REGULAR SEASON
| EAST | WEST | ||||||||||
| Laurentian | 15-0 | Norm Vickery | Guelph | 13-1 | 21-5 | Karen Lee | |||||
| Ottawa | 11-4 | Erik Anderson | Western | 9-5 | Nora Lee Jacket | ||||||
| Queen’s | 9-6 | Deb Holts | Waterloo | 7-7 | Sally Kemp | ||||||
| Toronto | 4-11 | Sharon Bradley | McMaster | 6-8 | Kathy Miller | ||||||
| Carleton | 2-13 | 4-16 | Hugh Reid | Windsor | 0-14 | Royal Church | |||||
| York | 2-13 | Skip Letheran | |||||||||
| CENTRAL | |||||||||||
| Brock | 8-4 | 12-11 | Pat Woodburn | ||||||||
| Wilfrid Laurier | 3-3 | Jan Starkes | |||||||||
| Ryerson | 3-2 | Bob Fullerton | |||||||||
| Trent | 0-6 | Mary Rawlings | |||||||||
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Brock Badgers: coach Pat Woodburn
Carleton Robins: Cindy Lipomanis, Cheryl Pangborn, Marg Williams, Mary Crnkovich, Joanne Fellows, Carol Hodgins, coach Hugh Reid
Ryerson Rams: Pam Archibald, Heather Bonazza, Marg Coburn, Marcia Mandel, Tracy-Anne McReynolds, Britta Nielsen, Velta Silinskis, coach Bob Fullerton
Toronto Varsity Blues: Barb Grochowski, Cathy Heather, Sharon Kosmachuk, Sandy Turney, Janet Carson, Karen Zellen, Karen Pim, Cathy Casey, Joan Mlynarczk, Jo Stroeder, Joanne Goodrow, Jane Leuty, coach Sharon Bradley
Wilfrid Laurier Golden Hawks: Susan Bates, Debbie Bauer, Berrie Brown, Jill Burtch, Karen Danch, Patti Flood, Mary Fogale, Luanne Izzard, Cathy Meyers, Linda Patchett, Jan Schilroth, Angie Snoodon, coach Jan Starkes
York Lions: Mary Deveaux, Maria Lima, Sylvia Peluso, Sharon Bedard, Bida Turuta, coach Skip Letheran
In the opening round of the playoffs, Waterloo defeated Brock x-x. The Badgers including Wendy Wells, Paula Finnie, Dawn Ball, Linda Woodhouse, Louise Wetherell, Melanie Brown, Mauren Dugo, Donna Skinner
In the Ontario quarterfinals, the University of Western Mustangs defeated the Queen’s Golden Gaels 64-54. The Golden Gaels included Eva Stewart.
In the other quarterfinal, Ottawa defeated Waterloo 80-62. Chris Timms paced the Athenas with 14. Carol Kozlik added 11 and Bonnie Zagrodney 10. The Athenas (coached by Sally Kemp) also included Sue Lindley, Norie Spence, Sue Porter, Lucy Patterson, Jan McMullen, Marg Kerr, Louise Taylor, Lorraine Luypaert, Shellie Filion and Shelly Filion.
In the Ontario semis, Laurentian whipped the University of Western Ontario Mustangs 67-36.
In the other semi, the Guelph Gryphons dumped the Ottawa Gee-Gees 60-48.
In the bronze medal match, the Ottawa Gee-Gees defeated the University of Western Ontario Mustangs 57-51. The Mustangs (coached by Noralie Jackett, assisted by Diane Cowden) included Jill Finlon, Marty Desmaree, Sherry Findlater, Anne Fulton, Debbie Grey, Annette Holmes, Ingrid Nemeth, Joanne Porter, Sue Riach, Sue Swain, Holly Wickett and Suzy Wilson.
In the final, the Laurentian Lady Voyageurs captured its fifth consecutive title by dumping the Guelph Gryphons 57-47.
After the 1978 season, Chris Critelli left Laurentian to enroll at Old Dominion, where she and fellow Canadian Jan Trombly led ODU to a national U.S. title.
The bronze medalist Ottawa Gee-Gees: Pamela Coburn; Vicky Harber; Kathy Kingsbury; Trudy Vriend; Cindy Tyrlik; Wanda Pilon; Mia Flipsen; Cathy Knights; Jackie Burbridge; Patricia Hannon; coach Erik Anderson
The runner-up Guelph Gryphons: Candy Clarkson; Cindy Dean; Kathy Giacomelli; Jane Greaves; Joanne MacLean; coach Karen Lee
The champion Laurentian Voyageurs: Chris Critelli; Jan Trombly; Kim Hansen; Laura Donaldson; Michele Belanger; Allison Towriss; Kathy Jennings; Agnes Balson; Ann Briseland; Teresa Kowal; Angie MacDonald; Natalie Vukovic; coach Norm Vickery; manager Terry Hanson; trainer Marianne Disano