# 2018 United States Women's Curling Championship

The 2018 United States Women's Curling Championship was held from March 3 to 10 in Fargo, North Dakota. It was held in conjunction with the 2018 United States Men's Curling Championship. The winning team earned the right to represent the United States at the 2018 Ford World Women's Curling Championship provided that they are also in the top 75 WCT Order of Merit (2 tear period) or have at least 40 points WCT Order of Merit year-to-date ranking as of January 31, 2018.

## Teams

Eight teams qualified to participate.
| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | 2-yr WCT rank (Jan 31) | YTD WCT Points (Jan 31) |
| Ann Podoll | Carissa Thomas | Rachel Workin | Christina Lammers | 226 | 3.771 |
| Emily Anderson | Sherri Schummer | Katie Dubberstein | Libby Brundage | 193 | 1.251 |
| Kim Rhyme | Rebecca Andrew | Katie Rhyme | Amy Harnden | 201 | 7.605 |
| Cora Farrell | Cait Flannery | Lexi Lanigan | Rebecca Miles | 129 | 1.241 |
| Beth Podoll | Emily Quello | Susan Dudt | Rebecca Rodgers | 280 | 0 |
| Christine McMakin | Suzanna Viau | Anna Netteberg | Mairin Barrett | 205 | 2.194 |
| Jamie Sinclair | Alex Carlson | Vicky Persinger | Monica Walker | 16 | 228.981 |
| Cory Christensen | Sarah Anderson | Taylor Anderson | Jenna Martin | 32 | 124.052 |

## Round-robin standings

Key :
* Teams to playoffs
| Skip | W | L |
| Jamie Sinclair | 7 | 0 |
| Cora Farrell | 5 | 2 |
| Cory Christensen | 5 | 2 |
| Kim Rhyme | 4 | 3 |
| Beth Podoll | 3 | 4 |
| Christine McMakin | 2 | 5 |
| Emily Anderson | 1 | 6 |
| Ann Podoll | 1 | 6 |

## Round-robin results

All draw times are listed in Central Standard Time.

### Draw 1

Sunday, March 04, 12:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Beth Podoll | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| Christine McMakin | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Cora Farrell | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | X | 9 |
| Ann Podoll | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kim Rhyme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 3 |
| Team Christensen | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Emily Anderson | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Jamie Sinclair | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 |

### Draw 2

Sunday, March 04, 8:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kim Rhyme | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 1 |
| Jamie Sinclair | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Emily Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Team Christensen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Christine McMakin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |
| Ann Podoll | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Cora Farrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Beth Podoll | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |

### Draw 3

Monday, March 05, 2:30pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | Final |
| Emily Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| Ann Podoll | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Beth Podoll | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Kim Rhyme | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Cora Farrell | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | 6 |
| Jamie Sinclair | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Team Christensen | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 10 |
| Christine McMakin | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 |

### Draw 4

Tuesday, March 06, 8:00am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jamie Sinclair | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 8 |
| Christine McMakin | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Team Christensen | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Ann Podoll | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kim Rhyme | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 7 |
| Cora Farrell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Beth Podoll | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 7 |
| Emily Anderson | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 5 |

### Draw 5

Tuesday, March 06, 4:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Team Christensen | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Cora Farrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | X | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Christine McMakin | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Emily Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jamie Sinclair | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | X | 7 |
| Beth Podoll | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ann Podoll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| Kim Rhyme | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 |

### Draw 6

Wednesday, March 07, 8:00am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kim Rhyme | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 |
| Emily Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ann Podoll | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | 4 |
| Beth Podoll | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Cora Farrell | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | X | 6 |
| Christine McMakin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Jamie Sinclair | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | X | 8 |
| Team Christensen | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 5 |

### Draw 7

Wednesday, March 07, 4:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Christine McMakin | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | 2 |
| Kim Rhyme | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | X | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Ann Podoll | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | 1 |
| Jamie Sinclair | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Emily Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | X | 0 |
| Cora Farrell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | X | X | X | X | X | 7 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Beth Podoll | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Team Christensen | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 7 |

## Playoffs

| Semifinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final | Final |
| | | | 1 | Jamie Sinclair | 6 |
| 2 | Cora Farrell | 3 | 3 | Cory Christensen | 5 |
| 3 | Cory Christensen | 6 | | | |

### Semifinal

Friday, March 9, 2:00pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Cory Christensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Cora Farrell | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
Player percentages :
| Cora Farrell | Cora Farrell | Cory Christensen | Cory Christensen |
| Rebecca Miles | 92% | Taylor Anderson | 88% |
| Cait Flannery | 93% | Jenna Martin | 97% |
| Lexi Lanigan | 87% | Sarah Anderson | 90% |
| Cora Farrell | 70% | Cory Christensen | 88% |
| Total | 86% | Total | 91% |

### Final

Saturday, March 10, 12:30pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Cory Christensen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Jamie Sinclair | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 |
Player percentages :
| Jamie Sinclair | Jamie Sinclair | Cory Christensen | Cory Christensen |
| Monica Walker | 94% | Taylor Anderson | 77% |
| Vicky Persinger | 85% | Jenna Martin | 74% |
| Alexandra Carlson | 81% | Sarah Anderson | 79% |
| Jamie Sinclair | 81% | Cory Christensen | 81% |
| Total | 85% | Total | 78% |