Jones wins 3rd straight Hearts title
Written by on February 7th, 2010 in Latest News.
Team Canada skip Jennifer Jones yells after throwing her rock while playing against Team Prince Edward Island during final game action at the 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., on Sunday. (Nathan Denette/Canadian Press)
They needed an extra end to do it, but Jennifer Jones and her Winnipeg-based rink made sure the third time was another charm in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., on Sunday.
Trailing Kathy O’Rourke’s Team Prince Edward Island 6-3 after the sixth end in their third meeting of this year’s Scott Tournament of Hearts, Jones and her Team Canada squad roared back to an 8-7 win in the 11th end to wrap up their third straight championship.
It was the team’s fourth ever Hearts title, having won in 2005 (St. John’s), 2008 (Regina) and 2009 (Victoria).
P.E.I. stole two in the sixth before Jones mounted a comeback by scoring one in the seventh, stealing one in the eighth and two in the ninth.
Holding O’Rourke’s Charlottetown foursome to one in the 10th end, Jones had the hammer as the game entered the 11th in a 7-7 tie, where Jones took out the P.E.I. shot stone to seal the win.
In their round-robin meeting, O’Rourke defeated Jones 9-5 but lost 8-5 in the Page playoff.
P.E.I.’s win over Ontario’s Krista McCarville 10-6 in Saturday night’s semifinal set the stage for the thrilling final on Sunday.
