Sarah Murphy (curler)

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Sarah Murphy
Curler
Born
Sarah Rhyno

(1986-07-28) July 28, 1986 (age 36)
Halifax, Nova Scotia
Team
Curling club Mayflower CC,
Halifax, NS [1]
Skip Sarah Murphy
Third Erin Carmody
Second Kate Callaghan
Lead Jenn Mitchell
Alternate Taylour Stevens
Career
Member AssociationFlag of Nova Scotia.svg  Nova Scotia
Hearts appearances2 (2016, 2019)
Top CTRS ranking 24th (2015–16, 2016–17)

Sarah Murphy (born July 28, 1986 as Sarah Rhyno) is a Canadian curler from Halifax, Nova Scotia. [2] She currently skips her own team out of the Mayflower Curling Club. She is a two-time Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts champion.

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Career

Murphy made her first national appearance at the 2006 Canadian Junior Curling Championships, skipping the Nova Scotia team. After a 7–4 round robin record, her team defeated Northern Ontario in the tiebreaker before losing to Manitoba to claim the bronze medal. [3] Team Murphy (Rhyno at the time) qualified for their first Grand Slam of Curling event at the 2007 Sobeys Slam, going 0–3 in the triple knockout event. In 2010, her team qualified for the playoffs at the 2010 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts where they lost in the semifinal to eventual champion Nancy McConnery. [4] They played in the Sobeys Slam for a second time in 2010, failing to reach the playoffs once again. While still in juniors, Murphy also competed in three U Sports/Curling Canada University Curling Championships representing Saint Mary's University. Her best finishes came in 2008 and 2011 where she skipped the Saint Mary's Huskies to a bronze medal.

After the 2014–15 season, Murphy and longtime teammate Jenn Mitchell (Brine at the time) joined the Jill Brothers rink at third and alternate respectively for the 2015–16 season. The team had a good season on tour, winning the Dave Jones Mayflower Cashspiel [5] and finishing first at the Nova Scotia provincial qualifier. They continued their strong play into the 2016 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, defeating Mary-Anne Arsenault to claim their first provincial championship as a new team. [6] At the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, they finished in seventh place with a 6–5 record. [7] [8] Team Brothers started the 2016–17 season by defending their title at the Dave Jones Mayflower Cashspiel and winning the Lady Monctonian Invitational Spiel. [9] They could not defend their title as provincial champions however, losing to Mary Mattatall in the final of the 2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts. [10] Team Brothers also won the Dave Jones Mayflower Cashspiel in both 2017 and 2018, making them the champions for four years in a row. They won their second provincial championship at the 2019 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, stealing two in the final end to defeat Mary-Anne Arsenault 6–5. [11] At the 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, they finished pool play with a 2–5 record, failing to advance to the championship pool.

Team Brothers played in the 2019 Tour Challenge Tier 2 Grand Slam of Curling event, missing the playoffs with a 1–3 record. They also finished runner-up at The Curling Store Cashspiel. They couldn't win their fifth straight Dave Jones Mayflower Cashspiel, losing out in the semifinals to Tori Koana. At the 2020 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, they lost in the semifinal to Colleen Jones. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Nova Scotia, the 2021 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts was cancelled. [12] Since the reigning champions, Team Mary-Anne Arsenault, did not retain three out of four team members still playing together, Team Brothers (the top-ranked Nova Scotia team on the points list for the 2020–21 season) was invited to represent Nova Scotia at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, which they accepted. [13] [14] Despite accepting their invitation to the Hearts, Murphy opted not to attend the event due to work and family commitments. This moved Jenn Mitchell up to second and alternate Emma Logan up to play lead. At the Tournament of Hearts, the team finished with a 3–5 record, failing to make it to the championship round. [15]

Personal life

Murphy is employed as a forensic engineer at Contract Engineering Limited. She is married to Ryan Murphy and has three children, Camryn, William, and Quinn. [2]

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternate
2005–06 [16] Sarah Rhyno Jenn Brine Jessica Bradford Heather Ross
2006–07Sarah RhynoJenn BrineJessica BradfordHeather Ross
2007–08Sarah RhynoJenn BrineJessica BradfordHeather Ross
2008–09Sarah RhynoJenn BrineJessica Bradford Samantha Carey
2009–10Sarah RhynoJenn BrineJessica BradfordSamantha Carey
2010–11Sarah RhynoJenn BrineJessica BradfordSamantha Carey
2011–12Sarah RhynoJenn Brine Christie Lang Shelley Barker
2012–13Sarah RhynoJenn BrineChristie Lang Kaitlin Fralic
2013–14Sarah Rhyno Mary Mattatall Liz Woodworth Jenn Brine
2014–15Sarah MurphyMary MattatallLiz WoodworthJenn Brine
2015–16 Jill Brothers Sarah Murphy Blisse Joyce Teri Udle Jenn Brine
2016–17Jill Brothers Erin Carmody Blisse JoyceJenn BrineSarah Murphy
2017–18Sarah MurphyMary MattatallLiz WoodworthJenn Brine
2018–19Jill BrothersErin CarmodySarah MurphyJenn BrineBlisse Joyce
2019–20Jill BrothersErin CarmodySarah MurphyJenn Brine
2020–21Jill BrothersErin CarmodySarah MurphyJenn Brine Emma Logan
2021–22Jill BrothersErin CarmodySarah MurphyJenn Mitchell Kim Kelly
2022–23Sarah MurphyErin Carmody Kate Callaghan Jenn Mitchell Taylour Stevens

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References

  1. ↑ "Sarah Murphy Profile". Curling Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  2. 1 2 "2021 Canadian Olympic Curling Pre-Trials Media Guide" (PDF). Curling Canada. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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  4. ↑ "2010 NS Women's Provincial - Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Live Curling. Archived from the original on January 28, 2013. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  5. ↑ "2015 Dave Jones Northbridge Mayflower Cashspiel". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  6. ↑ "Unfamiliar field headlines 2016 Scotties". TSN. February 15, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Healthy Brothers gets Nova Scotia into win column at Scotties". Curling Canada. February 16, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  8. ↑ "2016 Scotties Standings". TSN. February 4, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  9. ↑ "Robyn MacPhee rink finishes as runner-up to Jill Brothers team at Lady Monctonian". PEI Curling. October 23, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  10. ↑ "Field for 2017 Scotties, Tim Hortons Brier taking shape after provincial finals". Curling Canada. January 29, 2017. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  11. ↑ Ted Wyman (February 14, 2019). "Team-by-team look at field for 2019 Scotties Tournament of Hearts". Winnipeg Sun. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  12. ↑ Jeremy Fraser (January 13, 2021). "Sydney River's Christina Black understands decision to cancel Scotties provincial playdowns". Journal Pioneer. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  13. ↑ Paul Palmeter (January 15, 2021). "Curling team skipped by Jill Brothers to represent N.S. at Scotties Tournament of Hearts". CBC. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  14. ↑ George Myrer (January 15, 2021). "Nova Scotia's Jill Brothers rink needed an extra end to accept Scotties invite". The Chronicle Herald. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  15. ↑ "Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule". Sportsnet. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
  16. ↑ "Sarah Murphy Past Teams". CurlingZone. Retrieved November 11, 2021.
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