WEST | POOL | BC | MAN | ALTA | SASK | Record | |
British Columbia | —– | 59-38 | 75-48 | 74-36 | (3-0) | ||
Manitoba | 38-59 | —– | 71-48 | 74-70 | (2-1) | ||
Alberta | 48-75 | 48-71 | —– | 62-51 | (1-2) | ||
Saskatchewan | 36-74 | 70-74 | 51-62 | —– | (0-3) | ||
Bronze | Alberta 48 Saskatchewan 42 | |
Final | British Columbia 87 Manitoba 61 | |
In round robin play, held in Nanaimo: …………………………………………………… Manitoba thrashed Alberta 71-48. Andrea Hlady and Stacy MacPhail each scored 10 to pace Alberta. Allison Smith added 8. …………………………………………………… British Columbia whipped Alberta 75-48. Alberta trailed by as many as 22 in the first half and drew no closer than 14. “That was as close as we could get,” said Alberta coach Val Cooper. “But it was a really good game on the girls’ part. Tonight, we did some things that we weren’t doing against Manitoba. I expect B.C. will be there for the gold medal. They’re a very strong team.” …………………………………………………… Alberta clipped Saskatchewan 62-51 as Andrea Hlady scored 21 and was chosen player of the game. Vanessa Upton added 15. Alberta led 33-15 at the half. “Saskatchewan came back at us and pressed us and shut down our zone and came right back at us, but the girls held on,” said Alberta coach Val Cooper. …………………………………………………… British Columbia bounced Manitoba 59-38. Diane Zunic paced Manitoba with 8. …………………………………………………… Manitoba edged Saskatchewan 74-70 in overtime as Diane Zunic hit four free throws in the extra session.
In the bronze medal match, Alberta defeated Saskatchewan 48-42.
In the Western final, British Columbia defeated Manitoba 87-61 as Michelle Hendry scored 28.
The all-tournament team included MVP Michelle Hendry (BC); Loree MacPherson (BC);
The bronze medalists from Alberta: Andrea Hlady; Stacy MacPhail; Vanessa Upton; Allison Smith; coach Val Cooper
The silver medalists from Manitoba: Lisa Patterson, Pam Flick, Kerri Robertson, Diane Zunic;
The gold medalists from British Columbia: Michelle Hendry; Loree MacPherson; Nadine Caron;