| ROUND ROBIN | BC | MAN | ONT | NB | ALTA | Record |
| U.B.C. Thunderettes | —– | 83-54 | 67-35 | 65-36 | 80-38 | (4-0) |
| Winnipeg St. Vital Grads | 54-83 | —– | 64-45 | (3-1) | ||
| Windsor N&D | 35-67 | 45-64 | —– | 71-53 | 45-40 | (2-2) |
| UNB Alpines | 36-65 | 53-71 | —– | 56-47 | (1-3) | |
| Edmonton Jasperettes | 38-80 | 40-45 | 47-56 | —– | (0-4) | |
In the Ontario final, Windsor N&D defeated the London Grads 58-37; 81-76 (Total 140-114). …………………………………………………… In game one, Windsor dusted London 58-37 as Pat Harrison scored 21, Mary Kern 9, Rose Boretsky 7, Chaney 7, Hickson 6, Cherrie Martin 5, Conkle 3 and Chase 2. Elaine McRae led the Grads with 12. Jean Richardson added 10, Coleman 7, Jane Allison 3, Bernice Wilkinson 2, playing coach Fran Wigston 2 and Patterson 1. …………………………………………………… In game two, Windsor edged London 81-76 to take the total-point series by 26. Pat Harrison led Windsor with 26. Cherrie Martin added 10, Mary kern 12, Hickson 10, Rose Boretsky 8, Cheney 5, Conkle 2 and Chase 2. Bernice Wilkinson led Londson with 15. Smith added 10, Jean Richardson 9, Coleman 9, Jane Allison 9, Elaine McRae 9, Fran Wigston 6, Patterson 6 and Becker 5. …………………………………………………… Windsor N&D had earlier finished (3-1) five team round-robin, with a (3-1) record. The Grads had finished second, followed by the Hamilton Dumonts, who a year earlier had won the national junior women’s title. The Dumonts (coach Earl Begg) included Pat Tatham, Melanie Kennedy.
In a Quebec/Ottawa Valley postseason tournament: …………………………………………………… In the semis, St. Lambert crushed Ottawa 63-40 as Liz Silcott scored 20 and Sue Villeneuve 14. Joanne Stoddard led Ottawa with 13. …………………………………………………… In the other semi, Notre Dame de Grace nipped Rosemere 56-54 as Colleen Dufresne scored 18. Sue Porter led Rosemere with 23. …………………………………………………… In the final, St. Lambert edged Notre Dame de Grace 63-61 as Liz Silcott scored 16, Sue Villeneuve 16 and Betty Grant 13. Coleen Dufresne led N.D.G. with 16. Francoise Aubry added 15 and Marie-Anne Darlett 12. …………………………………………………… No further participation in nationals?
In the Manitoba playoffs, the Winnipeg St. Vital Grads d’d the U. of Manitoba Bisonettes x-x; 76-57; 81-52 (3g-0).
In the Alberta finals, the Edmonton Jasperettes defeated the Edmonton CJCA Tigerettes 51-14; 47-36 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Tigerettes torched the Tigerettes 51-14 as Cathy Galusha scored 15 and Bunny Williams 15. Tish Convey led the Tigerettes with 5. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Jasperettes took the series with a 47-36 win as Bunny Williams scored 13 and Irene Saunders 11. Margo Case led CJCA with 14.
In the British Columbia semis, the U.B.C. Thunderettes defeated the Vancouver Mols 39-47; 34-22 (Total: 73-69). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Mols prevailed 47-39 as Pauline Gensick scored 20.
In the other B.C. semi, the University of Victoria Vikettes defeated Vancouver Mount Pleasant Legion 56-62; 59-43 (Total: 115-105). …………………………………………………… In game one, Mount Pleasant prevailed 62-56 as Arlene Wallwin scored 15 and Judy Stratichuk 12. Barb Tribe led the Vikettes with 15. Heather Witzel added 14. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Vikettes took the series with a 59-43 win as Heather Witzel scored 15, Rose Witzel 10, Lyn Hagglund 10, Jean Robertson 8, Barb Tribe 6, Laurie Sawden 6 and Marcia McIntyre 4, while Peggy Robinson, Lynn Carlson and Dierdre Ogden were scoreless. Judy Stratichuk led the Legionettes with 17. Janice Robinson added 8, Louise Volpatti 4, Arlene Wallwin 4, Joan Schwab 4, Ann Dean 4 and Gerry Raymond 2, while Loretta Young, Pat Turner and Linda Bridge were scoreless.
In the BC final, the U.B.C. Thunderettes defeated the University of Victoria 45-40; 37-25 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, U.B.C. thrashed Victoria 45-40 as Cathy Williams scored 10, Wendy Grant 8, Bette Ross 8, Linda Willard 6, Terri McGovern 6, Heather Cranston 3 and Joanne Sargeant 2, while Brenda McFarland, Carol Shollert and Eija Peitso were scoreless. Rose Witzel led the Vikettes with 10. Barb Tribe added 8, Heather Witzel 8, Jean Robertson 6, Marcia McIntyre 4, Lynn Hagglund 2 and Laurie Sawden 2, while Peggy Robinson, Lynn Carlson and Dierdre Ogden were scoreless. …………………………………………………… In game two, U.B.C. prevailed 37-25 despite trailing 16-11 at the half. Wendy Grant paced the Thunderettes with 11. Tracy McGovern added 9.
In the Western final, the U.B.C. Thunderettes defeated the University of Saskatchewan 59-25; 57-19 (Total: 116-44).
At the national tourney, Winnipeg St. Vital’s Grads defeated Windsor N&D 64-45. The Grads took a 34-15 lead and romped. JoAnn Koske paced Winnipeg with 22. Leslie Hamerton added 16, Marj Bailey 9, Janice Riel 8, Thiberge 4, Alix 2, Bzdntny 2 and Wood 1. Pat Harrison led Windsor with 9. Mary Kern added 9, Hickson 8, Martin 7, Boretsky 6, Cheney 2, Chase 2 and Conkle 2. AKO coach Bill Thomsen told the Windsor Star “we just couldn’t get it going.”
U.B.C. whipped Alberta 80-38 after leading 44-19 at the half. Linda Willard paced the Thunderettes with 14. Cathy Galuska led the Jasperettes with 14.
Windsor N&D defeated the UNB Alpines 71-53 after shooting 33-35 from the line, including 18-18 in the first half. Pat Harrison led Windsor with 17. Rose Boretsky added 16, Mary Kern 14, Martin 11, Hickson 6, Conkle 5 and Chaney 2. Marlene Vaughan paced the Alpines with 25. Greenwood added 12, McHugh 4, Olive 3, Thorn 3, Bastrache 2, McGrity 2 and Ducette 2. The Alpines hit 15-30 from the line.
In U.B.C.’s 67-35 defeat of Windsor, Terry McGovern scored 17, Linda Willard 17, Wendy Grant 12, Carol Shollert 8, Brenda McFarlane 7, Eija Peitso 2, Kathy Williams 2 and Joanne Sargeant 2. Pat Harrison led Windsor with 13. Cherrie Martin added 8, Rose Boretsky 7, Cheney 4 and Mary Kern 3.
Manitoba thrashed Windsor 64-45 as Ann Koskie scored 22, Lesley Hamerton 16, Marj Bailey 9 and Janice Riel 8.
In Windsor’s 45-40 victory over the Edmonton Jasperettes, Pat Harrison scored 13, Mary Kern 13, Rose Boretsky 9, Conkle 5, Chase 2, Cheney 2 and Hickson 1, while Cherrie Martin was scoreless. Irene Sanders led Edmonton with 13. Smittie added 8, Galusha 6, Williams 6, Richards 4, Kirk 2 and Johnston 1.
In the deciding match between the undefeateds, U.B.C. thrashed Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 83-54 using a zone press and tight defence. Betty Ross led the Thunderettes with 21. Terry McGovern added 13. The Grads were paced by JoAnn Koske 18 and Lesley Hamerton 15. Winnipeg coach Al Crockett said a five-minute scoring drought and “superior conditioning” was the difference. “They practice two hours a day and we practice two hours a week. Our club is made up of working girls.” As was U.B.C.’s offensive rebounding. U.B.C. led 38-31 at the half. UBC coach Ken Shields, then a graduate assistant doing his Master’s in physical education, noted the T-Bird men “have nothing on us. We had to win here otherwise the Birds would never let the girls forget it. … We played the best basketball we’ve played all year. We shot over 50 percent from the floor.” UBC played in the Western Canadian Intercollegiate Association and in the Vancouver women’s Senior ‘A’ league, which spawned several national champs. By January, UBC was 9-1 in Western University play and had finished in first place in the Senior ‘A’ league with an 11-4 record. Coaches Shields and Vickery praised their players – “There are some kids on this team with tremendous ability and potential… They really worked hard and have performed very well.” Three Thunderettes, Terri McGovern, Joanne Sargent and Betty Ross, were also members of Canada’s National basketball team. The Thunderettes finished (32-6) on the season. According to Wendy Grant, the secret of success was the training techniques of coaches Shields and Vickery; “They were sheer hell.” Coach Shields, when asked to sum up the season stated, “The girls worked real hard and Norm (Vickery) and myself just had a great time.”
The runner-up Winnipeg St. Vital Grads: Jo-Ann Koskie; Lesley Hamerton; Marjorie Bailey; Janice Riel; Jean Wood; Diane Thiberge; Jayne Alix; Flor Bezdzietny; Gina Neufeld; Gwen Compayne; Linda Wood; coach Al Crockett; manager Len Harvey
The champion U.B.C. Thunderettes: Kathy Williams (Shields); Bette Ross; Terry McGovern; Linda Willard; Joanne Sargeant; Wendy Grant; Eija Peitso; Carol Shollert; Brenda McFarland; Jan Gee; Heather Cranston; coach Ken Shields; coach Norm Vickery