Kerry Galusha downs 3-time champion Homan to remain unbeaten at Scotties
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Kerry Galusha of Northwest Territories defeated Ontario's Rachel Homan 8-4 to begin Day 3 of the Canadian women's curling championship Sunday in Kamloops, B.C.
Galusha joined defending champion Kerri Einarson, Northern Ontario's Krista McCarville and Kaitlyn Lawes' wild card 1 all at 2-0.
Three-time champion Homan dropped to 1-1 in Pool B alongside Manitoba's Jennifer Jones, Casey Scheidegger's wild card 2 and Stacie Curtis of Newfoundland and Labrador.
Jones was a 12-5 winner over Meghan Walter's wild-card 3 in a rematch of the Manitoba provincial women's final,
McCarville, who reached last year's Scotties Tournament of Hearts final, beat Scheidegger 9-6.
Curtis defeated Yukon's Hailey Birnie 11-4.
The top three teams in each pool Thursday advance to a six-team championship round.
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