Team Manitoba go 2-for-2 at Scotties Wednesday

By: Melissa Martin Posted: 5:08 PM CST Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017

ST. CATHARINES, Ont. -- Nine games down, eight of them wins, and Michelle Englot and Team Manitoba can rest easy: whatever happens now, they will definitely be playing past the round robin at the 2017 Scotties.

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ST. CATHARINES, Ont. — Nine games down, eight of them wins, and Michelle Englot and Team Manitoba can rest easy: whatever happens now, they will definitely be playing past the round robin at the 2017 Scotties.

The buffalo gals went two-for-two on Wednesday, taking comfortable wins over Prince Edward Island and Nova Scotia. That lifted their record to 8-1 on the week; their lone loss was dealt by Team Canada’s Chelsea Carey.

When compared to the rest of the standings, that means the worst Manitoba can do is a tiebreaker.

SEAN KILPATRICK / THE CANADIAN PRESS
Manitoba skip Michelle Englot delivers as she takes on Prince Edward Isalnd during the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines, Ont., on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017. — SEAN KILPATRICK / THE CANADIAN PRESS Manitoba skip Michelle Englot delivers as she takes on Prince Edward Isalnd during the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in St. Catharines, Ont., on Wednesday, Feb. 22, 2017.

Englot was pleased with her team’s 8-3 win over Nova Scotia. Manitoba took control of the game early, scoring three in both the fourth and sixth ends; they padded the lead with a steal of one in seven, and shook after eight.

“We played a really solid game tonight,” the skip said. “That’s key going into these final few games, is to start building consistency and momentum… I felt way more confident, and felt like I had control of draw weight.”

They have two games on the docket, both on Thursday. In the morning, Manitoba will face British Columbia’s Marla Mallett, who is just 1-8. The toughest test will be at night, when they’ll go head-to-head with Rachel Homan.

That game — which could be for first place — kicks off at 6:30 p.m. CST, and will be broadcast live on TSN.

Homan, the hands-down favourite to win this Scotties, won an extra-end squeaker against Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville on Wednesday. That let Homan stay undefeated at 9-0, and slipped McCarville down to 4-3 on the week.

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2017 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Standings After Draw 12

Ontario (Homan) 9-0

Manitoba (Englot) 8-1

Canada (Carey) 6-1

Quebec (Belisle) 6-3

Northern Ontario (McCarville) 4-3

Alberta (Kleibrink) 4-3

Northwest Territories (Galusha) 3-4

Prince Edward Island (MacPhee) 2-5

Newfoundland & Labrador (Curtis) 2-5