| POOL A | ALTA | QUE | MAN | PEI | NFLD | Record | ||
| Alberta | —– | 91-66 | 88-52 | 89-27 | 69-27 | (4-0) | ||
| Quebec | 66-91 | —– | 65-51 | 82-51 | 89-27 | (3-1) | ||
| Manitoba | 52-88 | 51-65 | —– | 97-35 | 87-26 | (2-2) | ||
| PEI | 27-89 | 51-82 | 35-97 | —– | 63-53 | (1-3) | ||
| Newfoundland | 27-69 | 27-89 | 26-87 | 53-63 | —– | (0-4) | ||
| POOL B | BC | ONT | SASK | NS | NB | Record | ||
| British Columbia | —– | 46-76 | 70-52 | 64-57 | 68-54 | (3-1) | ||
| Ontario | 76-46 | —– | 60-66 | 55-42 | 70-49 | (3-1) | ||
| Saskatchewan | 52-70 | 66-60 | —– | 76-56 | 84-54 | (3-1) | ||
| Nova Scotia | 57-64 | 42-55 | 56-76 | —– | 66-39 | (1-3) | ||
| New Brunswick | 54-68 | 49-70 | 54-84 | 39-66 | —– | (0-4) | ||
| 9th | New Brunswick 74 Newfoundland 30 | |
| 7th | Nova Scotia 78 PEI 47 | |
| 5th | Saskatchewan 72 Manitoba 59 | |
| Semi | British Columbia 74 Alberta 73 | |
| Semi | Quebec 72 Ontario 65 | |
| Bronze | Ontario 81 Alberta 68 | |
| Final | British Columbia 73 Quebec 64 | |
In pool A round robin play, held in Lethbridge: …………………………………………………… Alberta thrashed PEI 89-27. Alberta held PEI to just 11 points in the first half. Shawna Molcak paced Alberta with 18. Virginia Judd added 15, Jodi Evans 10 and Joanna Ross 10. …………………………………………………… Alberta stomped Quebec 91-66. Alberta broke to a 14-2 lead but Quebec rallied to take a 30-29 lead before Alberta scrambled back and headed into the lockers with a 35-34 edge. “I told the girls they would have to be prepared” for a Quebec rally, said Alberta coach Trix Baker. “We had to play our zone (late in the first half) because of foul trouble. But we were able to come out in the second half and use a different kind of pressure on them.” They soon began to yield dividends as Alberta built a 66-46 lead. “Jodi (Evans), Heather (Bohez) and Shawna (Molcak) really anticipated well,” said Baker. Meanwhile, Virginia Judd dominated in the blocks. Jodi Evans paced Alberta with 18. Shawna Molcak added 16 and Virginia Judd 15. Anne Legault led Quebec with 11. Chantal St. Pierre added 10. “We expected a much closer game than that. But it was a big game to win,” said Jodi Evans. …………………………………………………… Quebec clubbed Newfoundland 89-27. …………………………………………………… Manitoba whipped Newfoundland 87-26. …………………………………………………… Quebec dumped Manitoba 65-51 as Chantal St. Pierre scored 21 and Anne Legault 12. Tracey Shields paced Manitoba with 21. …………………………………………………… Alberta crushed Newfoundland 69-27. “I appealed to more of the players play so I could be confident with them, telling them it was their chance to go out and prove themselves,” said coach Trix Baker. Alberta broke to a 13-2 lead and dominated. Virginia Judd led Alberta with 11. Shawna Molcak added 10 and Heather Bohez 10. Tuia Hynes paced Newfoundland with 7. Judy Buroe 6. Baker said Joanna Ross “played a lot better; I told her she needed make her presence felt, that we needed to have a big person on the floor. I also thought Patti Smith played really well. She was intense, regardless of the game.” Alberta outrebounded Newfoundland 38-24. …………………………………………………… Manitoba whipped PEI 97-35 as Tanya Mackenzie scored 18 and Lisa Mazur 17. Manitoba also included Michelle Chambers. …………………………………………………… Quebec stuffed Newfoundland 89-27 as Christina Van Barneveld scored 15. …………………………………………………… Alberta clipped Manitoba 88-52 to close out pool play undefeated. “We started out a little bit slow,” said Alberta coach Trix Baker. “I don’t like to yell at the players to get them going, but I had to. We picked up the intensity on defence and started to push the ball up the floor. That’s what Shawna (Molcak) does so well.” Alberta began to pressure the Manitoba guards and forced a series of turnovers while taking a 46-33 lead at the half. “We don’t have to steal the ball all the time with the press,” said Baker. “You want to make them take their time with their offence and make them take ugly shots.” Virginia Judd paced Alberta with 18. Molcak added 14. Tanya MacKenzie led Manitoba with 15. …………………………………………………… Quebec dusted PEI 82-51 as Isabella Tetrault scored 19 and Josee Deloretto 11. Kathy Quinn paced PEI with 11. …………………………………………………… PEI dumped Newfoundland 63-53.
In pool B play: …………………………………………………… British Columbia dumped New Brunswick 68-54 as Jenny Sutton scored 21 and Tracy Johnson 15. Jennifer Brown paced New Brunswick with 12. Lisa Millican added 10 and Cyndy Flynn 10. …………………………………………………… British Columbia handled Nova Scotia 64-57. …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan stunned Ontario 66-60 as Jackie Moore scored 18 and Vivian Kingdon 14. Carrie Dillon led Ontario with 23. ………………………………………………………………… Ontario dumped New Brunswick 70-49. …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan clocked Nova Scotia 76-56. …………………………………………………… Ontario stomped British Columbia 76-46. …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan crushed New Brunswick 84-54 as Colleen Muth hit 18. …………………………………………………… Ontario dumped New Brunswick 70-49 as Caroline Swords scored 19 and Heather Mckay 14. …………………………………………………… Saskatchewan stomped Nova Scotia 76-56 as Jackie Moore scored 19 and Colleen Muth 16. …………………………………………………… Ontario crushed British Columbia 76-46 as Carrie Dillon scored 23 and Cathy Amara 16. Jenny Sutton paced BC with 13. Joanne Tegart added 9. …………………………………………………… Nova Scotia clipped New Brunswick 66-39. …………………………………………………… British Columbia whipped Saskatchewan 70-52 as Jenny Sutton scored 29 and Crystal Caldwell 18. Jackie Moore led Saskatchewan with 22. Vivian Kingdon added 12. …………………………………………………… Ontario crushed Nova Scotia 55-42 as Heather McKay scored 15 and Louise Boulanger 12.
In the semis, British Columbia nipped Alberta 74-73 in overtime. Alberta led by 10 in the second half but suddenly went cold from the field. “Alberta hit really well in the first half,” said B.C. coach Sandy Chambers. “Then they started missing their shots and we capitalized on the rebounds and scored. Our defence also played better in the second half.” Alberta led 64-57 with three minutes to play but BC erased the margin in the final minute before Joanne Tegart hit a bucket to force overtime. Alberta took a three-point lead in the extra session but BC responded with a 4-0 run including the winning bucket by Jenny Sutton with 23 seconds on the clock. “Their post did a very good job,” said Chambers. “We were very evenly matched.” Jenny Sutton paced BC with 24. Jacquie Semeniuk added 21. Heather Bohez led Alberta with 21. Virginia Judd added 18.
In the other semi, Quebec edged Ontario 72-65.
In the 9th place match, New Brunswick stomped Newfoundland 74-30.
In the 7th place match, Nova Scotia clubbed PEI 78-47.
In the fifth-place match, Saskatchewan defeated Manitoba 72-59. Manitoba (coached by Bryan Kornberger) included Tanya McKenzie, Arlyn Adam.
In the bronze medal match, Ontario dumped Alberta 81-68. Ontario jumped out 14-7, was ahead 38-29 at the half and never looked back. Alberta rallied no closer than 20. Heather McKay and Carrie Dillon each scored 16 to pace Ontario. Virginia Judd led Alberta with 19. Carrie Coutts added 16. Virginia Judd scored 19 for Alberta. Heather Bohez added 16. Alberta (coached by Trix Baker) also included Jodi Evans, Shawna Molcak, Laura Bethlehem, Michelle Van Staalduinen, Anita Briscoe, Sue Jickling, Patti Smith, Joanna Ross and Shawna Larrat.
In the final, British Columbia defeated Quebec 73-64. BC trailed 36-33 at the half. Quebec was up 56-55 with six minutes to go. But Jenny Sutton and Oregon State-bound Izzy Maryntschak returned from the bench to key the B.C. victory, Crystal Caldwell finished with 23 points, Jennie Sutton 12 and Jacquie Semeniuk 10. Quebec was paced by Anne Legault, who scored 14. Christine Ferron added 14. “I believe it’s a good rule,” to sit players who quickly pick up two fouls, said BC coach Sandy Chambers. “If we hadn’t sat Jenny out and she got another foul, we wouldn’t have had her for most of the game. I had to sit her again for a while in the second half. I think not having her in there hurt us a bit, but some of the kids that hadn’t played a lot until then did a good job for us. … I knew if we kept our poise against Quebec, we would able to come out number one.”
The all-tournament team featured MVP Jenny Sutton (BC); Crystal Caldwell (BC); Shawna Molcak (Alberta); Carrie Dillon (Ontario); Vivian Kingdon (Saskatchewan); and Christine Ferron (Quebec)
The bronze medalists from Ontario: Heather McKey; Carrie Dillon; Caroline Swords; Louise Boulanger; Cathy Amara;
The silver medalists from Quebec: Anne Legault; Christin Ferron; Chantal St. Pierre; Christina Van Varneveld; Isabella Tetrault; Josee Deloretto;
The gold medalists from British Columbia: Jenny Sutton; Izzy Maryntschak; Crystal Caldwell; Jacquie Semeniuk; Tracy Johnson; Joanne Tegart; coach Sandy Chambers