By Canadian Press

Homan rolls to 9-3 win over Carey at Grand Slam of Curling’s Co-op Canadian Open

Nov 7, 2024 | 12:04 PM

NISKU, Alta. — Top-ranked Rachel Homan defeated Chelsea Carey 9-3 on Thursday to keep her perfect record intact at the Co-op Canadian Open.

Homan, from Ottawa, scored three points in the second end and added three more in the seventh. She improved to 3-0 and secured a playoff spot with one more round-robin game to play.

Carey, who succeeded Jennifer Jones as skip of her Winnipeg-based team, fell to 2-1. Lindsey Burgess is filling in this week at second for Emily Zacharias, who is playing a limited schedule this season.

In other early games, Kerri Einarson of Gimli, Man., dumped Japan’s Momoha Tabata 9-1, South Korea’s EunJung Kim defeated Japan’s Sayaka Yoshimura 7-3 and Edmonton’s Selena Sturmay beat Sweden’s Isabella Wrana 10-4.

Three more draws were scheduled for later in the day at the Silent Ice Centre.

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This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 7, 2024.

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