REGULAR SEASON
| WIBL | OQWCIA-WEST | ||||||||||
| Western | 5-0 | Waterloo | 4-0 | ||||||||
| McMaster | 4-1 | Windsor | 3-1 | Sue Hilton | |||||||
| Queen’s | 3-2 | Anne Turnbull | Ryerson | ||||||||
| McGill | 1-3-1 | Heather Dinwoodie | York | ||||||||
| Guelph | 1-4 | Wilfrid Laurier | Gloria Shick | ||||||||
| Toronto | 0-4-1 | Anne Hewett | |||||||||
| OQWCIA-EAST | |||||||||||
| Carleton | 5-1 | ||||||||||
| Macdonald | M Walker | ||||||||||
| Montreal | |||||||||||
| S.G.W. | |||||||||||
| Loyola? | |||||||||||
The title was decided in a six-team, round-robin tourney, held over the course of two weekends at two different sites. Western finished 5-0, McMaster 4-1 and Queen’s 3-2. The Mustangs captured their sixth consecutive WIAU title. Some papers report that the women made the switch to men’s rules for the campaign but others say that did not occur until the 1968 campaign.
Non-medalist rosters:
Guelph Gryphons: Val Miller
McGill Squaws: Sue Kelsey, Wendy Wilden, Diana Purdy, Barb Hanson, M Jeans, M Jessen, Joan Armbruster, J Randolph, A Nixon, Kendy Bentley, coach Heather Dinwoodie, manager Leni Anton
Toronto Varsity Blues: Vaughn Adamson, Bev Dello; coach Anne Hewett
In round-robin play: …………………………………………………… Western won the deciding contest with McMaster by a 28-22 score. …………………………………………………… Western dispatched Queen’s 28-22. …………………………………………………… McMaster dumped Queen’s 26-17. …………………………………………………… Queen’s edged Toronto 17-15 as Lynne Kennedy scored 6, including the winning bucket. …………………………………………………… Queen’s edged McGill 32-30 as Jane Richardson scored 7. …………………………………………………… Queen’s edged Guelph 23-21 as Jane Richardson scored 8. …………………………………………………… Western clipped McGill 60-20. …………………………………………………… Guelph crushed Toronto 23-12 as Val Miller scored 9. …………………………………………………… Western stomped Toronto 38-28. …………………………………………………… McMaster whipped Toronto 36-26. …………………………………………………… McGill and Toronto played to a 21-21 draw. Sue Kelsey notched 10 for the Martlets. Wendy Wilden added 9. …………………………………………………… McGill dumped Guelph 34-23 as Sue Kelsey scored 16, Wendy Wilden 10, Diana Purdy 6 and Barb Hanson 4. …………………………………………………… McMaster pounded McGill 51-24. …………………………………………………… Western clocked McGill 60-20. Jean Richardson scored 31 for the Mustangs over the course of three games. …………………………………………………… McMaster clipped Guelph 38-26. ……………………………………………………
The bronze medalist Queen’s Golden Gaels: Kay Handford; Jane Richardson; Mary Filman; Ann Richardson; Alison Glendenning; Marg Closson; Ann Algire; Helen MacRae; Lynne Neill; Marj Swan; Lynne Kennedy; coach Anne Turnbull
The runner-up McMaster Marauders:
The champion Western Ontario Mustangs: Jean Richardson;
OQWIAA
In the Ontario-Quebec WCIA western division regular season (two tournaments held over a three-week period), Waterloo emerged as the champs with a 4-0 record, followed by Windsor at 3-1. Other participants included Ryerson, York and Laurier.
In qualifying tournament play: …………………………………………………… Windsor clocked Ryerson 40-19 as Mary Ann Vander Pryt scored 10, Pat Wilson 8 and Jeanne Thompson 8. The Rams included Virginia Brooker, Cathy Capello, Doreen Carney, Ruth Fletcher, Anna Lazor, Diane McWhirter, Linda Protomanni, Jill Sargeant, Jo-Ellen Scratch, Joan Shapiro, Ruth Smilsky, Karen Wood, Elaine McDonnell and Sue Woolsey. …………………………………………………… Waterloo clipped Windsor 34-26. Janis Bednarik led the Lancers with 6. Mary Ann Vander Pryt added 5 and Linda Moffat 5. …………………………………………………… Waterloo dispatched York 31-22. …………………………………………………… Waterloo whipped York 23-11. …………………………………………………… York edged Ryerson 26-20. …………………………………………………… Wilfrid Laurier dispatched York 33-24. …………………………………………………… Windsor clubbed York 58-19. …………………………………………………… Both Windsor and Waterloo qualified for the East-West tourney.
In the East division, Sir George Williams and Macdonald College qualified for the final four.
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Carleton Robins: Annabelle MacFarlane, Sue Purdy,
Ryerson Rams:
Wilfrid Laurier: Jackie Mackillican, Pat McCrimmon, Judy Halliwell, Marianne Johnston, Barb Hawke, Joanne Pentland, Lyn Lesnick, Norah Hill, Janice Sutherland, Pat MacKinnon, Pauline Cumming, Sue Miles, coach Gloria Shick, manager Marcia Powers
York Yeowomen: Sharon Hornsby, Pat Rankin, Sondra Gartshore, Heather Anderson, Hannah Math, Jean Landa, Eva Hill, Kathy McKechnie, Judy Galbraith, Sue Paton, Cathie Stone, Nancy Campbell, coach Dr. Pyke
In the East-West semis, Macdonald College defeated the Windsor Lancers 23-12.
In the other semi, the Waterloo Athenas dispatched the Sir George Williams Georgians x-x.
In the final, Macdonald College defeated Waterloo 27-26 as Marilyn White hit a free throw with 10 seconds to play.
The co-bronze medalist Windsor Lancers:
The co-bronze medalist Sir George Williams Georgians:
The runner-up Waterloo Bananas:
The champion Macdonald College: Dale McMullen; Heather Crosthwaite; Sue Armstrong; Joanne Carson; Kathy Pike; Judy Spafford; Mary-Beth Painter; Marilyn Jeffries; Marilyn White; Marg Mitchell; Diane McArthur; coach M Walker
OTHERS
Other leagues:
Bishop’s Gaiters (played in Eastern Townships and Montreal leagues): Alison Robb, Linda McNeil, Joan Turner, Donna Burrows, Nancy Lawand, Jane Edwards, Barb Cruickshank, Chris Connors, Donna Timmons, Mary-Ellen McLaren, Sally Blais, Cathy Anderson, coach Dale Munkittrick