Allyson MacNutt’s junior women’s curling team ousted Kerri Einarson from the PointsBet Invitiational with an 8-6 win.
MacNutt’s Halifax team stole a point in the eighth and 10th ends en route to an upset of the four-time Canadian champion Einarson.
The single-knockout PointsBet Invitational’s round of 16 features junior, college, university and club teams taking on the country’s curling heavyweights.
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Manitoba’s Chelsea Carey, who is skipping the retired Jennifer Jones’ former team, downed Canadian women’s club champion Abby Burgess 10-4.
Winnipeg’s Kate Cameron defeated Jolene Campbell 8-5 and Kayla Skrlik beat Danielle Inglis 9-2 to advance.
The first round of men’s curling continues in the evening draw.
