| POOL A | BC | QUE | NS | NFLD | PEI | Record | ||
| British Columbia | —– | 74-54 | 75-62 | 75-67 | 82-31 | (4-0) | ||
| Quebec | 54-74 | —– | 67-39 | 104-61 | 87-43 | (3-1) | ||
| Nova Scotia | 62-75 | 39-67 | —– | 95-87 | 71-66 | (2-2) | ||
| Newfoundland | 67-75 | 61-104 | 87-95 | —– | 67-47 | (1-3) | ||
| PEI | 31-82 | 43-87 | 66-71 | 47-67 | —– | (0-4) | ||
| POOL B | ONT | SASK | MAN | ALTA | NB | Record | ||
| Ontario | —– | 84-71 | 62-53 | 63-51 | 59-44 | (4-0) | ||
| Saskatchewan | 71-84 | —– | 58-43 | 61-57 | 82-80 | (3-1) | ||
| Alberta | 51-63 | 57-61 | 65-58 | —– | 69-57 | (2-2) | ||
| New Brunswick | 44-59 | 80-82 | 87-82 | 57-69 | —– | (1-3) | ||
| Manitoba | 53-62 | 43-58 | —– | 58-65 | 82-87 | (0-4) | ||
| Semi | Ontario 70 Quebec 57 | |
| Semi | Saskatchewan 70 British Columbia 59 | |
| 9th | Manitoba 61 Prince Edward Island 51 | |
| 7th | Newfoundland 82 New Brunswick 70 | |
| 5th | Alberta 72 Nova Scotia 65 | |
| Bronze | British Columbia 61 Quebec 51 | |
| Final | Ontario 68 Saskatchewan 56 | |
In pool A play, held in Halifax: …………………………………………………… Quebec pounded Nova Scotia 67-39 as Chantal Forest scored 12 and Jennifer Macaulay 8. “They seemed to be out of sync, right from the beginning,” said Macauley, who forced many of Nova Scotia’s 23 turnovers. “Maybe it was motivation, I don’t know. They had beaten us already (in exhibition play) and they were playing at home, so maybe they thought it would be easy. For our part, we just wanted to prove we were better than when they played us last.” Quebec jumped out to a 15-3 lead, extended the margin to 40-23 and was never threatened. Julie Galipeau led Nova Scotia with 10 points and 8 boards. Karen Piers added 6. “We didn’t box out at all and we didn’t play the kind of team defence that we’re capable of playing. We just weren’t in sync,” said Galipeau. …………………………………………………… BC defeated Nova Scotia 75-62 as Amy Ewert scored 18, Lindsay Anderson 13 and Tanya Neufeld 8. …………………………………………………… Jennifer Van De Walle and Amy Jonker each scored 16, while Lindsay Anderson and Tanya Neufeld each scored 10 as BC thumped Newfoundland 75-67. Kate Flynn led Newfoundland with 24. …………………………………………………… Lindsay Anderson scored 15, Jennifer Van De Walle 14 and Jen MacLeod 13 as BC pounded PEI 82-31. …………………………………………………… Jennifer Van De Walle scored 15, Lindsay Anderson 12 and Amy Jonker 10 as BC pounded Quebec 74-54. …………………………………………………… Nova Scotia defeated Newfoundland 95-87 in overtime as JoAnne Wells came off the bench to score 15 points. Kate Flynn led Newfoundland with 25. The Bluenosers outscored Newfoundland 12-4 in the extra session. Newfoundland had led 82-75 with three minutes to play. But Karen Piers hit three free throws and then Lindsay Walsh came off the bench to pilfer the ball for a layup and a foul shot, which she hit as Nova Scotia rallied to within 82-81. Kerri Highmore hit a free throw for Newfoundland with 15 seconds to play but then Piers knotted the score at 83 with 9 seconds remaining by hitting another pair of free throws. Newfoundland misses two chances to win it in regulation. Julie Galipeau led Nova Scotia with 22 points and 14 boards. “I just boxed out and jumped,” said Galipeau. “Karen had a lot of good passes to me and we just ran the offence we wanted to. We wanted to win.” Walsh said “I just go in when the coach puts me in and do what I have to do. I knew our team would come back.” …………………………………………………… Ontario thrashed Newfoundland 105-61 despite 20 points from Kate Flynn. …………………………………………………… British Columbia pounded Nova Scotia 75-62. B.C. led 37-32 at the half but trailed by three midway through the second half. But they rallied for the win. “We played well, certainly better than our first game,” said Julie Galipeau, who led Nova Scotia with 23 points. “I think we matched up pretty well. I don’t know what happened after we took the lead. They just wanted it more, I suppose.” …………………………………………………… Nova Scotia edged PEI 71-66. In a tight half which saw 17 lead changes, Erin McDiarmid put Nova Scotia ahead for good by hitting a layup with 59 seconds to play to give the Bluenosers a 68-66 lead. Kari Scott took a downcourt pass from Lindsay Walsh to extend the margin to four. Walsh then stripped the ball from guard Joslin Cheverie with 11 seconds to clock and hit a free throw to ice it. ‘I was just all hyped and I wasn’t thinking, you know,” said Walsh. ‘If I had fouled her on that, then she would have been shooting. But I was so psyched. I wasn’t even thinking about that. I just let all my emotions let loose.” Kate Ellis led PEI with 22. “We just didn’t shoot well enough towards the end of the game,” she noted. “That and a few bounces just didn’t go our way near the end. That was the difference.”
In pool B play: …………………………………………………… Katherine McCall scored 16, Tami Asquith 15 and Michelle Crowley 6 as Ontario defeated Manitoba 62-53. …………………………………………………… Julie Hillis scored 15, Michelle Crowley 14 and Kim Mackie 12 as Ontario defeated Saskatchewan 84-71. Bree Burgess and Jill Weseen each scored 13 for Saskatchewan. …………………………………………………… Dawn Cressman scored 12, Danielle Everette 10 and Misty Brockman 6 as Ontario defeated New Brunswick 59-44. Ontario led 24-16 before going on an 8-0 run in the final minute to close out the first half up 32-16. New Brunswick got as close as 51-42 with about 90 ticks on the clock before Ontario iced it at the line. “The score was not indicative of the play,” said N.B. coach Jon Brain. “Our girls played well.” Lindsay Estabrooks led New Brunswick with 10. Virginia Dickinson, Lindsay Myers, Bev Kennedy and Jill MacDonald each added 5. …………………………………………………… Tami Asquith scored 15, Kim Mackie 11, Anna James 10 and Danielle Everett 10 as Ontario defeated Alberta 63-51. …………………………………………………… Jessica Kaczowka scored 21, Bree Burgess 13 and Nicole Poier 13 as Saskatchewan nipped New Brunswick 82-80 after leading 47-30 at the half. Jill LeBlanc led New Brunswick with 16. Angelia Crealock added 14 and Jill MacDonald 12. …………………………………………………… Jessica Kaczowka scored 25 as Saskatchewan defeated Alberta 61-57. …………………………………………………… New Brunswick thrashed Manitoba 64-48 as Jill LeBlanc, Angelia Crealock, Carolyn Plummer and Fausta Charlong each scored 9. New Brunswick led 34-26 at the half. …………………………………………………… Alberta defeated New Brunswick 69-57 after leading 33-31 at the half. Bev Kennedy led New Brunswick with 14. Jill LeBlanc added 9 and Lindsay Estabrooks 8.
In the seventh-place game, Newfoundland defeated New Brunswick 82-70, led by Kate Flynn’s 26 points and 20 boards. Melissa Skanes added 18 and Jillian Abbott 12. Newfoundland led 44-29 at the half. Flynn led the tournament in scoring with 20.2 ppg. Newfoundland coach Paul Byrne told the St. John’s Telegram that Flynn’s performance over the course of the tournament was “one of the outstanding performances” ever by a female player. “I’m quite pleased with the intensity and dedication of the all 12 players. We were just a free throw here and a free throw there away from playing for fifth place. I can’t be disappointed with their effort.” Newfoundland & Labrador (coached by Byrne, assistant Michelle Healey) also included Jennie Vickers, Katie Mulcahy, Sandi Ennis, Erica Stokes, Vicki King, Valerie Taylor, Laura Wellon, Amy Pryse-Phillips and Kerri Highmore.
In the fifth-place match, Alberta defeated Nova Scotia 72-65. Nova Scotia stormed to a 23-9 lead over the first 11 minutes before Alberta’s Tammy Kenzie ripped off 11 points to rally her team to within 37-33 at the half. In the seesaw second half, Alberta took a 63-62 lead on a Kenzie free throw with three minutes to play and held on for the win. “It wasn’t too hard for us to get pumped up because we wanted to leave on a good note and make our fans happy,” said Kenzie, who scored 19. We just wanted to go out with pride.” Julie Galipeau led Nova Scotia with 24. Nova Scotia (coached by Scott Munro, assisted by Patty Hayden and managed by Jad Crnogorac) also included Karen Piers, Lindsay Clarke, Carolyn DeAmicis, Vanessa Harper, Erin McDiarmid, Kristen Morrison, Tara Reddick, Kari Scott, Lindsay Walsh and JoAnne Wells, as well as alternates Erica Bowie and Erin Keating.
In the semis, Saskatchewan upset BC 70-59 as Bree Burgess scored 32. Jill Weseen and Cymone Bouchard each added 12. Amy Ewert led BC with 12. Tanya Neufeld added 9.
In the other semi, Misty Brockman scored 13, Katherine McColl 13 and Julie Hillis 10 as Ontario defeated Quebec 70-57. Ontario led 42-23 at the half. Quebec rallied no closer than eight. “Everyone can play, so we tried to run them into the ground,” said McColl. “I think we’re 12 deep and can pretty much run anyone out of the gym.”
In bronze medal match, British Columbia clipped Quebec 61-51. BC trailed Quebec by seven at the half. But they took control of the boards and executed more efficiently on offence in the second half and romped. Amy Ewert scored 17 for BC. Amy Jonker added 15 and Charmene Adams 10.
In the final, Ontario dumped Saskatchewan 68-56 as Katharine McColl scored 12 and Tami Asquith 9, along with four boards. “Our unity is our strong point and I think that came through tonight,” said Asquith. “We blend well together. I think that showed, especially towards the end of the game. They made some runs but we didn’t give them much.” Jessica Kaczowka led Saskatchewan with 19. Bree Burgess added 16. “Ontario was just a bit deeper than we were,” said Saskatchewan coach Rod Allen. “They were able to send five on and five off in regular shifts. They just wore us down. We used so much emotion just to get that game, beating B.C. by 11 in the semi-finals. Plus, we won two games we had to win (against Alberta and Manitoba). I hate to make any excuses but the girls were really worn down. Give Ontario credit. They were big, quick and deep. They played in-your-face defence and a very up-tempo offence. We had no offensive flow, caused a lot by their tough defence. The girls were disappointed because I think that even if we had one day between the semi and the final, it may have been different.”
The all-tourney selections were: MVP Tami Asquith (Ontario); Bree Burgess (Saskatchewan); Amy Ewert (BC); Theresa Jantzen (Alberta); Kim Mackie (Ontario); Caroline Roger (Quebec)
The bronze medalists from British Columbia: Charmene Adams; Lindsay Anderson; Marilyn Brockman; Amy Ewert; Rachel Johnson; Tami MacKinnon; Jennifer MacLeod; Lindsay McDonald; Tanya Neufeld; Julie Smulders; Jennifer Van De Walle; Amy Jonker; coach Jeff Speedy; assistant Lisa Nickle
The silver medalists from Saskatchewan: Bree Burgess; Jessica Kaczowka; Jill Weseen, Cymone Bouchard; Nicole Poier; Meagen Atkinson; Amy Brockman; Heather Couzens; Phoebe DeCiman; Mackenzie Grant; Sara Knowles; Rumali Werapitiya; coach Rod Allen; assistant Tracey Bowie
The gold medalists from Ontario: Angie MacLeod; Danielle Everett; Aaron Yantzi; Dawn Cressman; Anna James; Kim Mackie; Misty Brockman; Julie Hillis; Tami Asquith; Michelle Crowley; Katherine McCall; Clare Beatty; coach Kelly Dunham; assistant Pam Leitch; associate Amy Bondy-Corriveou