Day one is complete at ACAC Curling Fall Regional

The opening day of the Fall Regional wrapped up at the Pidherney Curling Centre Friday evening in Red Deer and featured some exciting competition. Eight post-secondary schools were well represented with talented student-athletes. With two days of ACAC competition remaining, it is expected that the significance of every shot will only intensify as the weekend continues.  

Here is a summary of what happened on the first day.  

Men  

5:30 p.m.  RDC vs. OLDS  

The RDC Men's Curling team opened the Fall Regional with an 8-2 victory over Olds College.  

5:30 p.m.   LAKE vs. NAIT  

The NAIT men's team defeated Lakeland College 8-1.  

8:00 p.m.  RDC vs. UAA  

Picking up their second win of the evening, the RDC men won 8-3 over U of A Augustana.  

8:00 p.m.  OLDS vs. LAKE  

Lakeland College picked up their first victory in the men's division 9-2 over Olds College.  

Women  

8:00 p.m.  NAIT vs. UAA  

The NAIT Women's Curling team defeated U of A Augustana 7-3.  

8:00 p.m.  GMU vs. RDC  

RDC defeated MacEwan University 7-6.  

8:00 p.m.  CUE vs. LAKE  

Defeating Lakeland College 6-4, Concordia University moves to 1-0.        

Mixed  

5:30 p.m.  NAIT vs. PC  

The NAIT Ooks won 8-6 over Portage College.  

5:30 p.m.  OLDS vs. RDC  

In a close matchup, the RDC Mixed Curling team edged Olds College 6-5.  

5:30 p.m.  UAA vs. LAKE  

Lakeland College defeated the University of Alberta Augustana Vikings 6-4.   

5:30 p.m.  CUE vs. GMU  

The Concordia University Mixed Curling team opened strongly with a 6-0 win.  

8:00 p.m.  OLDS vs. UAA  

Olds College defeated U of A Augustana 10-1 to even their night at 1-1.  

8:00 p.m.  NAIT vs. LAKE  

Lakeland College defeated NAIT 7-1.  

8:00 p.m.  RDC vs. GMU  

The RDC mixed team moves to 2-0 after defeating MacEwan University 7-3.  

8:00 p.m.  PC vs. CUE

In their second strong performance, Concordia University blanked Portage College 10-0.  

Standings   

Men W - L  

RDC   2 - 0

NAIT 1 - 0

LAKE 1 - 1

UAA 0 - 1

OLDS 0 - 2  

Women  

NAIT 1 - 0

RDC 1 - 0

CUE 1 - 0

LAKE 0 - 1

UAA 0 - 1

GMU 0 - 1              

Mixed  

LAKE 2 - 0

CUE 2 - 0

RDC 2 - 0

NAIT 1 - 1

OLDS 1 - 1

UAA 0 - 2

PC 0 - 2

GMU 0 - 2     

Red Deer College Curling Head Coach Brad Hamilton thought it was a good opening day at the Fall Regional but the competition level will only increase.   

"I think it was a normal first day. You saw some nerves out there and missed shots that you probably won't see as weekend goes on. Certainly some teams came out flying," said Hamilton. "There is some very good competition out there."  

Day two begins at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday and will feature several key matchups in the men's and mixed curling divisions. The women's teams start at 12:30 p.m. at the Pidherney Curling Centre.