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Ontario’s Homan advances to Hearts semifinal with 9-5 win over Northern Ontario.

Feb 22, 2020 | 3:18 PM

MOOSE JAW, Sask. — Ontario’s Rachel Homan advanced to the semifinal of the Canadian women’s curling championship with a 9-5 win over Northern Ontario’s Krista McCarville on Saturday.

Homan faces the loser of Saturday’s later playoff game between Manitoba’s Kerri Einarson and the Jennifer Jones wild-card team in Sunday’s semifinal.

The winner between Einarson and Jones gets an express ticket to Sunday’s final. 

Homan’s raise double takeout scored three in the ninth end for a 7-5 lead.