UPEI Women’s Curling Team seeks return to CIS Championship

The UPEI Curling Team begins their journey to a CIS Championship at the Subway AUS Championship today at the Highlander Curling Club in the St. Andrews/Antigonish, NS area.

The UPEI team is comprised of Skip Veronica Smith (4^thyear Business), Third Jane DiCarlo (4^th year Nutrition), Second Emily Gray (4^th Year Kinesiology) and Lead Aleya Quilty (4^th year Science).  The team has represented UPEI the past three years and finished 2^nd each time at the AUS Championship along with a 6^th and 4^th place finish at the CIS Championship. 

St. FX is the host university and there will be 15 Atlantic university teams participating with 8 women's teams (MUN, UPEI, DAL, SMU, ACADIA, ST. FX, UNB, MOUNT ALLISON) and 6 men's teams (MUN, DAL, SMU, ACADIA, ST. FX, UNB).  Both the men and women will be competing for two spots each to represent the AUS at the CIS Championship in March.  Teams will be playing at the Bluenose Curling Club on Saturday for their round robin games that day.  All other games will be held at the Highlander Curling Club.

The teams round robin schedule is:

Thursday, February 18
 5:00 pm vs MTA

Friday, February 19
8:00 am vs SMU
8:00 pm vs Acadia

Commented Skip Smith, “We are very excited for the weekend, representing UPEI at the last three CIS is really motivating us to make it back for the fourth.  There will be some very stiff competition and we are looking forward to playing against the other universities in Atlantic Canada. When you have curled for three years in the AUS you become great friends with your competition, it's always great to see them again.”

Commented UPEI Director of Athletics Chris Huggan, “We are so proud of the team and will be cheering them on this weekend".

For more information on the AUS Curling Championship:  bit.ly/1QjA13w