USA earns #3 playoff seed at 2013 World Wheelchair Championship

February 21, 2013
Team USA is back in the playoffs and will continue its quest for gold at the 2013 World Wheelchair Championship in Sochi, Russia.

Patrick McDonald (Madison, Wis.) and teammates David Palmer (Mashpee, Mass.), Jimmy Joseph (New Hartford, N.Y.), Penny Greely (Green Bay, Wis.) and Meghan Lino (East Falmouth, Mass.) finished the round robin with a 7-2 record and will be the No. 3 seed for the Page playoffs, which get underway at 2:30 (local time) Friday.

Sweden (8-1) is the No. 1 seed and will play No. 2 Canada (8-1) in the Page 1-2 game, also at 2:30 p.m. Friday. The Americans will have to wait to find out who their playoff opponent is as China, Russia and Scotland finished the round robin tied for fourth place with 4-5 records and will have to play tiebreaker games to determine the No. 4 seed.

To read the complete press release, click on the PDF below.

Source: 
USA Curling
Author: 
Terry Kolesar