Final regular season standings (9): Grant MacEwan (14-2); Lethbridge (13-3); Mount Royal (13-3); SAIT (11-5); Red Deer (7-9); Camrose (6-10); Medicine Hat (5-11); Grande Prairie (2-14); NAIT (1-15)
Playoff non-qualifiers:
Camrose: Trish Harrison, Mary-Ellen McBride, Cheryl Galenza, Deb Traptow
Grande Prairie: Hope Keats, Val Durec, Lynne Kildaw, Sandra Comadina, Tracey Boutilier, Wendy Johannsen, Tami Maida, coach Kelly Ohlhauser
Medicine Hat: Jeanette Bell, Doreen Fettig, Donna Olson, Adele Stevenson, Adele Lansing, Darla Anderson, coach Frank Behrens
NAIT: Demetria ‘Meach’ Cucinotta, Patti Marcinshyn, Sherry Lee, Kim Guthrie, Robbie Drake, Chris Larson, Shelley Green (quit early in season), coach Gregg Meropoulis
Red Deer: Val Brooks, Robyn Purnell, Cindy Grieb, Tanya Cummins, Joanne Weninger, Mary Lynn Lang, coach Pat Rawlusyk
In the semis, the Mount Royal Cougars defeated the Lethbridge Kodiettes 63-51; 63-50 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Cougars prevailed 63-51 as Wendy Klassen scored 12, Denis MacPhee 10, Leslie Morgan 10 and Dawn Foster 10. Lana Simpson paced the Kodiettes with 17. Pam McLeod added 9. “We just weren’t into the game,” said Lethbridge coach John Jasiukiewicz. “It’s just about the identical game we played against them last time here. We got behind early and just could catch up. We made one surge and came back and tied the score just before the end of the first half, but then we fell behind again.” …………………………………………………… In game two, Mount Royal completed the sweep with a 63-50 win. “We did her,” Cougars coach Donovan Lawrence told the Calgary Herald. Lisa Anderson paced the Cougars with 15. Dawn Foster added 14 and Denis McPhee 13. Lana Simpson paced the Kodiettes with 22. Paula Gorman added 8. Gorman played a great defensive game, the best I’ve ever seen her play as far as defensive play,” said LCC coach John Jasiukiewicz. “We played well. They just played great. Height was a major factor. We let up for about three minutes there and got behind by 20 points. We got it back to 10, caused many turnovers but just couldn’t capitalize on them at the other end. If you can’t do that, you can’t win. They were a little more experienced when it came to playoff basketball.”
In the other semi, the SAIT Trojans defeated the Grant MacEwan Griffins 59-60; 68-59; 64-60 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game one, Grant MacEwan edged SAIT 60-59. Eve Politt paced the Trojans with 19. Lori Fry added 14. …………………………………………………… In game two, SAIT evened the series with a 68-59 win as Cheryl Stargatt scored 22, Esther Moxley 15 and Eve Pollitt 13. …………………………………………………… In game three, SAIT took the series with a 64-60 win as Cheryl Stargatt scored 16, Eve Pollit 12, Lori Fry 11 and Esther Moxley 10.
In the final, the Mount Royal Cougars defeated the SAIT Trojans 59-52; 60-42 (2g-0).
In game one, Mount Royal clipped SAIT 59-52 as Dawn Foster scored 19 and Wendy Klassen 10. Eve Pollitt paced the Trojans with 18.
In game two, Mount Royal completed the series sweeping by spanking SAIT 60-42 as Lisa Anderson scored 16, Wendy Klassen 16 and Denise McPhee 10. Lori Fry led the Trojans with 19. Cougars coach Donovan Martin told the Calgary Herald that “everybody is pretty nuts around here. It’s been a long struggle and eagerly anticipated.”
The co-bronze medalist Grant MacEwan Griffins: Rhonda Wolfram; Melanie Roth; Lynn Ferguson;
The co-bronze medalist Lethbridge Kodiaks: Lana Simpson; Paula Gorman; Corinne Wensman; Leslie Fedorak; Shannon Chipman; Pam McLeod; Maxine Wensmen; Amelia De Melo; Rose Bergen-Henengouwen; Mick Oosterbroek; coach John Jasiukiewicz
The silver medalist SAIT Trojans: Lori Fry; Cheryl Stargatt; Eve Pollitt; Esther Moxley; coach Richard Foggo
The gold medalist Mount Royal Cougars: Colleen Flanagan; Lisa Anderson; Wendy Klassen; Denise McPhee; Dawn Foster; Madge Blackwell; Leslie Morgan; Chris Beaulieu; coach Donovan Martin