Jones beats Homan to secure first place and spot in Canada Cup final
BRANDON, Man. — Jennifer Jones is bypassing elimination play and heading straight to the women’s final of the 2016 Canada Cup.
Jones downed defending champion Rachel Homan of Ottawa 8-6 in a showdown for first place Friday night as the seven-team round robin concluded.
The Winnipeg skip, third Kaitlyn Lawes, second Jill Officer, lead Dawn McEwen and coach Wendy Morgan finished first at 5-1. Homan was 4-2 and advanced to the event’s semifinal on Saturday.
“We wanted to win that one, get ourselves into the final and get a day off, and I thought we came out and played well and took advantage of a couple of misses by them, and never really looked back,” said Jones.