# 2023 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts

The 2023 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship for Nova Scotia, was held from January 26 to 29 at the Bluenose Curling Club in New Glasgow, Nova Scotia. The event was held in conjunction with the 2023 Nova Scotia Tankard, the men's provincial championship. The winning Christina Black rink represented Nova Scotia at the 2023 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship in Kamloops, British Columbia where they finished fourth overall losing to eventual champion Team Canada 9–4 in the 3 vs. 4 page playoff.
Just like the previous year, there was no preliminary round to qualify for the provincial championship. Any team was able to register to compete in the championship.

## Teams

The teams are listed as follows:
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Club |
| Christina Black | Jenn Baxter | Karlee Everist | Shelley Barker | | Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth |
| Jennifer Crouse | Julie McEvoy | Sheena Moore | Kaitlin Fralic | | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Jessica Daigle | Kirsten Lind | Lindsey Burgess | Emma Logan | Colleen Jones | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Tanya Hilliard | Taylor Clarke | Mackenzie Feindel | Heather MacPhee | Liz Garnett | Dartmouth CC, Dartmouth |
| Kristen MacDiarmid | Kelly Backman | Liz Woodworth | Julia Colter | | Halifax CC, Halifax |
| Sarah Murphy | Erin Carmody | Kate Callaghan | Jenn Mitchell | Taylour Stevens | Mayflower CC, Halifax |
| Andrea Saulnier (Fourth) | Jill Alcoe-Holland | Jocelyn Nix (Skip) | Kimberly Garby | | Glooscap CC, Kentville Windsor CC, Windsor |
| Marlee Powers | Mary Myketyn-Driscoll | Jocelyn Adams | Amanda England | | Halifax CC, Halifax |

## Knockout brackets

Source:

### A event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | First Knockout | | | | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Christina Black | Christina Black | 9 | | | | | | |
| Jocelyn Nix | Jocelyn Nix | 0 | | | | | | |
| Jocelyn Nix | Jocelyn Nix | 0 | Christina Black | Christina Black | 8 | | | |
| | | | Jessica Daigle | Jessica Daigle | 5 | | | |
| Jessica Daigle | Jessica Daigle | 8 | Jessica Daigle | Jessica Daigle | 5 | | | |
| Sarah Murphy | Sarah Murphy | 4 | | | | | | |
| Sarah Murphy | Sarah Murphy | 4 | | | | Christina Black | Christina Black | 10 |
| | | | | | | Tanya Hilliard | Tanya Hilliard | 6 |
| Marlee Powers | Marlee Powers | 9 | | | | | | | Tanya Hilliard | Tanya Hilliard | 6 |
| Kristen MacDiarmid | Kristen MacDiarmid | 5 | | | | | | |
| Kristen MacDiarmid | Kristen MacDiarmid | 5 | Marlee Powers | Marlee Powers | 4 | | | |
| | | | Tanya Hilliard | Tanya Hilliard | 5 | | | |
| Tanya Hilliard | Tanya Hilliard | 10 | Tanya Hilliard | Tanya Hilliard | 5 | | | |
| Jennifer Crouse | Jennifer Crouse | 9 | | | | | | |

### B event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Second Knockout | | | | | | | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| | | | | | | Christina Black | Christina Black | 7 | | | |
| | | | Marlee Powers | Marlee Powers | 11 | Marlee Powers | Marlee Powers | 6 | | | |
| Jocelyn Nix | Jocelyn Nix | 5 | Sarah Murphy | Sarah Murphy | 10 | | | | Christina Black | Christina Black | 7 |
| Sarah Murphy | Sarah Murphy | 9 | | | | | | | Kristen MacDiarmid | Kristen MacDiarmid | 5 |
| | | | | | | Tanya Hilliard | Tanya Hilliard | 5 | | | |
| | | | Jessica Daigle | Jessica Daigle | 5 | Kristen MacDiarmid | Kristen MacDiarmid | 10 | | | |
| Kristen MacDiarmid | Kristen MacDiarmid | 8 | Kristen MacDiarmid | Kristen MacDiarmid | 8 | | | | | | |
| Jennifer Crouse | Jennifer Crouse | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

### C event

| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Third Knockout | | | | | | | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| | | | | | | Kristen MacDiarmid | Kristen MacDiarmid | 7 | | | |
| | | | Marlee Powers | Marlee Powers | 11 | Marlee Powers | Marlee Powers | 8 | | | |
| Jocelyn Nix | Jocelyn Nix | 2 | Jessica Daigle | Jessica Daigle | 6 | | | | Marlee Powers | Marlee Powers | 2 |
| Jessica Daigle | Jessica Daigle | 6 | | | | | | | Tanya Hilliard | Tanya Hilliard | 7 |
| | | | | | | Christina Black | Christina Black | 5 | | | |
| | | | Tanya Hilliard | Tanya Hilliard | 8 | Tanya Hilliard | Tanya Hilliard | 6 | | | |
| Jennifer Crouse | Jennifer Crouse | 4 | Sarah Murphy | Sarah Murphy | 5 | | | | | | |
| Sarah Murphy | Sarah Murphy | 5 | | | | | | | | | |

## Knockout results

All draw times listed in Atlantic Time (UTC−04:00).

### Draw 1

Thursday, January 26, 4:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Tanya Hilliard | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10 |
| Jennifer Crouse | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Christina Black | 1 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | X | X | X | X | X | 9 |
| Jocelyn Nix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Marlee Powers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 9 |
| Kristen MacDiarmid | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jessica Daigle | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| Sarah Murphy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |

### Draw 2

Friday, January 27, 8:00 am
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Christina Black | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Jessica Daigle | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kristen MacDiarmid | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Jennifer Crouse | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jocelyn Nix | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Sarah Murphy | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | 9 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Marlee Powers | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Tanya Hilliard | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

### Draw 3

Friday, January 27, 4:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Marlee Powers | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 11 |
| Sarah Murphy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 10 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Christina Black | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
| Tanya Hilliard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jessica Daigle | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Kristen MacDiarmid | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 8 |

### Draw 4

Saturday, January 28, 8:00 am
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Tanya Hilliard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 5 |
| Kristen MacDiarmid | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | X | 10 |
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jocelyn Nix | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Jessica Daigle | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jennifer Crouse | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Sarah Murphy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Christina Black | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7 |
| Marlee Powers | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 |

### Draw 5

Saturday, January 28, 4:00 pm
| Sheet 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Christina Black | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | X | 7 |
| Kristen MacDiarmid | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Marlee Powers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | X | 11 |
| Jessica Daigle | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Tanya Hilliard | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 8 |
| Sarah Murphy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |

### Draw 7

Sunday, January 29, 9:00 am
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Christina Black | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Tanya Hilliard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
| Sheet 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kristen MacDiarmid | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 |
| Marlee Powers | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |

### Draw 8

Sunday, January 29, 2:00 pm
| Sheet 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Marlee Powers | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 2 |
| Tanya Hilliard | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 7 |

## Playoffs

Source:
| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| | | | A | Christina Black |
| B | Christina Black | 9 | B | Christina Black |
| C | Tanya Hilliard | 4 | | |

### Semifinal

Sunday, January 29, 7:00 pm
| Sheet 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Tanya Hilliard | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 4 |
| Christina Black | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | X | X | 9 |

### Final

* Not needed as Team Black would've needed to be beaten twice
* 2023 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
* Christina Black 4th Nova Scotia Provincial Championship title