At the start of the season, the Nova Scotia Community College-Truro Titans announced that they were taking a “leave of absence” from the ACAA after just one year of affiliation. “We don’t have enough support from the students,” said athletic director Wilf MacCormack told the Halifax Daily News. “We lacked the interest and commitment from the students, but on their behalf, a lot of the students are commuting, some are married and a number of students are older and we just didn’t have the population to draw from to put viable teams on the courts or fields. … On a number of occasions, we did not even have enough people to play. And it’s a very strong league that’s well-respected. No way could we keep going on and be diverse and maintain reputable status in that league. We tried it for a year and we just decided it would be the best thing for the future to hold off. It was an executive decision. We feel it’s in the best interest of the college, and I personally feel it’s in the best interest of the league.”
Final regular season standings: N.S.A.C. (17-1), King’s (14-4); Mt. Allison (12-6); St. Thomas (8-10); Mt. St. Vincent (7-11); New Brunswick-Saint John (5-13); Dalhousie Tech (0-18)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Dalhousie Tech Knights:
Mount St. Vincent Mystics: Tara Kinch, Laura MacKenzie, coach Angie McLeod
New Brunswick-Saint John Seawolves: Katie Melvin, Martha Ross, Emily Ashton, Colleen Naves, Kaitlyn Roberts, Sheila Holden, Wendy Morgan, Cathy Feicht, Andrea Reid, Caitlin Roberts, Julia Wood, Sarah Crawford, coach Susie Power, manager Alexi Alty
In the semis, the N.S.A.C. Rams defeated the St. Thomas Tommies 81-73.
In the other semi, the Mount Allison Mounties defeated the King’s Blue Devils 86-49.
In the final, the Mount Allison Mounties defeated the N.S.A.C. Rams 54-44 as Jennifer Klein scored 13, Krista Harrison 10 and Sylvie Stringer 10. Erin Horne led the Rams with 15 while Theresa Gough scored 11. The Mounties led 25-19 at the half.
The co-bronze medalist King’s Blue Devils: Trish Ryan; Jen Bennett; Angie Atkinson;
The co-bronze medalist St. Thomas Tommies: Amy Berwarick; Kate Henheffer; Susan Ross;
The silver medalist Nova Scotia Agricultural College Rams: Erin Horne; Theresa Gough;
The gold medalist Mount Allison Mounties: Jennifer Klein; Suzanne Peachey; Krista Harrison; Sylvie Stringer; Jessica Knowles; Meredith Wilkes; coach Al Hart