Kaitlyn Lawes remains undefeated at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts after leading her rink to a dominant victory on Saturday night.
Team Kaitlyn Lawes improved to 10-0 at the National Women’s Curling Championship with a 10-2 victory over Team Canada’s Kerri Einarson in the all-Manitoba Page 1-2 match.
With the loss, Einarson advances to the semi-finals on Sunday afternoon, where she will face Selena Sturmay of Alberta.
Sturmay advanced by defeating Nova Scotia’s Christina Black 8-4 in the Page 3-4 match earlier Saturday.
Lawes awaits the winner of the semi-final in Sunday’s final. Lawes took control of the match early, scoring four points with hammer in the opening.
Strong shots from Laura Walker and Selena Njegovan secured the big score, but Einarson was unable to recover.
After leveling for one in the second end, the match quickly turned in Lawes’ favor.
Lawes entered the Scotties as a qualifier for the Canadian Team Ranking System, having lost the final to Manitoba earlier in the season.
She now has two wins over Einarson this week, giving the four-time champion her only two losses of the tournament.
The winner of Sunday’s final will represent Canada at the women’s world championship in Calgary next month.
