1969-70 OUA – women

REGULAR SEASON

	WIBL				OQWCIA – EAST
	Queen’s	5-0		Diane Pappas	Macdonald	7-1
	Western				Montreal	6-2
	McGill				Carleton	5-3		Doreen Cunningham
	Toronto	1-4		Gwen Hills-Porter	Sir Geo Williams	2-6		Sue Porter
	Guelph	1-4			Loyola	0-8
	McMaster	1-4
					OQWCIA – WEST
					Windsor	9-1		Mary O’Brien
					Waterloo	9-1	20-2	Sally Kemp
					Wilfrid Laurier			Bridget Brinkman
					Laurentian
					Ryerson
					York			Joan Stevenson

Queen’s emerged as the champs of the OWIAA, following round robin play held over the course of two weekends (in Montreal and in Hamilton).

       Non-medalist rosters:

       Guelph Gryphons: Phyllis Perkins,

       McMaster Marauders: Elaine Loney,

       Toronto Varsity Blues: Pat Leduchowski, Cathy Cullis, Anne Thompson, coach Gwen Hills-Porter

       The results included: …………………………………………………… In Montreal, Queen’s whipped Toronto 40-20. …………………………………………………… Queen’s dispatched McGill 37-28. …………………………………………………… The Guelph Gryphons edged the Toronto Varsity Blues 30-27. …………………………………………………… McGill dusted Toronto 47-31. …………………………………………………… On the second weekend of round-robin play, held in McMaster, Queen’s dispatched Western 40-32. The Mustangs led 10-9 after one quarter and 22-14 at the half. The Gaels led 29-23 after three quarters. Linda Colling paced the Gaels with 14. Maureen Bouris added 14. …………………………………………………… Queen’s clipped McMaster 41-29. …………………………………………………… Toronto defeated McMaster 46-33. …………………………………………………… Queen’s edged Guelph 32-31 despite trailing 9-5, 20-16 and 27-25 at the quarters. …………………………………………………… Western clipped Toronto 40-31.

       The silver? medalist University of Western Ontario Mustangs: Bev Pierce; Diane DeCoene; Lorilee Matheson; Wendy White; Helen Greaves; Linda Munn; Diane Dunn; Cathie Clarke; Marcia Skvorc; Evelyn Weatherston; coach Mary Lou Dresser

       The silver? medalist McGill Squaws: Barb Carson; Dale McMullen; Judy Spafford; Jo Carson; Dawn Littzen;

       The champion Queen’s Golden Gaels: Joan Ashlee; Maureen Bouris; Cheryl Bradley; Drina Carlton; Margaret Closson; Linda Colling; Susan Dempsey; Pam Ellison; Karen Howatson; Brenda Mackie; Cindy Riach; Cheryl Bradley; coach Diane Pappas

OQWIAA

       In the OQWIAA, Windsor and Waterloo tied for the Western division regular season title. In the postseason playoffs, the top three teams from the west and east divisions play for the championship, while the remaining five teams play for consolation honours. If there is a tie atop the standings after the interlocking play, a one-game final is to be held.

       In the west division, Wilfrid Laurier and Laurentian have a playoff to determine which squad qualified for the championship side of the draw. The Golden Hawks defeated the Voyageurs x-x.

On the consolation side of the draw, held at York: …………………………………………………… Laurentian, Loyola, Ryerson, Sir George Williams and York were the entrants. In consolation play: …………………………………………………… Laurentian dusted Loyola 57-15. …………………………………………………… Ryerson dispatched Sir George Williams 28-21. …………………………………………………… In the opening round York clubbed Loyola 58-20 as Jean Landa socred 15, Sharon Hornby 12, Eva Hill 10 and Sue Tupling 8. …………………………………………………… Laurentian smacked Sir George Williams 59-24. …………………………………………………… In the quarterfinals, York whipped Sir George Williams 40-25 as Eva Hill (the leading scorer in the consolation draw) scored 15. …………………………………………………… In the consolation semis, Ryerson dispatched Loyola 33-21. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, York dispatched Laurentian 42-33. …………………………………………………… In the consolation final, York edged Ryerson 19-17 as Eva Hill scored 12.

Consolation side rosters:

Laurentian Voyageurs: Lyn Sommers

Loyola Warriors:

Sir George Williams Georgians: Allison Mordell, Barb Underhill, Cheryl Holmes, Marily Turner, Karen Wilkinson, coach Sue Porter

The consolation runner-up Ryerson Rams: Chris Atkinson, Joyce Babiuk, Diana Bertram, Bonnie Crichton, Verna Evans, Harriet Handler, Koola Makrigaini, Marg Malloy, Colleen Minaker, Gail Norman, Audrey Powless, Gail Stevens

The consolation champ York Lions: Eva Hill, Marilyn Larcombe, Sharon Hornsby, Susan Tuppling, Jean Landa, Helen Potwerka, Karen Howell, Barb Eidt, coach Joan Stevenson

Non-medalist rosters (championship side):

Carleton Ravens: Nancy Greenway, Charlotte Bigelow, Cathy Drynan, Vicki Fulcher, Cheryl Richardson, Judy Dey, Jane Corkran, Connie Demers, Danny Trzak, Lynn Palmer, Sue Purdy, Liz McBride, Kathy McKnight, Vickie Snider, Merry Way, June Myronyk, Barb Rougier, Char Bigelow, coach Doreen Cunningham

Macdonald College Clanswomen: Jan Evans, Joan Longtin, Bev Doe, Linda Scrutin, Ann Matheson, Pam Roberts, Faye McKell, Linda Quart, Mickey Klop and Rae Moore, coach Noel Villard

Montreal Carabins: Madeleine Thiverge

       On the championship side of the draw: …………………………………………………… Windsor defeated MacDonald 49-35. …………………………………………………… Windsor dumped Carleton 48-20. …………………………………………………… Windsor thrashed Montreal 55-28. …………………………………………………… Waterloo stomped Montreal 57-11 as Charlotte Shaul scored 11, Jane Liddell 9 and Sue Murphy 9. …………………………………………………… Carleton dumped Wilfrid Laurier 40-26 as Nancy Greenway scored 11, Charlotte Bigelow 10 and Cathy Drynan 9, along with 16 boards. …………………………………………………… Waterloo stuffed Macdonald College 52-23 as Patti Bland scored 10, Jane Liddell 9 and Sue Murphy 9. …………………………………………………… Waterloo Lutheran defeated Montreal 30-26 as Joanne Tully scored 10 and Tish Koeber 9. …………………………………………………… Windsor whipped Montreal 49-35 (also reported as 55-28) as Katy Murdock scored 12 and Joanne Lazarus 9. Madeleine Thiverge scored 14 for Montreal. …………………………………………………… Waterloo stomped Carleton 48-22 as Jane Liddell scored 13 and Anne Gibbs 9. Charlotte Bigelow led the Ravens with 9. Cathy Drynan added 6, along with 17 boards. …………………………………………………… Wilfrid Laurier clipped the Macdonald College Lassies 30-26 as Jo Anne Tully scored 10 and Tish Koeber 9.

Both Windsor and Waterloo finished undefeated with 3-0 records against the East division representatives, necessitating a one-game playoff for the crown.

In the final, Windsor defeated Waterloo 43-36. The Athenas led 15-7, 24-19 and 32-31 at the quarters but folded down the stretch. The Lancerettes used a second half press to rally themselves, tying the game on field goals by Cookie Leach and Joanne Lazarus in the final two minutes. They then intercepted passes and converted them into layups by Karen Fleming and Kate Innes. Karen Flemming led all scorers with 9, Lazarus 9, Cookie Leach 8, Kate Innes 5, Marilyn Hyatt 5, Katy Murdoch 5, Melanie Middleton 5. Charlotte Shaule paced the Athenas with 14.

The bronze medalist Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks: Joanne Tully; Tish Koeber; Marcia Powers-Dunlop; Ellen Train; Kyra Kristensen; Susie Koppeser; Bonnie Becker; Angie Zokalo; Judy Birss; Liz Danes; Marg Klie; coach Bridget Brinkman; manager Ruth Minielly

The runner-up Waterloo Athenas: Jane Liddell; Anne Gibbs; Charlotte Shaule; Susan Murphy; Pat Byer; Mary Ann Gaskin; Pat Bland; Toos Simons; Pam Snively; coach Sally Kemp

The champion Windsor Lancers: Marion “Cookie” Leach; Joanne Lazarus; Karen Fleming; Kate Innes; Marilyn Hyatt; Katy Murdoch; Melanie Middleton; Kathy Brown; Barb Carnochan; Sue Lavergne; Kathy O’Neail; Evelyn Kendall; Martha Grondin; coach Mary O’Brien; manager Gloria Prorocki

OTHERS

       An unofficial Quebec league was played in 1970 and 1971, with teams from Macdonald, Montreal, Carleton, Sir George Williams and Loyola. In 1970, Macdonald won with a (7-1) record.

The champion Macdonald College Clanswomen: Jan Evans, Joan Longtin, Bev Doe, Linda Scrutin, Ann Matheson, Pam Roberts, Faye McKell, Linda Quart, Mickey Klop and Rae Moore; coach Noel Villard

Laurentian fields its first team. Known as the Vendettas (coached by Pat Pickard), they included Lynn Somers, Carmen Landry, Joanne McKinnon, Pat Smith, Roberta O’Donahue, Cheryl Mclean, Pat Irwin, Valerie Chinn, Janet Howley, Jean Stricek and Alexis Speck. A year later, the Voyageurs joined the OQWIAA, hiring Sandy Knox from Carleton to be the coach.