Rachel Homan slips into Masters semifinal with 8-3 rout of Darcy Robertson
TRURO, N.S. — Ottawa’s Rachel Homan stole several points from Winnipeg’s Darcy Robertson for an 8-3 victory in Saturday’s quarterfinals of the Canadian Beef Masters curling event.
Tied 3-3 after four ends, Homan earned two points in the fifth, another in the sixth and then swiped two more in the seventh end to prompt handshakes.
Homan faces Edmonton’s Chelsea Carey in the semifinals after Carey defeated Halifax’s Kaitlyn Jones 7-3.
Sweden’s Anna Hasselborg, the reigning Olympic gold medallist, doubled up Winnipeg’s Jennifer Jones 8-4 to eliminate the defending champions.