FANSHAWE WINS CCAA WOMEN'S CURLING CHAMPIONSHIP

EDMONTON - The Fanshawe women's curling team was crowned 2013 CCAA national champions on Saturday night.  The women defeated host NAIT College in the gold medal final 8-5. The Falcon women have now won back-to-back national championships.

Fanshawe women's curlers had an outstanding tournament, finishing in first place of the round robin tournament with a record of 6-1. This gave the women a bye to the gold medal final. In the final, NAIT College jumped out to an early 2-0 lead but Fanshawe took three in the third end and never looked back winning 8-5. The Falcons had three members named to the championship all-star team; skip Jordan Ariss, second Kaitlyn Knipe and lead Shannon Kee.

The Fanshawe men's curling team also represented Ontario at the national championships. The men finished the round robin with a record of 5-2, earning them a spot in the semi-final. Fanshawe came up short, losing 9-8 in extra ends versus MacEwan, but took home the CCAA bronze medal.

Source: Fanshawe College