The OUA Champion McMaster Marauders curling team travelled to Portage La Prairie, Manitoba, last week to compete at the 2020 U SPORTS Curling championships. Battling it out with the best over the course of five days, the squad finished fourth overall on the national stage.
 
The team opened the tournament with three straight victories, dropping the Dalhousie Tigers 12-4, the Brandon Bobcats 7-4, and the Queen's Gaels 6-5. After a trio of losses to the Regina Cougars, Alberta Pandas, and UNB Reds, the Marauders closed out the round robin stage with a 7-6 victory, securing the fourth seed heading into the playoff round.

In the semi-finals, the squad fell to the eventual champions, the Pandas, 8-4, and the Queen's Gaels, 7-5, in the bronze medal match.

Marauders second, Grace Lloyd, was named a first-team all-Canadian for her stellar effort throughout the championships.
 
SEMIFINALS
 
(1) Alberta 8, (4) McMaster 4
(2) UNB 5, (3) Queen's 3
 
FINALS
 
Gold: (1) Alberta 10, (2) UNB 2
Bronze: (3) Queen's 7, (4) McMaster 5
 
TEAM STANDINGS (Round Robin)
 
Women
1. Alberta Pandas (6-1)
2. UNB Reds (6-1)
3. Queen's Gaels (5-2)
4. McMaster Marauders (4-3)
5. Dalhousie Tigers (2-5)
6. Laurier Golden Hawks (2-5)
7. Regina Cougars (2-5)
8. Brandon Bobcats (1-6)
 
INDIVIDUAL AWARDS 
 
First Team All-Canadians
Skip: Justine Comeau, UNB
Third: Abby Marks, Alberta
Second: Grace Lloyd, McMaster 
Lead: Kenna Bartlett, Queen's 
 
Second Team All-Canadians
Skip: Selena Sturmay, Alberta
Third: Michaela Robert, Queen's 
Second: Sarah Hoag, Regina
Lead: Sarah Gierling, Dalhousie
 
Fox 40 Coach of the Year: Garry Coderre, Alberta
R.W. Pugh Fair Play Award: Mary Fay, Queen's