NSC 2014: Dorcas Alexander [#80]

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On this page, you will find information about Dorcas Alexander, who is competing at the 2014 National SCRABBLE Championship. This page was updated at least hourly between 09:00 A.M. and midnight local time. This player currently has a record of 13-18, -458, and is ranked #77 in Division 1.

Lower on this page, you can find brief self-reported biographical details of the player, statistics on the player’s past several years of rated tournament play in North America, a graphic showing the player’s ups and downs at this tournament, and a round-by-round report on the player’s opponents and games.

Background Information
	Given name(s): Dorcas Surname(s): Alexander Home: Bethel Park, PA, United States Hobbies: biking, reading Occupation: web analyst

Round by Round
High score: 538 Average for: 395 Average against: 410
Round 1		Alexander played #15 Orry Swift (Houston, TX) and lost 284 to 401 (a spread of -117). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 0-1, -117.
Round 2		Alexander played #28 Adam Ginzberg (Swarthmore, PA) and won 538 to 414 (a spread of 124). Current ranking: #45. Current record: 1-1, +7.
Round 3		Alexander played #49 Christopher Sykes (Cambridge ON) and lost 404 to 418 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 1-2, -7.
Round 4		Alexander played #21 Paul Epstein (Ann Arbor, MI) and won 436 to 376 (a spread of 60). Current ranking: #41. Current record: 2-2, +53.
Round 5		Alexander played #46 Roy Kamen (Covina, CA) and lost 313 to 450 (a spread of -137). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 2-3, -84.
Round 6		Alexander played #43 Maddy Kamen (Covina, CA) and won 513 to 427 (a spread of 86). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 3-3, +2.
Round 7		Alexander played #45 Jeff Fiszbein (South Lyon, MI) and lost 316 to 451 (a spread of -135). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 3-4, -133.
Round 8		Alexander played #52 Zev Kaufman (Toronto ON) and lost 302 to 409 (a spread of -107). Current ranking: #72. Current record: 3-5, -240.
Round 9		Alexander played #86 Tom Bond (Everett, WA) and lost 227 to 475 (a spread of -248). Current ranking: #81. Current record: 3-6, -488.
Round 10		Alexander played #14 Matthew Tunnicliffe (Ottawa ON) and won 456 to 351 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 4-6, -383.
Round 11		Alexander played #34 Kevin Rickhoff (Saugus, CA) and won 438 to 363 (a spread of 75). Current ranking: #64. Current record: 5-6, -308.
Round 12		Alexander played #56 Mark Edelson (Toronto ON) and won 445 to 312 (a spread of 133). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 6-6, -175.
Round 13		Alexander played #70 Eric Harshbarger (Auburn, AL) and lost 462 to 470 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 6-7, -183.
Round 14		Alexander played #50 Greg Heidler (Waialua, HI) and lost 387 to 416 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #65. Current record: 6-8, -212.
Round 15		Alexander played #24 Jeremy Hall (New York, NY) and won 497 to 413 (a spread of 84). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 7-8, -128.
Round 16		Alexander played #71 Michael Early (Fort Worth, TX) and won 404 to 357 (a spread of 47). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 8-8, -81.
Round 17		Alexander played #66 Craig Rowland (Mississauga ON) and lost 359 to 382 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 8-9, -104.
Round 18		Alexander played #65 Mark Przybyszewski (Depew, NY) and won 486 to 277 (a spread of 209). Current ranking: #47. Current record: 9-9, +105.
Round 19		Alexander played #77 Samuel Moch (Brooklyn, NY) and won 469 to 406 (a spread of 63). Current ranking: #35. Current record: 10-9, +168.
Round 20		Alexander played #11 Chris Cree (Dallas, TX) and lost 381 to 382 (a spread of -1). Current ranking: #42. Current record: 10-10, +167.
Round 21		Alexander played #40 Scott Garner (Memphis, TN) and lost 305 to 546 (a spread of -241). Current ranking: #55. Current record: 10-11, -74.
Round 22		Alexander played #81 Tim Weiss (Jersey City, NJ) and won 407 to 313 (a spread of 94). Current ranking: #46. Current record: 11-11, +20.
Round 23		Alexander played #44 Joshua Sokol (Montreal QC) and lost 320 to 467 (a spread of -147). Current ranking: #57. Current record: 11-12, -127.
Round 24		Alexander played #35 Darrell Day (Richardson, TX) and lost 408 to 434 (a spread of -26). Current ranking: #59. Current record: 11-13, -153.
Round 25		Alexander played #57 Mike Baron (Corrales, NM) and lost 377 to 534 (a spread of -157). Current ranking: #70. Current record: 11-14, -310.
Round 26		Alexander played #62 Brian Galebach (Columbia, MD) and lost 432 to 446 (a spread of -14). Current ranking: #76. Current record: 11-15, -324.
Round 27		Alexander played #31 Jon Shreve (Denver, CO) and won 427 to 386 (a spread of 41). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 12-15, -283.
Round 28		Alexander played #82 Mark Miller (Radnor, PA) and won 447 to 351 (a spread of 96). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 13-15, -187.
Round 29		Alexander played #29 Jason Keller (Highland Park, NJ) and lost 376 to 418 (a spread of -42). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 13-16, -229.
Round 30		Alexander played #37 Ben Schoenbrun (Ardsley, NY) and lost 271 to 478 (a spread of -207). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 13-17, -436.
Round 31		Alexander played #67 Josh Kopczak (Madison, OH) and lost 357 to 379 (a spread of -22). Current ranking: #77. Current record: 13-18, -458.

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