Erin Kathleen Morrissey (born March 28, 1985) is a

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curler from

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. She currently plays

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on Team Erica Hopson. She is a former provincial junior, university and mixed champion.

Career

In 2005 Morrissey's

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rink won the Provincial junior championships. At the

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, the team did not fare well however, finishing third last with a 4-8 record. Morrissey would then attend the

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. In 2009, she would win the

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championship for Western. In 2010, Morrissey won the ''2011'' provincial mixed title playing third for

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. Later in the year, they finished 4th at the

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. Morrissey played for the Chaffeys Locks, Ontario-based

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rink from 2009 to 2014. In 2015, Morrissey would skip a new team on the

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. The team qualified for the

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, and finished in last place with a 2-7 record.

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Morrissey, Erin Living people Curlers from Ottawa University of Western Ontario alumni 1985 births Canadian women curlers