ROUND ROBIN | MAN | BC | SASK | NS | ONT | Record | ||
Manitoba | —– | 63-46 | 86-73 | 55-53 | 75-52 | (4-0) | ||
B.C. | 46-63 | —– | 72-51 | 61-40 | 71-51 | (3-1) | ||
Saskztchewan Selects | 73-86 | 51-72 | —– | 61-51 | 82-49 | (2-2) | ||
Halifax Red Fox | 53-55 | 40-61 | 51-61 | —– | 53-51 | (1-4) | ||
Ontario | 52-75 | 51-71 | 49-82 | 51-53 | —– | (0-4) | ||
5th | Ontario | |
Bronze | Saskatchewan Selects 65 Halifax Red Fox Senior Ladies 50 | |
Final | Manitoba 70 B.C. 68 | |
In round robin play: …………………………………………………… Manitoba defeated British Columbia 63-46 as Janet Lumsden scored 16. Debbie Huband paced BC with 18. …………………………………………………… British Columbia defeated Ontario 71-51 as Linda Edwards scored 23. Joyce Vaive led Ontario with 10. Helen Murphy added 9. …………………………………………………… Manitoba defeated Saskatchewan 86-73 as Janet Lumsden scored 20 and Diana Quartel 19. Sue Burns led Saskatchewan with 19. Tracie McAra added 18. …………………………………………………… Manitoba edged the Halifax Red Fox 55-53 as Janet Lumsden scored 16 and Coleen Dufresne 16. Tanya McKenzie paced Halifax with 14. …………………………………………………… British Columbia clocked the Halifax Red Fox 61-40 as Debbie Huband scored 16 and Kim Poland 16. Angie Colley paced Halifax with 13. …………………………………………………… The Saskatchewan Selects whipped Ontario 82-49 as Tracie McAra scored 22. …………………………………………………… British Columbia crushed the Saskatchewan Selects 72-51 as Debbie Huband scored 20. Tracie McAra paced Saskatchewan with 24. …………………………………………………… Manitoba whipped Ontario 75-52 (also reported as 87-52) as Ester Johnson scored 22. Helen Murphy paced Ontario with 11. …………………………………………………… The Saskatchewan Selects dispatched the Halifax Red Fox 61-51 as Tracie McAra scored 17. Adele Beliveau led Halifax with 10. Alice Cerny added 10. …………………………………………………… The Halifax Red Fox nipped Ontario 53-51 as Marg Mulder scored 14 and Marilyn McGinn 14. Franca Ingribelli led Ontario with 18. Helen Murphy added 11.
In the bronze medal match, the Saskatchewan Selects clipped the Halifax Red Fox Senior Ladies 65-50 as sue Burns scored 14. Marg Mulder led Halifax with 18.
In the final, Manitoba edged British Columbia 70-68. The largest lead for either team was five points. Janet Lumsden scored 25, including four three pointers. Ester Johnson added 15. For B.C., Debbie Huband scored 23, including three three-pointers, and Espeseth 14 “It was a terrific final,” Manitoba coach Tom Kendall told the Winnipeg Free Press. Manitoba was ahead 36-33 at the half. “It was a two-point game all the way, very exciting, said Kendall, adding that he believed it was the first title ever won by a Manitoba team in any division. “We’ve never won a Canadian university championship or a junior title, or, as far as I know, a title in any division. I think this is a first for Manitoba.”
The all-tourney team featured: MVP Debbie Huband (BC); Sandy Espeseth (BC); Diana Quartel (Manitoba); Janet Lumsden (Manitoba); Marg Mulder (Halifax Red Fox); and Tracie McAra (Saskatchewan Selects).
The bronze medalist Saskatchewan Selects: Tracy McAra; Sue Burns;
The runner-up British Columbia: Debbie Huband; Sandy Espeseth; Laurie Hockridge; Linda Edwards; Kim Poland; coach Bill Edwards
The champion Manitoba: Diana Quartel; Ester Johnson; Janet Lumsden; Coleen Dufresne; Rose-Mary Hamelynck; Cheryl Kryluk; Jennifer Finch; Gail Winston; coach Tom Kendall