WINNIPEG – East St. Paul’s Kerri Einarson came up short in her bid for a second straight provincial women’s curling title.
The defending champion was eliminated from the 2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts with a 12-3 loss to Darcy Robertson in Saturday’s tiebreaker at Eric Coy Arena.
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Robertson stole deuces in the fourth and seventh ends as well as four points in the eighth en route to the victory. The two-time Manitoba Scotties winner also scored two points in the sixth. She added singles in the first and third ends.
Einarson was only able to put up a point in the second and a deuce in the fifth.
The two skips were forced to play a tiebreaker after finishing in a three-way tie with Michelle Englot for first place in their group. Englot ended up winning the pool with a better pre-game draw-to-the-button average.
With the win, Robertson advances to the 2-vs-2 page playoff game. She’ll face Shannon Birchard who beat Brandon’s Cheryl Reed 11-4 in a tiebreaker to advance.
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The 1-vs-1 match will feature Olympic gold medalist Jennifer Jones and Englot.
The provincial final is set for 3 p.m. Sunday afternoon. The winner will represent Manitoba at the national Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catherines, Ont. next month.
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