# 2014 United States Women's Curling Championship – Qualification

Qualification for the 2014 United States Women's Curling Championship consisted of three different paths. Four teams qualified directly through the High Performance Program or the Order of Merit system. The number of the remaining entrants to the national championships was cut down to six teams through a challenge round held in early January.

## Qualification system

Teams can qualify to participate in the men's national championship through the High Performance Program, through the World Curling Tour Order of Merit, or through a challenge round.
Two spots in the nationals were awarded to two teams on the United States Curling Association's High Performance National Program. The teams qualified through the High Performance Program were those skipped by Allison Pottinger and Cassandra Potter. Two more spots were awarded to the top two men's teams on the World Curling Tour Order of Merit standings table at the year's end. The teams qualified through the Order of Merit were those skipped by Courtney George and Nina Spatola.
The remaining six spots in the nationals will be awarded to the teams that earn qualification spots through the challenge round. The challenge round will be held in a triple knockout format.

## Challenge round

The challenge round for the women's nationals will be held from January 10 to 12 at the Grafton Curling Club in Grafton, North Dakota.

### Teams

| Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Locale |
| Amy Lou Anderson | Megan Delaney | Theresa Hoffoss | Julie Smith | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Sarah Anderson | Courtney Anderson-Slata | Taylor Anderson | Emily Anderson | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Alexandra Carlson | Jamie Sinclair | Emilia Juocys | Sherri Schummer | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Em Good | Elle LeBeau | Gabrielle Coleman | Cynthia Eng-Dinsel | Seattle, Washington |
| Davinna Kong | Susan Mitchell | Miranda Heaslip | Donna Umali-Mendoza | San Francisco, California |
| Abigayle Lindgren | Katie Sigurdson | Emily Lindgren | Kelsey Colwell | Grand Forks, North Dakota |
| Caitlin Maroldo | Rebeca Andrew | Abigail Morrison | Emily Walker | Rochester, Minnesota |
| Maureen Stolt | Jordan Moulton | Kendall Behm | Libby Brundage | St. Paul, Minnesota |
| Kimberly Wapola | Jennifer Westhagen | Jenn Cahak | Courtney Shaw | St. Paul, Minnesota |

### Knockout Draw Brackets
#### A Event

| First Knockout | First Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 1 | Qualifier 1 |
| Davinna Kong | 4 | | | | |
| Abigayle Lindgren | 9 | Abigayle Lindgren | 9 | | |
| | | Maureen Stolt | 4 | | |
| | | | | Abigayle Lindgren | 3 |
| | | | | Caitlin Maroldo | 10 |
| | | Sarah Anderson | 5 | | |
| | | Caitlin Maroldo | 9 | | |
| Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 2 | Qualifier 2 |
| Kimberly Wapola | 5 | | |
| Alexandra Carlson | 6 | | |
| | | Alexandra Carlson | 8 |
| | | Amy Lou Anderson | 2 |
| Em Good | 5 | | |
| Amy Lou Anderson | 7 | | |

#### B Event

| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Semifinals | Semifinals | Qualifier 3 | Qualifier 3 |
| Davinna Kong | 7 | | | | |
| Em Good | 5 | Davinna Kong | 5 | | |
| | | Kimberly Wapola | 9 | | |
| | | | | Kimberly Wapola | 3 |
| | | | | Abigayle Lindgren | 9 |
| Second Knockout | Second Knockout | Qualifier 4 | Qualifier 4 |
| Sarah Anderson | 8 | | |
| Maureen Stolt | 7 | Sarah Anderson | 5 |
| | | Amy Lou Anderson | 8 |

#### C Event

| Qualifier 5 | Qualifier 5 |
| Sarah Anderson | 9 |
| Davinna Kong | 6 |
| Third Knockout | Third Knockout | Qualifier 6 | Qualifier 6 |
| | | Kimberly Wapola | 5 |
| Em Good | 8 | Em Good | 10 |
| Maureen Stolt | 6 | | |

### Knockout results
#### Draw 1

Friday, January 10, 7:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Davinna Kong | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 4 |
| Abigayle Lindgren | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Sarah Anderson | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | X | 5 |
| Caitlin Maroldo | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kimberly Wapola | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Alexandra Carlson | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Em Good | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Amy Lou Anderson | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 7 |

#### Draw 2

Saturday, January 11, 9:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Abigayle Lindgren | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | X | X | 9 |
| Maureen Stolt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | X | X | 4 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Davinna Kong | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| Em Good | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 |

#### Draw 3

Saturday, January 11, 2:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Abigayle Lindgren | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | X | X | 3 |
| Caitlin Maroldo | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | X | X | 10 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Alexandra Carlson | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | X | X | X | 8 |
| Amy Lou Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | X | X | X | X | 2 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Davinna Kong | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Kimberly Wapola | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Sarah Anderson | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Maureen Stolt | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7 |

#### Draw 4

Saturday, January 11, 7:00 pm
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kimberly Wapola | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | X | 3 |
| Abigayle Lindgren | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | X | 9 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Sarah Anderson | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Amy Lou Anderson | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | X | 8 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Em Good | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| Maureen Stolt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |

#### Draw 5

Sunday, January 12, 9:00 am
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Sarah Anderson | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | X | 9 |
| Davinna Kong | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | X | 6 |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | Final |
| Kimberly Wapola | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | X | 5 |
| Em Good | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | X | 10 |