For the fifth consecutive season, the Vikings Women’s Curling team has earned a medal at the ACAC Curling Championship, adding a bronze medal to their history with an 8-5 win over the RDP Queens on Sunday afternoon at the Airdrie Curling Club.
The medal marks the first bronze medal in Viking Women’s Curling history and secures a spot in the 2024 CCAA National Championship.
The weekend started with a rematch between the 2023 gold and silver medalists, with the Vikings dropping the game 6-5 in what could be considered the draw of the tournament. The Vikings then took down the RDP Queens 6-4 before finishing off pool play with an 11-2 loss to the eventual ACAC Champions, SAIT Trojans.
Finishing pool play as the third-placed team, the Vikings met the RDP Queens for a chance at the semifinal. Charging the Queens once again, the Vikings advanced to the semifinal, 4-2 and would see the Thunder for the second time in hopes of seeing the Trojans in the gold medal final. However, the Vikings out suffer the same fate as they did in the first draw.
Face a familiar foe, the Vikings would play the Queens for the third time in 24 hours. Trailing as they entered the seventh end, the Vikings would take advantage to go up 7-5, before securing one more in the final end along with the bronze medal.
The Vikings will look to defend their 2023 CCAA National Championship in Fredericton, New Brunswick from March 12-16 at The Aitken University Centre at the University of New Brunswick and the Capital Winter Club.