Green Bay, WI (September 30, 2016) – The OU Curling team will be one of six schools competing in the first collegiate bonspiel of the 2016-17 season. Other teams participating will be University of Wisconsin – Stevens Point (Stevens Point, WI), Wayne State College (Wayne, NE), St. Norbert College (De Pere, WI), Medical College of Wisconsin (Green Bay, WI) and University of Wisconsin – Green Bay (Green Bay, WI). Although this will be the Sooner’s second time competing in Wisconsin, it will be the first time the Sooners compete at the Green Bay Curling Club. The team will scrimmage against University of Wisconsin – Green Bay on Friday with their first draw against St. Norbert College on Saturday at 9:00AM. The Sooners are walking into Green Bay as the #1 collegiate curling team in the US Curling Collegiate merit point standings. Additionally, Wayne State College holds the #2 position which sets up a potential #1 v. #2 matchup depending on the course of the tournament. The team will be skipped by Wisconsin native Noah Gordon (Fr.) with Jeff Milne (Gr.) serving as the Vice Skip. Front end duties will fall to Alex Plotkin (Sr.) and Casey Cascio (Gr.). With the curling team taking five walk-on freshmen, the OU Curling will also compete in Edmond, OK on Sunday at 4:00PM and 6:15PM at the Arctic Edge Ice Arena. Both teams will be skipped by Dillon Kovar (So.) with Andrew Mahre (Gr.) and Edward Thorn (Fr.) severing as the Vice Skip for the 4:00PM and 6:15PM draws respectively. Although the Edmond teams will prodomanitly feature the talented walk-ons, it sets the Sooners up to have a big weekend in the merit point standings. If all three teams win out, the Sooners add eight more points to their already substanail lead. Below is the OU roster and tournament bracket for Green Bay, and the current merit point leaders (as of the last update by US Curling). 2016 Green Bay Sooner Team
2016-17 Merit Point Leaders
Norman, OK (September 26, 2016) – The OU Curling team’s 2016-17 collegiate curling schedule will have the Sooners traveling over 9,000 miles during the course of the season. The distance shatters the previous record of 6,712.2 miles traveled by a collegiate curling team since the creation of the U.S. College Curling Championship in 2013; which was set by the Sooners during the 2015-16 season. Additionally, the schedule marks the first time a Region 5 school (OU) will travel and compete in Region 2 (Philadelphia, PA) during the course of the regular season. Below is a brief snapshot of upcoming competitions. The full schedule that includes local competitions is located under Schedule 2016 - 2017.
Houston, TX (August 4, 2016) – The OU Curling Team began the collegiate season by taking 3rd overall in the tournament. The Sooners began with 7-3 (in 8 ends) and 8-3 (in 7 ends) victories over local Houston teams. The team would go on to drop their last game in pool play to a team from Austin, TX, but qualified for the A Event as one of the top 4 teams. The A Event playoffs began with a tough game against the reigning 2015 Houston Open Bonspiel champions from the DFW Curling Club. The Sooners fought hard, but fell into the third place game against a Texas team with curlers from Wisconsin. The Sooners were able to pull away in the 4th end with 4 points, which resulted in a 7-2 (in 6 ends) victory and 3rd place in the overall standings. The tournament provides a strong start to the 2016-17 Collegiate Curling Season. The team hopes to build off of the momentum heading into the local Oklahoma Curling Club league play. The Sooners will play at the Arctic Edge Ice Arena in Edmond, OK on Sundays at 4:00PM and 6:15PM from September 25th to November 20th. The 2017 Collegiate Curling National Championship will be held in Utica, NY and will feature the Top 16 collegiate curling teams from across the country. Left to Right: Noah Gordon (Fr.) and Casey Cascio (Gr.) after Game 2 in Houston, TX.
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