| E. SEMI (Ont): Kitchener-Waterloo Elliotts d’d Hamilton G.G. 43-39; x-x (Total: x-x) E. FINAL (Ont): Kitchener-Waterloo Elliotts d’d Toronto East Ladies 38-30; 34-34 (Total: 72-64) W. FINAL (BC/Sask): Vancouver Eilers d’d Saskatoon Adilman Aces (default) CANADIAN TITLE: Vancouver Eilers d’d Kitchener-Waterloo Elliotts 57-30; 46-39; 55-16; 61-21 (4g-0) |
In the eastern final, the Kitchener-Waterloo Elliotts defeated the Toronto East Ladies 38-30; 34-34 (Total: 72-64). It marked the first time in 12 years that a team from other than Toronto won the title. Elliotts coach Alex Kvasnak said his troops wouldn’t contend for the national title unless CABA allowed them to pick up two players from East Toronto. “I realize we don’t have the depth and the (Vancouver) Eilers are tough. …………………………………………………… In game one, Kitchener-Waterloo prevailed 38-30. …………………………………………………… Game two finished in a 34-34 draw. East Toronto led 8-7, 14-13 and 21-15 at the quarters of game two. But the Elliotts rallied back with pressure defence and the transition game. Jane Brox led Kitchener-Waterloo with 10 points. Shearer added 8, Gay 6, Hamel 4, Johnson 4, Rodina 3 and Foeil 1, while Wojcik was scoreless. Shirley Nevin paced Toronto with 11. Call added 5, Kirkwood 4, MacDonald 4, Fraser 4, Dew 2, Ethel Simms 2, Maguire 2 and Darrett 1. Toronto was coached by Kenny George.
In the Saskatchewan finals, the Saskatoon Adilman Aces defeated the Moose Jaw Temple Belles 54-35; 51-48 (Total: 105-83). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Aces clipped the Belles 54-35 after leading 28-18 at the half. Pat Lawson paced the Aces with 17. Lena Fior added 10, Judy Holt 9, Audrey Campbell 8, Edwards 4, Hancock 4 and Galbraith 2, while Henley, Jenkin and Ackerman were scoreless. Donna Dunsmuir led the Temple Belles with 14. Connie Horeak added 11, Arlene McGinn 8 and D Clark 2, while S Clark, Hunchak, Hue and Warobec were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Aces nipped the Belles 51-48 as Judy Holt scored 18, Audrey Campbell 15, Judy Jenkins 10, Lee Flor 4 and Eleanor Edwards 4, while Ackerman, Henley and Galbraith were scoreless. Pat Lawson and Glenda Hancock did not play. Connie Horeak led the Belles with 16. Donna Dunsmuir added 14, Arlene McGinn 13 and Clark 5, while Clarke, Phillips and Woodbec were scoreless. …………………………………………………… The Aces withdrew from national participation after CABA ruled they could not add two players to their roster after the Saskatchewan finals.
In the national finals, the Vancouver Eilers swept the Kitchener-Waterloo Elliotts 57-30; 46-39; 55-16; 61-21 (4g-0).
In game one, point guard Zoe Robinson dominated as the Eilers coasted to an easy 57-30 win. The Eilers led 15-9, 25-18 and 39-22 at the quarters. Robinson led the Eilers with 14. Shirley Topley added 13, Irene Mercer 10, Heather Walker 8, Leanne Stephens 6, Nora McDermott 4 and Eleanor Whyte 2, while Joan Ham and Gerry Gilmore were scoreless. Jane Brox paced the Elliotts with 6. Henrietta Shearer added 5, Evelyn Hamel 4, Joan Johnson 4, Gay 4, Foell 4 and Millie Rodina 3, while Helen Nethercott, Wojcik and Hannon were scoreless.
In game two, Vancouver led 13-6; 29-14 and 41-26 at the quarters and won 46-39. Zoe Robinson led Vancouver with 13 points, including 10 in the first half. Nora McDermott added 9, Topley 7, Stephens 5, Whyte 4, mercer 4, Ham 2 and Gilmore 2. Jane Brox led Kitchener-Waterloo with 9. Johnson added 8, Shearer 6, Gay 6, Hannon 4, Foell 2, Hamel 2 and Rodina 2, while Nethdott and Wojcik were scoreless.
In game three, Heather Walker scored 20 to lead Vancouver to an easy 55-16 win. McDermott added 11, Robinson 8, Topley 5, Stephens 5, Whyte 4 and Ham 2, while Mercer and Gilmore were scoreless. Shearer led Kitchener-Waterloo with 5. Rodina added 3, Hamel 2, Gay 2, Foell 2 and Johnson 2, while Hannon, Nethercott, Brox and Wojcik were scoreless.
In game four, Kitchener actually had a 10-7 lead after one quarter, the only time in the series in which they led. But Vancouver had rallied to a 28-16 lead by the half and then extended it to 43-18 at the three-quarter mark before romping 61-21 to cap a series sweep. Zoe Robinson and Shirley Topley each scored 13 to pace the Eilers. Mercer added 10, Walker 8, McDermott 7, Gilmore 4, Whyte 4 and Ham 2, while Stephens was scoreless. Mary Gay, former Ontario women’s golf champion, led the Elliotts with 9. Rodina added 6, Hamel 2, Shearer 2 and Brox 2, while Nethercott, Hannon, Wojcik and Johnson were scoreless. Elliotts coach Alex Kvasnack told Canadian Press the national losses were an indication that Eastern women’s basketball had to be overhauled, specifically by introducing five-man rules at the high school level. The argument that girls aren’t strong enough to play five-man, instead of “antiquated” six-man, basketball (in which guards cannot cross the centre line and are not allowed to score) is disproven by international and Western basketball, he argued. “Quebec is down to one girls’ team and when they toured Greece and Italy last year, they were so badly beaten, they didn’t bother to send the scores home. Unless we take steps to get up-to-date, girls’ basketball is doomed in all of Eastern Canada.”
The runner-up Kitchener-Waterloo Elliotts: Jane Brox; Mary Gay; Millie Rodina; Evelyn Hamel; Dorothy Foell; Henrietta Shearer; Helen Wojcik; Joan Johnson; Rose Hannon; Vera Gilmour; Helen Nethercott; coach Alex Kvasnack
The champion Vancouver Eilers: Nora McDermott; Zoe Robinson; Heather Walker; Shirley Topley; Joan Ham; Eleanor Whyte; Gerry Gilmore; Irene Mercer; Leanne Stephens; coach Gordon MacDonald