There was so much sweeping yesterday.
1st: There is a crowd at the outset this morning to watch the semis. These California Girls are drawing a lot of attention. This is the first game the girls don't have hammer to start; were in uncharted territory.
The play is in the house to start, draws and hits back and forth. Katie flashes her first and peels a guard in her second.
Cindy, playing in sweat pants after forgetting her tights and kilt at home, throws a solid hit to start. And also connects on her second.
Marissa draws into an open house on her first. And a great draw behind the lone yellow guard to make yellow 8 a hard shot, and stealing 1. Great start girls!
2nd: Cindy pops off the ice to change, her dad has arrived with tights and a kilt.
Donna is too strong on her first.
There is 1 yellow in the house for Katie who connects in her first hit. It's a clean now.
Two good hits from Katie. Yellow 4 flashes opening a chance for Cindy to draw behind one red center guard; it wrecks but taps in and bites. Girls sit 2.
Marissa calls for a tap; it connects, they sit 3 for a moment before yellow removes one.
Marissa draws top button, leaving a possible double. Only 1 is removed. Girls sit 1.
Marissa is lite in her second draw. Big shot for yellow 8 here... but it flashes by. Another steal of 1. So roguish. 2-0 after 2.
3rd: I think the Advill gave Donna super strength this morning. She's heavy again but leaves her second in the house. It is removed by yellow 2.
Katie is also long on her first draw - I deeply suspect the Advill now. Katie is looking at a hit and roll for her second; she gets the hit but rolls the wrong way.
Cindy gets her first hit, nice. Some of the women watching want to trade shirts with the girls - they love the pink jerseys.
A second good hit for Cindy.
Marissa is a little wide but hits the lone yellow in the house and rolls out. Open house now but there is 1 yellow corner guard out left.
Yellow 7 is through the house. Marissa's second stays straight and goes deep.
Yellow gets 1. 2-1 after 3.
4th: Katie has a nice draw behind a yellow guard but yellow picks it out.
The girls sit 1 as Cindy sets up to split the house. Good sweeping gets her second in but there is a double since it stayed so straight.
We sit 2 starting skips rocks.
Yellow makes a good shot. Marissa needs full 8 foot for 1.
It's good...by millimeters. The drama. 3-1 after 4.
5th: Donna finds good weight with a great 2 center guards. The ladies sitting next to me are hilarious and fun. It's a good crowd.
Katie loops 1 into the top 8 but yellow has 1 on the back button. Looking for a hit on her second; it's good and the girls sit 2nd and 3rd.
The shots are getting complicated now, Cindy slides down to confer.
Her second is light and over curls high on the center line. Yellow sits 1st & 3rd.
Yellow 7 is lite blocking the left draw path now; the right side is blocked by a wall of granite.
Marissa's first rock drifts deep. Yellow will have a tough time getting 2 I think. It's a mess up front.
Yellow gets 1. 3-2 after 5.
6th: Donna goes around the center guard to sit 1. Yellow follows right after almost frozen. And Donna followed again. Great opening shots.
It's all in the rings except for 1 yellow center guard. Katie is short but the next yellow changes the angles now favoring the girls. Katie has a nice tap to help even more.
This is a good game. Yellow has a good hit and roll cutting the girls to sit only 1.
Marissa just clips a guard opening up the center. The whole yellow team comes down to chat. High stakes here.
Yellow 8 is short. The girls have 1 but it's not a lock for two.
7th: A center-ish guard from Donna to start. It seems to stay straight out wide.
Katie shakes her head. She knows she's lite. Yellow 4 taps a red into the back 12. Red sits 1.
Cindy has a geat draw but it looked so fast from here. How did that stop in the top 4? Yellow hits it out. And then a great hit and roll. Woo! Clutch Cindy, clutch.
Red is still sitting that one after all that drama. I'm tired, it's so nerve wracking and exciting.
Marissa with a great draw buried in the top 8 to sit 2.
A hit to try and sit 3...she gets the hit but rolls out (a bit of wobbly slide wifey 🙂). Yellow 8 wrecks. Rogue Squadron steals 2. 6-2 coming home.
8th: Its going to be a hit game for the girls to win.
Katie's first peel flashes. Her second nose hits and almost jams on the back red. Phew! That was close. Still too many guards out front. Gotta clear.
Cindy peels one red and rolls the shooter out. It's a bit better now.
Yellow can't seem to find the house, they are running out of rocks.
Cindy with a great draw to the delight of the crowd. The ladies here are cheering for you, even against their own.
A great hit from Marissa ends the game. Girls win and are now in the money! New Caledonian Event Finals at 2:30 (10:30 PT)
I'm so proud of you girls.
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