defeating the defending champions Dalhousie Tigers 5–4 in an extra end. The third-place game saw the Mount Allison Mounties steal in a double extra end to down the Saint Mary's Huskies 8–7. Both Dalhousie and Mount Allison qualified for the U Sport championship.[2]

Men

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3]

TeamSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateUniversity
Ethan Young David McCurdy Caelan McPherson Owen McPherson Dalhousie University[4]
Nick Mosher Benjamin Currie Chris Churchill Craig Weagle Saint Mary's University
Logan Pugsley Ryan Smith Sam Goodine Andrew Roberts Wyatt Schofield St. Francis Xavier University[5]
Jamie Stewart Sean Beland James Carr Loris Elliott Luke Wilson University of New Brunswick[6]
Jack MacFadyen Chase MacMillan Liam Kelly Robert Shaw University of Prince Edward Island[7]

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings[8]

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width=190Teamwidth=130Skipwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
3 1 26 13 15 8 0 10
Nick Mosher 3 1 21 19 13 10 3 5
Jamie Stewart 2 2 21 18 11 12 3 5
Logan Pugsley 1 3 14 22 10 14 2 4
Jack MacFadyen 1 3 15 25 9 14 1 3

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time .[9]

Draw 1

Thursday, February 8, 9:00 am

Draw 2

Thursday, February 8, 2:00 pm

Draw 3

Thursday, February 8, 7:00 pm

Draw 4

Friday, February 9, 9:00 am

Draw 6

Friday, February 9, 7:00 pm

Draw 7

Saturday, February 10, 9:00 am

Draw 8

Saturday, February 10, 2:00 pm

Playoffs

Semifinals

Sunday, February 11, 9:00 am

Gold medal game

Sunday, February 11, 1:00 pm

Women

Teams

The teams are listed as follows:[3]

TeamSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateUniversity
Cate Fitzgerald Marlise Carter Dalhousie University[10]
Sarah McNeil Lamswood Kate Paterson Izzy Paterson Emily Neary Memorial University of Newfoundland[11]
Olivia Wynter Cerys Fisher Lauren Sallaj Mount Allison University[12]
Abby Slauenwhite Ella Wilson Emma Butler Saint Mary's University
Abby Rafuse Deidra Fraser Hanna Manthorne Ace MacDonald Kate Steele St. Francis Xavier University[13]
Jenna Campbell Carly Smith Véronique Carroll Rebecca Watson Kirsten Donovan University of New Brunswick
Sophie Blades Sydney Howatt Rachel MacLean Lexie Murray Beth Stokes University of Prince Edward Island

Round robin standings

Final Round Robin Standings[14]

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width=210Teamwidth=160Skipwidth=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20width=20
6 0 42 22 26 16 2 9
Olivia Wynter 4 2 39 23 22 18 2 7
Jenna Campbell 4 2 30 29 21 18 1 6
3 3 25 34 18 23 2 8
Sophie Blades 3 3 29 26 22 21 1 6
Sarah McNeil Lamswood 1 5 26 34 21 23 2 7
Abby Rafuse 0 6 17 40 13 24 3 2

Round robin results

All draw times are listed in Atlantic Time .[9]

Draw 1

Thursday, February 8, 9:00 am

Draw 2

Thursday, February 8, 2:00 pm

Draw 3

Thursday, February 8, 7:00 pm

Draw 4

Friday, February 9, 9:00 am

Draw 5

Friday, February 9, 2:00 pm

Draw 6

Friday, February 9, 7:00 pm

Draw 7

Saturday, February 10, 9:00 am

Draw 8

Saturday, February 10, 2:00 pm

Draw 9

Saturday, February 10, 7:00 pm

Playoffs

Semifinals

Sunday, February 11, 9:00 am

Bronze medal game

Sunday, February 11, 1:00 pm

Gold medal game

Sunday, February 11, 1:00 pm

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: AUS Curling. Atlantic University Sport. February 8, 2024.
  2. News: Dalhousie men earn fifth straight AUS curling title, UNB captures first women's title. Atlantic University Sport. February 11, 2024. February 11, 2024.
  3. Web site: List of Teams. Montague Curling Club. February 8, 2024.
  4. News: Meet the 2023/24 Dalhousie Tigers Men’s Curling Team!. Dalhousie University Curling. Facebook. February 3, 2024. February 8, 2024.
  5. News: Meet the X-Men Curling team competing at the 2024 AUS Curling Championship, presented by Bell, in PEI starting this Thursday! . STFX Curling. Facebook. February 6, 2024. February 8, 2024.
  6. News: UNB Curling. UNB Curling. Facebook. February 7, 2024. February 8, 2024.
  7. News: PREVIEW: UPEI hosts 2024 AUS Curling Championships. UPEI Panthers. Thomas Becker. February 7, 2024. February 8, 2024.
  8. Web site: Men's Standings. Montague Curling Club. February 8, 2024.
  9. Web site: Draw / Results. Montague Curling Club. February 8, 2024.
  10. News: Introducing the 2023/24 Dalhousie Tigers Women’s Curling Team!. Dalhousie University Curling. Facebook. February 2, 2024. February 8, 2024.
  11. News: This week, Sarah and Kate are in PEI playing for the Memorial University Sea~Hawks at the 2024 AUS Curling Championships!. Team Godsland. Facebook. February 7, 2024. February 8, 2024.
  12. News: We are so excited to be heading to Montague today for the 2024 AUS Championships! Our first game is tomorrow morning against UPEI. Mount Allison Curling. Facebook. February 7, 2024. February 8, 2024.
  13. News: Meet the X-Women Curling team competing at the 2024 AUS Curling Championship, presented by Bell, in PEI starting this Thursday! . STFX Curling. Facebook. February 7, 2024. February 8, 2024.
  14. Web site: Women's Standings. Montague Curling Club. February 8, 2024.