Seneca 43            
  Okanagan 59 Okanagan 41        
      Nord-Ouest 77 College Nord-Ouest 63    
              —–JOHN ABBOTT  
      Cape Breton 39        
  John Abbott 69 John Abbott 91 John Abbott 72    
  Langara 43            

In the Four-West quarterfinals, the Regina Wascana Institute dumped the wild card Medicine Hat Kudus 56-49 after leading 31-16 at the half. “We just weren’t ready to play basketball,” Kudus coach Doug Kempt told the Medicine Hat News. “This tournament is truly anticlimactic mentally for the girls. If we had never played Wascana before we probably would have won this game. As it is, after defeating them 57-45 in January, the, team just played poorly this afternoon.” The Kudus committed 39 turnovers. Wascana hit 22-49 from the floor and 10-19 from the line, while the Kudus hit 23-62 from the floor and 3-13 from the line. Linda Kozicki paced Wascana with 20. Dianne Mills added 16. Debra Kempt paced the Kudus with 12. Dorothy Gill added 6, Ava Wellsch 6, Jill Herchuk 6, Darla Anderson 4 and Evelyn Drielich 2.

        In the other quarterfinal, the Okanagan Lakers dispatched Red River CC x-x.

In the Four-West semis, the Vancouver College Falcons crushed the Saskatchewan Wascana Institute 70-42.

In the other semi, the Mount Royal Cougars defeated the Okanagan Lakers 59-47.

In the Four-West final, the Vancouver College Falcons defeated the Mount Royal Cougars 52-47 as Tracey Vieux scored 20. Heather McKay led the Cougars with 14. Falcons coach George Moore told the Calgary herald that “we try to move her (Vieux) around to keep her away from fouls. When Mount Royal beat us last year, she fouled out in the first half.” Mount Royal coach Bob Rose said “it wasn’t just Tracey who beat us. I think we lost to a better team. We played super defence but it took away from our offensive power. We weren’t able to finish off around the basket. We knew we had to drive them and draw fouls. We didn’t have Tracey Lehman tonight. She was sick the day of the game. That hurt us because she’s our best penetrator.”

In the national quarterfinals, held at Montreal’s Centre Claude Robillard, the wild card Okanagan Lakers defeated the Ontario champ Seneca Wampums 59-43. The Wampums included Loretta Dransch, Leslie Dalcin, Anne Dodson, Carol Gowans, Janet Pearen, Kim Johnson, Wendy Northey, Raili Bubalo, Brenda Byman, Sheila Latham, Julie Norton and Judy Reeve.

In the other quarterfinal, the host and wildcard John Abbott Islanders defeated the Langara (then the Vancouver CC) Falcons 69-43 as Denise Dignard scored 26. Tracy Vieux led the Falcons with 19. Islanders coach Chris Hunter told the Montreal Gazette that “it was routine but the type of game to play in the first round of a national championship just to get the bugs out.” The Falcons (coached by George Moore) included Tracy Vieux, Laura Stewart, Janis Holt, Joanne Hollis, Marla Britton, Terrie Cruly, Diane Heal, Brenda Brown, Esther Newcombe, Jenny Williams and Sharrol Segal.

In the semis, the Quebec champ College Nord-Ouest (Rouyn-Noranda) Astrelles whipped the Okanagan Lakers 77-41.

In the other semi, the John Abbott Islanders defeated the Cape Breton Capers 91-39 to set up a second straight all-Quebec final.

In the bronze medal match, the Okanagan Lakers dumped the Cape Breton Capers 59-45 as Joanne Richie scored 15. Linda Boudreau paced the Capers with 28. The Capers also included Annette Muise, Raylene Quinn, Karen Penney, Ann Popwell, Maureen Mollons, Sheila Peori, Brenda Turnbull

        In the final, the John Abbott Islanders defeated les Astrelles de College Nord-Ouest 77-62. “They sure gave us a battle. It wasn’t easy at all,” John Abbott coach Chris Hunter told Canadian Press. “There was a lot more pressure the second time around. We were expected to win the girls felt that pressure.” The two teams had finished (17-1) in Quebec regular season play, with Nord Ouest winning by 23 and John Abbott by 1. “Last year was a little too easy. The emotion and enjoyment of winning wasn’t there as it was this time,” Hunter said. “It’s certainly more enjoyable to win a game like this.” John Abbott led from the start and only trailed once during the game. Their lead never exceeded 9 points and Nord-Ouest had several chances to take command but poor shot selection and misses of bunnies kept les Astrelles in hot water. John Abbott led 36-28 at the half dominated by Karen Diaz, who scored 15 in the first trade. Karen Diaz and Josee Coderre each finished with 17 points, as did Canadian junior national team member Denise Dignard. Chosen tournament MVP, Dignard said she was surprised. “I thought we did it as a whole team, so it’s really difficult to choose one person. But I’m so pleased.” Hunter said “everybody on our team wants to play and is capable of playing. It is certainly a team effort all the way. Everybody who played contributed something, in one way or another. When we substituted, it didn’t hurt us. Our big people got into foul trouble but we had people come in and replace them and they did a good job. Nord Ouest didn’t have the same depth we had. It keeps the people fresh till the end.”

        The all-tourney team featured: MVP Denise Dignard (John Abbott); Tracy Vieux (Langara); Joanne Ritchie (Okanagan); Joann Poupore (Collége Nord-Ouest); Karen Diaz (John Abbott); and Marie Josée Coderre (John Abbott)

        The bronze medalist Okanagan Lakers: Joanne Ritchie; Nona Durkee; Pam Balfour; Susan Trautman; Leanne Willms; Loree Naka; Maureen Roberts; Jill Hewitson, Madelyn Blaskovits, Wendy Hyer; Debbie Fairholm; Dann Weitzel;

        The silver medalist College Nord-Ouest (Rouyn-Noranda) Les Astrelles Gaillards: France Carrier; Joanne Poupore; Luce Mercier; Marie Josee Houde; Michele Poupore; Sabrina Joncas; Charlotte Guimond; Lilianne Cotnoir; Linda Taddio; Francine Caron; Jacinthe Duval;

        The gold medalist John Abbott Lady Islanders: Denise Dignard; Marie Josée Coderre; Karen Diaz; Janet Hylland; Joy Diaz; Cathy Brabant; Angela Barneveld; Beth Mansfield; Jane Bullock; Connie Classen; Lynn Noftle; Anne Burley; Joy Diaz; coach Chris Hunter