| POOL A | BC | QUE | MAN | NFLD | Record | ||
| Vancouver Buzz Bombs | —– | 60-54 | 55-38 | 70-29 | (3-0) | ||
| Montreal Station 10 Riders | 54-60 | —– | 57-31 | 79-50 | (2-1) | ||
| Winnipeg St. Vital Grads | 38-55 | 31-57 | —– | 64-54 | (1-2) | ||
| St. John’s Black Horse | 29-70 | 50-79 | 54-64 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| POOL B | NB | ONT | SASK | NS | Record | ||
| Fredericton T & E’s | —– | 61-55 | 68-54 | 72-33 | (3-0) | ||
| Burlington Bobcats | 55-61 | —– | 67-46 | 70-24 | (2-1) | ||
| U of Regina Cougettes | 54-68 | 46-67 | —– | 73-44 | (1-2) | ||
| Halifax Dresden Arms | 33-72 | 24-70 | 44-73 | —– | (0-3) | ||
| semi | Quebec 75 Fredericton T & E’s 58 | |
| semi | Vancouver Buzz Bombs 54 Burlington Bobcats 43 | |
| 7th | Nova Scotia 65 Newfoundland 63 | |
| 5th | University of Regina Cougettes 61 Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 55 | |
| Bronze | Fredericton T & E’s 63 Burlington Bobcats 57 | |
| Final | Vancouver Buzz Bombs 63 Montreal Station 10 Riders 43 | |
In the British Columbia semis, the Vancouver Buzz Bombs defeated Simon Fraser University 63-49; 57-52 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Buzz Bombs clipped Simon Fraser 63-49 as Terri McGovern scored 14. Gail Klaver led the Clan with 22. …………………………………………………… In game two, Vancouver took the series with a 57-52 win as Joanne Sargent scored 18, Wendy Grant 11 and Bev Barnes 11. Bev Bland led Simon Fraser with 24. Gail Klaver added 15. Simon Fraser also included Cathy Miller.
In the B.C. finals, the Vancouver Buzz Bombs defeated the Saanich Westerners 51-47; 54-56; 57-38 (2g-1). …………………………………………………… In game three, the Buzz Bombs tooke the series with a 57-38 win as Terri McGovern scored 17 and Joanne Sargent 16. Saanich included Angie Dobie.
In the Saskatchewan finals, the University of Regina Cougettes defeated the Saskatoon Queens 69-63; 79-40 (2g-0). …………………………………………………… In game one, the Cougettes edged the Queens 69-63 as Linda Vale scored 28, including the last 16 of the game. Heather Witzel led the Queens with 24. …………………………………………………… In game two, the Cougettes completed the series sweep by whipping the Queens 79-40 as Diane Stober scored 15, while Wendy Bileski and Linda Vail combined for 25. Cougettes coach Sue Higgs told the Regina Leader-Post that she was “kind of surprised” at the margin. “I’d say it was our best game of the year. We had really, really good team defence. They coughed up the ball a lot. It was totally a team effort.” Heather Witzel led the Queens with 24.
At the nationals, held in Halifax, in Pool A play: …………………………………………………… The Vancouver Buzz Bombs defeated Quebec 60-54 despite a 30-point effort by Montreal’s Sylvia Sweeney. …………………………………………………… Quebec defeated Newfoundland. St. John’s lost Annette Rossiter to an ankle ligament and was paced by Ruth Brett Williams 18, Nancy MacIntosh 10 and Marion Delaney 8. …………………………………………………… Vancouver defeated Manitoba as Wendy Grant scored 14 and Terri McGovern 12. The pressing defense of Terri McGovern, Joanne Sargeant and Wendy Grant completed rattled St. Vitals. Vancouver was ahead 35-17 at the half. St. Vital’s was paced 5-11 Leslie Divers 21 points. …………………………………………………… Vancouver defeated Newfoundland 70-29 as Linda McCulloch scored 10, Wendy Grant, Joanne Sargeant, Terri McGovern, Jane Parker and Heather Cranston each scored 8. Newfoundland, which finished the game with only three players on the floor, was led by Nancy MacIntosh with 8, Marje Keough 6 and Ellen Martin 6. …………………………………………………… Quebec defeated Manitoba 57-31 as Sylvia Sweeney scored 23 and Mirielle Corbeil 14. Quebec was ahead 29-21 at the half. St. Vitals was led by Divers 9 points.
In pool B play: …………………………………………………… The University of Regina Cougettes thrashed the Halifax Dresden Arms 73-44 as Linda Vail scored 12 and Debbie Smith 10. …………………………………………………… The Fredericton T & E’s clipped the U of Regina Cougettes 68-54. Cougettes coach Sue Higgs told the Regina Leader-Post that “it was the kids first game and they were a little uptight. We outscored them in the second half.” Linda Vail led Cougettes with 10. Diane Stober added 10. …………………………………………………… The Burlington Bobcats dusted the U of Regina Cougettes 65-48. Cougettes coach Sue Higgs told the Regina Leader-Post that “I expected the tournament to be tough but not as tough as it is. Against Ontario, all of their starters were over six feet and it was a surprisingly physical game.” Linda Vail led the Cougettes with 14. Debbie Smith added 12. The Cougettes (coached by Sue Higgs) also included Diane Stober, Wendy Bileski, Bernice Riffel.
In the semis, Quebec defeated Fredericton 75-58 despite trailing 37-27 at the half.
In the 7th place playoff, Nova Scotia edged Newfoundland 65-63.
In the 5th-place playoff, the University of Regina Cougettes dispatched the Winnipeg St. Vital Grads 61-55. The Cougettes (coached by Sue Higgs) included Linda Vail. The Grads (coached by Jerry Ilchyna, managed by Gerry Ilchyna and Al Crockett) included Diane Osterveen, Pati Marcyshyn, Allison Parkhurst, Leslie Divers, Julie Osachuk, Bonnie Gabbs, Barb Burgess, Virginia Brown, Elaine Zushman, Carol Ruff, Anne Fenety and Margaret Hoff.
In the bronze medal match, Fredericton T & E’s defeated Ontario 63-57 as Karen Lee and Joyce Douthwright each scored 22. Pat Tathum paced Ontario with 24. Candy Clarkson added 11.
In the final, the Vancouver Buzz Bombs repeated as champs by defeating Quebec 63-43 for fifth straight win of the draw. BC led 32-27 at the half. Coach Ruth Wilson said her team experience in national and international tournaments was the biggest factor. Quebec coach Steve Konchalski agreed. Joanne Barnes and Bev Barnes each scored 20 for BC. Terry McGovern added 12. Sylvia Sweeney paced Quebec with 21. Point guard Joanne Sargeant controlled the tempo perfectly. The Buzz Bombs opened the second half with a 16-0 run.
The all-tourney team featured: MVP Joanne Sargeant (Vancouver Buzz Bombs);
The bronze medalist Fredericton T&E’s: Karen Lee; Joyce Douthwright;
The runner-up Quebec: Sylvia Sweeney; Mirielle Corbeil; coach Steve Konchalski
The champion Vancouver Buzz Bombs: Joanne Sargeant; Wendy Grant; Terri McGovern; Linda McCulloch; Jane Parker; Heather Cranston; Bev Barnes; Doreen Davidson; Pia Peterson; coach Ruth Wilson