Team Matt Dunstone made an early exit from the PointsBet Invitational after getting upset by Jordon McDonald in an all Manitoba matchup in the Sweep 16 round.
Team Wood skip Gabrielle Wood, left, directs her teammates as Team Homan skip Rachel Homan looks on during curling action at the PointsBet Invitational in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh.Gabby Wood says her curling team is ready for anything this season after facing the No. 1 women’s team in the world.
“It’s a crazy first game of the season, so honestly, none of our opponents after this are going to seem that scary,” said the 20-year-old Wood. Kaitlyn Lawes, who ranked fourth in Canada at the end of last season, beat recently crowned national women’s under-25 champion Taylor Reese-Hansen 5-2.For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen.
“It just makes us hungrier for more, to be honest, because we’re just super blessed with great ice, great rocks and great conditions here, so we just want to be back for more,” said Gray-Withers. McDonald, who won last month’s national under-25 championship, kept the pressure on Dunstone with pressure draws and timely runbacks.
Among Thursday’s games, defending men’s champion Reid Carruthers faces Felix Asselin, national women’s under-21 champion Allyson MacNutt squares off against four-time Canadian champ Kerri Einarson, and men’s under-21 champion Kenan Wipf faces 2024 Brier runner-up McEwen.
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