In a battle of the unbeatens Monday afternoon at the Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Alberta skip Chelsea Carey of Calgary made a last-shot hit-and-stick count for the decisive point in the 11th end to defeat Sarah Wark of Chilliwack 9-8.
The win left Alberta tied with Ontario, each with 4-0 records, while the B.C. rink, which includes Prince George sisters - third Kristen Pilote and lead Jen Rusnell --dropped to 3-1.
Wark scored two in the 10th to force an extra end.
The B.C. team also includes second Carley Sandwith of Victoria, alternate Michelle Dunn of Chilliwack and coach Rick Fewster of Prince George.
Wark will be back on the ice in Sydney, N.S., today at 5:30 a.m. PT to play Krista McCarville of Northern Ontario (2-2). Then at 3:30 p.m. PT, Team B.C. faces Quebec skip Gabrielle Lavoie (0-4 after Monday's games).
B.C. will play its last round-robin game Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. PT against three-time champions Rachel Homan of Ottawa.
B.C. opened Saturday with a 7-6 win over Nova Scotia, then beat Manitoba 7-5, followed by a 10-1 victory over Nunavut.
Playoffs start Thursday with tiebreakers, if necessary. The final will be played at Sunday starting at 10 a.m. PT.
