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Laurentian ladies rule the rings at U Sports Championships

Voyageurs are number one in the nation after defeating Brock in gold medal game
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The Laurentian Voyageurs women's curling team are tops in the nation after defeating the Brock Badgers Tuesday in the gold medal game of the U Sports Championships. (Supplied)

The Laurentian Voyageurs women's curling team are tops in the nation after defeating the Brock Badgers Tuesday in the gold medal game of the U Sports Championships.

The OUA (Ontario University Athletics) was well-represented at the national championship, with three of the top four teams coming from Ontario, and a pair of Ontario universities squaring off in the gold medal game.

Laurentian's ladies had a strong campaign in the OUA circuit, finishing the season with a silver medal, falling to the Queen's University Golden Gaels in the finals back in February. By finishing in second, Laurentian qualified for the U Sports Championships, played in Fredericton, N.S. from March 15-19.

The Voyageurs had their way with representatives from Western Canada and the Maritimes in the round robin, but were defeated by Brock and Queen's to finish the round robin in fourth place with a record of 5-2.

A top four finish in the round robin set up a semi-final matchup with the Dalhousie Tigers, who boasted a record of 6-1 from round robin play with their lone loss coming at the hands of the Voyageurs. The Sudbury ladies dispatched of the Tigers by a score of 8-2, setting the stage for a final against the Brock Badgers.

Laurentian scored three points in the first end of the finals and never reliquished the lead from there. The Badgers managed to pull the score to 3-2 in the third end, before the teams traded singles from the fourth to the 10th and final end, giving Laurentian the 7-5 victory and the gold medal.

Your Canadian champions are Kira Brunton (skip), Mikaela Cheslock (lead), Alyssa Denyer (second), Megan Smith (vice), and Emma Johnson (lead). 


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