Laurier curlers win Silver Medal at 2009 Universiade

Thursday, February 26, 2009

WCURL - Silver Lining as Team Canada Curlers come short vs China

Canada's Hollie Nicol faces world silver medalist Bingyu Wang of China for gold in womens curling.

Wang scored three in the third end -- led 4-2 at the 5th end break, but was held to a single in the 6th.

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Canada led China 5-2 playing the 7th end. In th 7th - Wang made a gorgeous tap-back to lie one partially buried - Nicol followed it down, scored her two and trails 5-4 playing in the eighth.
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In the 8th -- A Canadian kicker at the back corner of the 12-foot, forced Wang to play for a single rather than the blank -- wang made an open hit on Nicol's rock in the four foot. China scores one -- they leads 6-4 playing the ninth.
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China set up the ninth end fairly well -- with Wang sealing a lone Canadian counter in behind a wall of Chinese granite. Nicol was left with a draw to a thin sliver of the button for her two...good for weight, but tight for line. Canada scores one -- trails 6-5 playing the 10th without hammer.

China plays 10th end perfect and wins Gold. Laurier Girls represented Canada well and we are all proud of their silver medal finish.

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