UNB Law Student Rebecca Atkinson Member of Canadian Mixed Curling Championship Team

Rebecca Atkinson with skip, Terry Odishaw, at the tournament.Congratulations go to Rebecca Atkinson, a third year law student, who is a member of the New Brunswick curling team who won the Canadian Mixed Curling Championship in Kitchener, ON on November 18th, 2006.

Rebecca is the third on the New Brunswick team along with lead, Jane Boyle, second Kevin Boyle and skip, Terry Odishaw.

The New Brunswick team defeated Eve Belisle's Quebec rink 6-4 in the final game. The New Brunswick champions won only three of their first six games, but then had five consecutive victories to finish second in round-robin play with an 8-3 record. New Brunswick defeated Manitoba 8-7 in the semi-finals to put them through to face Quebec in the finals.

Pictured above is Rebecca with skip, Terry Odishaw, at the tournament.

Posted November 21, 2006 at 10:10 AM | Permalink