Austin, TX (May 29, 2016) – The University of Oklahoma curling team finished as the C Division 2nd Place Team in the Lone Star Open Bonspiel. After the initial pool play, the Sooners were the #2 seed in the C Division. They began their tournament run by picking up a win against ‘Plan 9 from Sheet E’ (Austin, TX). Then, the Sooners put away a very good University of North Texas (Dallas, TX) team to compete in the finals.
The C Division final was a rematch against ‘Broom Goes the Dynamite’ (Austin, TX). Broom Goes the Dynamite entered the finals after winning the first draw against the Sooners in pool play, while the Sooners looked to avenge the prior loss. The game was tied after the first two ends, but then the Sooners made a critical error allowing Broom Goes the Dynamite to take a large lead. The Sooners fought back with a chance to tie the game in the 8th end. Unfortunately, the last shot caught a rough patch of ice and the stone fell short of its intended target and gave Broom Goes the Dynamite the win. The Sooners were the only team from the state of Oklahoma in attendance, but it did not stop them raising the University of Oklahoma flag in the arena that the University of Texas Hockey team calls home. Norman, OK (May 25, 2016) – The Sooners finished third in the Spring Oklahoma Curling League. The 2016 Spring League took place from March 20th – May 22nd with nine teams competing in the round robin tournament. The team finished with a record of 5-3 to tie with Pair-A-Docs, but secured the third place finish by winning more ends over the course of the round robin tournament.
Below are the final standings of the 2016 Spring League. Norman, OK (May 23, 2016) – The University of Oklahoma curling team continues the march to the 2016-17 National Collegiate Curling Championships and will attend the first Lone Star Curling Club Bonspiel in Austin, TX. The Sooners will be among twenty-four teams from nine curling clubs competing in the inaugural tournament. The tournament will be held from May 27th – May 29th at Chaparral Ice located at Northcross Mall, 2525 West Anderson Lane. The Sooners will begin the competition in pool six against two teams from Austin and one team from Dallas. The team will play a doubleheader on Friday night with the last pool play Saturday afternoon. The Sooner’s position in the playoffs will be made based on performance in the pool play.
Lone Star Open Bonspiel Sooner Schedule Game 1: (5/27) 7:45PM Sooner Curling (OKC) v. The Lone Nuts (AUS) Game 2: (5/27) 10:00PM Sooner Curling (OKC) v. DFW Rocks (DAL) Game 3: (5/28) 1:30PM Sooner Curling (OKC) v. Broom Goes the Dynamite (AUS) Playoffs: TBD. Will be posted on Lone Star Curling Club website http://www.lonestarcurlingclub.org/?page_id=3652 |
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