In the quarterfinals, the top-seeded Fredericton Black Kats clubbed the 8th-seeded Miramichi James M. Hill Tommies 83-43 as Swift scored 18, Belyear 18, Clark 14, Jackie Fleiger 14, Scholten 4, Gamble 4, Kidney 3, Dickinson 2, Jody Fleiger 2, Newman 2 and Rathbone 1. Linda Godfrey led the Tommies with 11. Kari Donnelly added 10, Erin Keating 9, Krista Thompson 4 and Lynn Conkie 2, while Trudy Smith, Jennifer Matheson and Lois Abasalom were scoreless.
The 5th-seeded Moncton Purple Knights defeated the 4th-seeded Riverview Royals 59-53 as Wetmore scored 18, Staples 16, Crawford 8, Nimmo 6, Field 5, Pierce 4 and Ryan 2. Heather Clarke led the Royals with 15, Carrie Aldersman (Anderson?) added 13, Kerry McCullum 10, Angela Horsman 5, Allison Crossman 5 and Nicole Fleck 4, while Kelly Ainsworth and Renay Fraser were scoreless.
The 2nd-seeded Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders clipped the 7th-seeded Miramichi Valley Pulamoo 64-49 as Kierstead scored 22, Fairweather 20, Larsen 11, Lutes 4, Le Roy 2, Tonge 2, Johnston 2 and Wilcox 1. Jennifer Wheaton led the Pulamoo with 24. Stacey Parks added 7, Kim Stewart 6, Nada Stewart 5, Shelly Wood 4 and Carla Mason 3, while Kathy Branch and Mary-Jane Hare were scoreless.
In the last quarterfinal the 3rd-seeded Saint John Greyhounds edged the 6th-seeded Moncton Harrison Trimble Trojans 64-62 as Harris scored 18, Ring 14, McIntyre 13, Booker 12, Vaughan 5 and McEachern 2. Angela Goguen led the Trojans with 17. Toby Morrell added 15, Julie Duff 13, Jennifer Turgeon 11, Laura Wilbur 4 and Lori Ann Mowbray 2.
In the semis, the top-seeded Fredericton Black Kats crushed the 5th-seeded Moncton Purple Knights 82-52 as Belyea scored 23, Clark 19, Swift 12, Dickinson 8, Jackie Fleiger 8, Jodi Fleiger 7, Gamble 3 and Kidney 2. Nimmo led the Purple Knights with 18. Wetmore added 9, Crawford 9, Pierce 6, Staples 4, Field 2 and Ryan 1.
In the other semi, the 2nd-seeded Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders clipped the 3rd-seeded Saint John Greyhounds 57-49 as Kierstead scored 21, Fairweather 12, Larsen 10, Tonge 8, Le Roy 4 and McCready 2. Harris led the Greyhounds with 13. McIntyre added 13, Booker 13. Ring 8 and McEachern 2.
In the final, the top-seeded Fredericton Black Kats torched the 2nd-seeded Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders 91-64 as player of the game Jackie Fleiger scored 31, Swift 16, Clark 16, Belyea 11, Kidney 5, Dickinson 4, Jodi Fleiger 4, Scholten 2 and Newman 2. Black Kats coach Steve O’Rourke told the Fredericton Daily Gleaner that “we were under some pressure to win. It would have been a long summer if we had lost. Hopefully, the players realize what they’ve accomplished over the last three years, winning 73 straight games is incredible.” Jacie Fleiger said O’Rourke “is a great coach because he makes us work harder even when we’re up by 20 points. He doesn’t let us relax.” The Black Kats led 50-30 at the half and buried erstwhile hopes of a rally with a 9-0 run to open the second half. Fairweather led the Crusaders with 14. Kierstead added 12, Larsen 11, Lutes 9, Tonge 4, LeRoy 2, Stanley 2, Weir 2, D Johnston 2, J Johnston 2, McCready 2 and Wilcox 2. Crusaders coach Bill Ruddock said “we were hoping to play a little better but Fredericton simply beat us with their strengths. Jackie Fleiger runs the ball so well and she has a great outside shooting touch. And Laura Swift is so dominating inside. They’re a better team than we are. That’s the long and the short of it.”
The co-bronze medalist Moncton Purple Knights: Shannon Wetmore; Heidi Staples; Kim Crawford; Angela Nimmo; Sherry Field; Lori Pierce; Dani Ryan;
The co-bronze medalist Saint John Greyhounds: Sherry Harris; Tara McIntyre; Cherie Ring; Julie Booker; Carrie Vaughan; Jana McEachern;
The silver medalist Quispamsis Kennebecasis Valley Crusaders: Krista Fairweather; Jenny Kierstead; Jennifer Larsen; Melanie Tonge; Sue Leroy; Dana Lutes; Wendy Stanley; Tracy Weir; Denise Johnston; Jessica Johnston; Angela McCready; Vicki Wilcox; coach Bill Ruddock; manager Corey Howse; manager Teresa Turgeon
The champion Fredericton Black Kats: Laura Swift; Jennifer Clark; Julie Dickinson; Kathy Scholten; Melita Belyea; Jackie Flieger; Jodi Flieger; Betsy Kidney; Bridget Gamble; Kim Newman; Melanie Rathbone; coach Steve O’Rourke; manager Adrienne Grosweiner; manager Brent Wallace; manager Beth Beairsto