POOL A | ONT | QUE | SASK | Record | |||
Ontario | —– —– | 81-59 62-61 | 79-37 87-32 | (4-0) | |||
Quebec | 59-81 61-62 | —– —– | 74-64 58-55 | (2-2) | |||
Saskatchewan | 37-79 32-87 | 64-74 55-58 | —– —– | (0-4) | |||
POOL B | MAN | BC | ALTA | NB | Record | ||
Manitoba | —– | 54-51 | 54-58 | 88-50 | (2-1) | ||
British Columbia | 51-54 | —– | 61-54 | 71-36 | (2-1) | ||
Alberta | 58-54 | 54-61 | —– | 79-29 | (2-1) | ||
New Brunswick | 50-88 | 36-71 | 29-79 | —– | (0-3) |
In double round-robin pool A play, held in Sudbury: …………………………………………………… Ontario defeated Saskatchewan 87-32 as Angela Orton scored 14, Patty Melville 10 and Sandy Cludd 10. Annette Pfeifer and Judy Lang each scored 10 to lead Saskatchewan. …………………………………………………… Quebec defeated Saskatchewan 58-55. …………………………………………………… Ontario defeated Quebec 81-59 as Joy Bellinger scored 14. …………………………………………………… Ontario defeated Saskatchewan 79-37 as Pat Melville scored 19. Judy Lang paced Saskatchewan with 12. …………………………………………………… Quebec defeated Saskatchewan 74-64 in overtime. …………………………………………………… Ontario nipped Quebec 62-61 on a bucket by Carol Hamilton in the final seconds.
In pool B play: …………………………………………………… Manitoba trimmed B.C. 54-51 as Beth Cochran scored 13 and nabbed 15 boards. Jennifer Finch scored 11 and Heidi Bauer 10. …………………………………………………… Alberta trounced New Brunswick 79-29 as Karla Karch scored 14, Jane Adolphe 10, Julie Hendrix 10 and Annette Sanregret 10. …………………………………………………… Manitoba thumped New Brunswick 88-50 as Sara Conlin scored 18, Deb Belinsky 10 and Heidi Bauer 10, along with 10 boards. …………………………………………………… Alberta defeated Manitoba 58-54as Julie Hendrix scored 22 and Jane Adolphe 10. Carol Ploen paced Manitoba with 18. Beth Cochran added 13, along with 9 boards. Manitoba also included Cathy Holtmann. …………………………………………………… British Columbia clipped Alberta 61-54. Jane Adolphe paced Alberta with 15. Julie Hendrix added 9. Alberta (coached by Arlene McGinn, assistant Sherry Stevenson, assistant Sarah Van Tighem) also included Marcelyn McGinn, Ingeborg Pot, Karla Karch, Joanne Van Dam, Annette Sanregret, Toni Kordic, Susan Schayes, Sheila Kozakavich and Trish Campbell. …………………………………………………… British Columbia dusted New Brunwick 7136 as Fay Zwarych scored 14 and Susie Neil 14. …………………………………………………… Manitoba, British Columbia and Alberta finish tied atop the pool standings, with Alberta losing out on advancing on pointspread calculations.
In the bronze medal match, British Columbia edged Manitoba 68-65 as Lori Clarke scored 16, Lori Cabot 10 and Susie Neil 10. Manitoba also included Beth Cochran, Sara Conlin, Cathy Holtmann.
In the final, Quebec whipped previously undefeated Ontario 72-52 as Althea Yard scored 20 and Helene Cowan 18. Carole Hamilton paced Ontario with 14. Pat Melville added 8. Quebec coach Chris Hunter told the Montreal Gazette that “the team suddenly changed its game plan after we were trailing Saskatchewan by 10 points in our second game of the tournament. Our game plan was simple: just keep putting pressure on Ontario from the start.”
The all-star team featured MVP Pat Melville (Ontario); Althea Yard (Quebec); Beth Cochran (Manitoba); Jane Adolphe (Alberta); and Lori Clarke (BC)
The bronze medalist British Columbia: Lori Clarke; Lori Cabot; Susie Neil; Janine Prince; Dina Von Hahn; Karen McComber;
The silver medalist Ontario: Angela Orton; Patty Melville; Sandy Cludd; Joy Bellinger;
The gold medalist Quebec: Althea Yard; Helene Cowan; coach Chris Hunter