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NSC 2009: Susan Love [#23]
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 On this page, you will find information about 
Susan Love, who is competing
at the 2009 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 16-15, +416, and is ranked
#39 in Division 4.
 
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 | 
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 | ![[photo of Susan Love]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/l/love_susan.jpg)
 | Given name(s): Susan Surname(s): Love
 Home: Milwaukee, WI, USA
 Awards: Will achieve 20 years of marriage to another Scrabble player (less addicted) on 11-4-04
 Hobbies: Creative writing, aspiring author, reading.
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 | Round by Round | 
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 | High score: 474Average for: 377
 Average against: 363
 |  | Round 1 | ![[photo of Nancy McCarroll]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mccarroll_nancy_a_2.jpg)
 | Love played #48  Nancy McCarroll (Grand Junction, CO)  and lost 296 to 351 (a spread of -55). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 0-1, -55. |  | Round 2 | ![[photo of Jeff Goldstein]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goldstein_jeff.jpg)
 | Love played #77  Jeff Goldstein (Plainview, NY)  and won 384 to 358 (a spread of 26). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 1-1, -29. |  | Round 3 | ![[photo of Nola Hembrook]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/h/hembrook_nola.jpg)
 | Love played #9  Nola Hembrook (Marshfield, WI)  and lost 326 to 370 (a spread of -44). Current ranking: #58. Current record: 1-2, -73. |  | Round 4 | ![[photo of Mollie Braverman]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/braverman_mollie_l.jpg)
 | Love played #60  Mollie Braverman (Camarillo, CA)  and lost 306 to 369 (a spread of -63). Current ranking: #71. Current record: 1-3, -136. |  | Round 5 | ![[photo of Jane Clark]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/clark_jane.jpg)
 | Love played #5  Jane Clark (West Hartford, CT)  and won 446 to 389 (a spread of 57). Current ranking: #61. Current record: 2-3, -79. |  | Round 6 | ![[photo of Lois S Oda]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oda_lois_s_2.jpg)
 | Love played #88  Lois S Oda (Honolulu, HI)  and lost 361 to 370 (a spread of -9). Current ranking: #67. Current record: 2-4, -88. |  | Round 7 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Love played #72  Maurice Uso (Atlanta, GA)  and lost 367 to 396 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #73. Current record: 2-5, -117. |  | Round 8 | ![[photo of Nancy Konipol]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/k/konipol_nancy.jpg)
 | Love played #59  Nancy Konipol (Astoria, NY)  and won 386 to 375 (a spread of 11). Current ranking: #68. Current record: 3-5, -106. |  | Round 9 | ![[photo of Billie Garver]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/garver_billie.jpg)
 | Love played #79  Billie Garver (Tuscaloosa, AL)  and lost 333 to 390 (a spread of -57). Current ranking: #74. Current record: 3-6, -163. |  | Round 10 | ![[photo of Richard Strick]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/strick_richard.jpg)
 | Love played #46  Richard Strick (Santa Monica, CA)  and lost 307 to 392 (a spread of -85). Current ranking: #82. Current record: 3-7, -248. |  | Round 11 | ![[photo of Justine Zollinger]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/z/zollinger_justine.jpeg)
 | Love played #70  Justine Zollinger (Memphis, TN)  and won 405 to 300 (a spread of 105). Current ranking: #69. Current record: 4-7, -143. |  | Round 12 | ![[photo of Barbara Besadny]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/besadny_barbara_3.jpg)
 | Love played #92  Barbara Besadny (Madison, WI)  and won 463 to 297 (a spread of 166). Current ranking: #63. Current record: 5-7, +23. |  | Round 13 | ![[photo of Emily Saltz]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/saltz_emily.jpg)
 | Love played #74  Emily Saltz (Newton, MA)  and won 410 to 308 (a spread of 102). Current ranking: #53. Current record: 6-7, +125. |  | Round 14 | ![[photo of Elouise Pearl]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/pearl_elouise.jpg)
 | Love played #49  Elouise Pearl (Barnet, VT)  and lost 351 to 359 (a spread of -8). Current ranking: #60. Current record: 6-8, +117. |  | Round 15 | ![[photo of Dawn Doyle]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/d/doyle_dawn.jpg)
 | Love played #51  Dawn Doyle (Ft Lauderdale, FL)  and won 459 to 294 (a spread of 165). Current ranking: #51. Current record: 7-8, +282. Love is mentioned in this round’s photo captions (4 hits). |  | Round 16 | ![[photo of Murray Goldenberg]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/goldenberg_murray.jpg)
 | Love played #6  Murray Goldenberg (Winnipeg MB)  and won 369 to 357 (a spread of 12). Current ranking: #44. Current record: 8-8, +294. |  | Round 17 | ![[photo of Denise Mahnken]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/mahnken_denise_3.jpg)
 | Love played #8  Denise Mahnken (Long Beach, NY)  and won 421 to 388 (a spread of 33). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 9-8, +327. |  | Round 18 | ![[photo of Shauna Petrie]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/p/petrie_shauna.jpg)
 | Love played #65  Shauna Petrie (Mississauga ON)  and lost 391 to 420 (a spread of -29). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 9-9, +298. |  | Round 19 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Love played #20  Zarrine Banerji (St.Louis, MO)  and won 411 to 329 (a spread of 82). Current ranking: #31. Current record: 10-9, +380. |  | Round 20 | ![[photo of Lilla Sinanan]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sinanan_lilla_2.jpg)
 | Love played #12  Lilla Sinanan (Stoney Creek ON)  and lost 337 to 464 (a spread of -127). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 10-10, +253. |  | Round 21 | ![[photo of Kevin Sears]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/sears_kevin.jpg)
 | Love played #36  Kevin Sears (Louisville, KY)  and lost 326 to 447 (a spread of -121). Current ranking: #48. Current record: 10-11, +132. |  | Round 22 | ![[photo of Linda Bianca]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/bianca_linda.jpg)
 | Love played #52  Linda Bianca (Myrtle Beach, SC)  and won 459 to 260 (a spread of 199). Current ranking: #40. Current record: 11-11, +331. |  | Round 23 | ![[photo of Laura Thomley]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/t/thomley_laura_2.jpg)
 | Love played #53  Laura Thomley (Gainesville, FL)  and won 443 to 301 (a spread of 142). Current ranking: #34. Current record: 12-11, +473. |  | Round 24 | ![[photo of Mary Becker]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/b/becker_mary.jpg)
 | Love played #50  Mary Becker (Madison, WI)  and won 388 to 364 (a spread of 24). Current ranking: #26. Current record: 13-11, +497. |  | Round 25 | ![[photo of Colleen Shea]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/shea_colleen.jpg)
 | Love played #86  Colleen Shea (Rocky Point, NY)  and lost 343 to 461 (a spread of -118). Current ranking: #36. Current record: 13-12, +379. |  | Round 26 | ![[photo of Marc Carnegie]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/c/carnegie_marc_2.jpg)
 | Love played #13  Marc Carnegie (New York, NY)  and lost 325 to 348 (a spread of -23). Current ranking: #43. Current record: 13-13, +356. |  | Round 27 | ![[photo of Ida Scaglione]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/s/scaglione_ida.jpg)
 | Love played #39  Ida Scaglione (Tonawanda, NY)  and won 373 to 341 (a spread of 32). Current ranking: #37. Current record: 14-13, +388. |  | Round 28 | ![[photo of Bernette Glover]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/g/glover_bernette.jpg)
 | Love played #80  Bernette Glover (Chicago, IL)  and won 403 to 351 (a spread of 52). Current ranking: #29. Current record: 15-13, +440. |  | Round 29 | ![[photo of Hans Oh]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/o/oh_hans_4.jpg)
 | Love played #14  Hans Oh (Mississauga ON)  and lost 333 to 444 (a spread of -111). Current ranking: #38. Current record: 15-14, +329. |  | Round 30 | ![[no photo available]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/u/unknown_player.gif)
 | Love played #38  Jack Lysowski (Cranberry Township, PA)  and won 474 to 376 (a spread of 98). Current ranking: #33. Current record: 16-14, +427. |  | Round 31 | ![[photo of Paul May]](http://www.scrabbleplayers.org/players/m/may_paul.jpg)
 | Love played #45  Paul May (Rochester, MI)  and lost 281 to 292 (a spread of -11). Current ranking: #39. Current record: 16-15, +416. | 
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