By Brendan Wagner

Amber Holland wraps up round robin at Scotties with 9-2 record

Feb 25, 2011 | 6:04 AM

It's probably not the way Amber Holland and Team Saskatchewan wanted to head into the page playoffs at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

Saskatchewan blew a 5-1 lead and lost 8-5 to Kelly Scott and British Columbia in Draw 17 Thursday night.

The loss drops Saskatchewan's record to 9-2 — still good enough to secure first place in the round robin standings. B.C. needed to win twice on Thursday to finish with a 7-4 record, earning a berth in a Friday tiebreaker with Nova Scotia.

Saskatchewan scored four in the 4th end Thursday evening and carried a 5-2 lead into the 5th end break. But then B.C. stole singles in four straight ends before stealing two more in the 10th.

Team B.C outcurled Saskatchewan 85% to 75%. Holland herself curled only 58% in the game.

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Saskatchewan advances to the 1-2 page playoff game Friday evening versus three-time defending champion Jennifer Jones and Team Canada. Holland took the round robin meeting 9-3 back on Sunday.

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