Rachel Homan wins 3rd straight PointsBet Invitational women's curling title

Rachel Homan's domination on the Canadian women's curling scene continued on Sunday afternoon.

One day shy of the one-year anniversary of the last time she lost to a Canadian opponent, Homan capped off a perfect week at the PointsBet Invitational with a 6-2 victory over Corryn Brown of Kamloops, B.C., at Calgary's WinSport Event Centre.

"They were playing great all week. We watched them on TV and they were making everything. So we knew we were gonna have to bring our 'A' game today," said Homan. "It looked they were gonna get a big end there, but we were able to capitalize on a couple mistakes and get a lead."

Trailing 1-0, Brown had a chance to take the lead in the fourth end when her tap attempt for two was heavy and wide, resulting in a steal of one. Brown had another shot at a multi-point end in the fifth, but missed a double with her final rock to surrender another point and fall behind 3-0.

Against the "Homan Empire" as they're known, digging yourself an early deficit is a death sentence.

Homan's Ottawa-based team of third Tracy Fleury, second Emma Miskew, and lead Sarah Wilkies last tasted defeated at the hands of another Canadian rink on Oct. 6, 2024, when they fell 5-4 to Kerri Einarson in the final of the HearingLife Tour Challenge in Charlottetown, P.E.I.

Since then, Homan has reeled off 27 consecutive victories against her fellow compatriot.

"We've just got to make sure that we keep getting better as the season goes on. That's our focus," said Homan, who now has three straight PointsBet Invitational titles to go along with being back-to-back wins at both the Scotties Tournament of Hearts and world women's curling championship.

Later Sunday, Winnipeg's Matt Dunstone took down Calgary's Brad Jacobs 6-4 in a